Prisoners across Canada are producing goods for crown corporations and more recently, for public consumption. Experts warn the true cost of this labour goes far beyond dollars, raising difficult questions about dignity, rehabilitation and justice.

APTN Investigates: Fields of Confinement | By Brittany Guyot

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The mystery man is finally revealed.

He sits down with reporter Kenneth Jackson and explains why he left Tyendinaga 10 years ago after the bodies of Tyler Maracle and Matty Fairman were pulled from the water.

And has never returned.

APTN Investigates: Secrets of the Bay - Chapter 5 | By Kenneth Jackson

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The 1963 rape and murder of 18-year-old Ann Mary Dick devastated the small Kaska community of Upper Liard, Yukon.

Now, more than five decades later, her siblings are seeking justice over the RCMP's mishandling of the investigation and that of another historic death in the region.

APTN Investigates: Justice for my Sister | By Tamara Pimentel

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Indigenous People are climbing over industry-imposed fence lines to raise concerns about the lack of inclusion in addressing plastic pollution.

In a special hour-long episode, APTN Investigates takes a microscopic look at "sacrifice zones" to find out exactly how Indigenous rights are being upheld.

In the woods near a former orphanage, records suggest that many children, including unknown numbers of Métis, remain in unmarked graves.

Activists have fought hard to protect Lemay Forest from private development – and then Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew stepped in.

Every tattoo has a story. For some it's a constant reminder of a traumatic past influenced by gangs and violence.

As three Winnipeg women navigate the system for a better life, they work on erasing a past that is only skin-deep. Tamara Pimentel investigates.

April Hubbard is one of thousands who have been approved for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD).

Her story offers a rare look at how people navigate love, loss and the deeply personal decision to end their life on their own terms.

Accusations of racist bullying in government jobs. Two Indigenous men asked to sign NDAs that would silence them.

Backed by a legal expert, they're blowing the whistle and going public.

When two Mohawk men drowned 10 years ago today their deaths were quickly ruled accidents.

But an investigation by APTN Investigates has changed that.

For more than two decades, Indigenous people standing up for their rights have faced the full weight of the state's power.

From frontline clashes with specialized RCMP units, to being watched by Canada's intelligence agency, government actions have come under scrutiny.

APTN Investigates asks: who's watching the watchers?