Our lead story: Indigenous leaders in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia react to this week’s news that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will step down.

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Our lead story: following months of turmoil within his own party, Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his intent to resign and asks Governor-General Mary Simon to suspend Parliament until March 24.

Our lead story: resistance to the development of a privately-owned forested area on the outskirts of Winnipeg—including a site used for ceremony for decades—is met with a court injunction against the land defenders.

Our lead story: a recent homicide victim in Winnipeg has now been identified as 50-year-old Byron Moose, a man from the O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation in northern Manitoba. 

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Our lead story: just days after an alleged altercation between a lone First Nations man and as many as five Winnipeg Police Service officers, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs hire a law firm to look into systemic racism within the force.

Our lead story: after losing a pair of ministers to resignation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffles his Cabinet, prompting many to speculate as to what the future holds for his government and his leadership.

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Our lead story: the Southern Chiefs' Organization announces a return date for its Grand Chief. 

Our lead story: First Nations leaders gathered in Winnipeg to discuss the alarming backlog of Jordan’s Principle cases. 

Our lead story: A First Nations man from Cold Lake dies during an interaction with law enforcement. He is the 15th Indigenous person in Canada confirmed to have died during or immediately following an interaction with police since late August. 

Our lead story: A day of political turmoil–including the resignation of two cabinet ministers–unfolds in Ottawa.