Our lead story: Ontario’s latest budget boosts First Nations’ participation in resource development, including within the controversial ‘Ring of Fire’ region, known for its critical minerals.

Our lead story: with a total of five Manitoba wildfires now burning out of control, the province reaches out to firefighters across the country for help.

Our lead story: RCMP and Manitoba conservation officers investigate the recent slaughter of dozens of pregnant caribou in a northern provincial park.

Our lead story: Mark Carney unveils his first cabinet as an elected prime minister—one that includes 28 ministers, 10 secretaries of state—featuring a trio of all newly-elected Indigenous MPs.

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Our lead story: advocacy groups stand with First Nations leaders to voice shared concerns about proposed special economic zones for resource extraction under Ontario’s Bill 5, worried their accelerated approval process will trample on Indigenous rights and environmental assessments.

Our lead story: under a state of emergency due to failing water and wastewater systems, the Pikangikum First Nation seeks both $200M in immediate federal relief as well as $2B in damages for Canada’s breach of its fiduciary duties.

Our lead story: after months of failing water and wastewater infrastructure, Pikangikum First Nation in northern ON declares a state of emergency, stating the situation has placed it on the brink of humanitarian disaster. 

Our lead story: a Québec watchdog investigates a fatal shooting of an unidentified individual by a member of the Nunavik Police Service during an attempted arrest in the village of Kangiqsualujjuaq.

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Our lead story: Families of Tatyanna Harrison, Chelsea Poorman and Noelle O'Soup demand inquiry into how Vancouver police and BC Coroners Service handled their cases. 

Our lead story: a look at some of the MMIWG events across the country for Monday's National Red Dress Day, when communities gathered to honour and remember the lives of missing or murdered Indigenous women and girls.