Dec. 22, 2025—Guards who evicted man from SK hospital barred from work at health facilities
Release Date: 12/22/2025
Nunavut premier states solidarity with Greenland amid U.S. threats
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Our lead story: Nunavut’s premier speaks out in solidarity with Greenland, the Danish territory U.S. President Donald Trump continues to threaten with annexation.
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16 Jan 2026—Trial of RCMP officer for alleged assault of Mi'kmaw woman wraps up in NB
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Our lead story: the trial of an RCMP officer charged with assaulting a Mi'kmaw woman wraps up in Woodstock, New Brunswick.
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15 Jan 2026—Threatening messages allegedly from Métis Nation–Saskatchewan official made public
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Our featured story: a series of profane, threatening voicemails allegedly left by an elected official with Métis Nation–Saskatchewan are made public.
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14 Jan 2026—Coastal First Nations stand firm on support for oil tanker ban after meeting PM
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Our lead story: after a meeting this week with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Prince Rupert, Coastal First Nations maintain their opposition to a proposed Alberta/B.C. pipeline that would lift a ban on oil tankers on the province’s north coast.
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13 Jan 2026—First Nations patient dead after altercation with Saskatoon hospital security
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Our lead story: the family of Trevor Dubois—a First Nations chemotherapy patient who died after an altercation with a Saskatoon hospital security guard—hold a press conference calling for answers and justice.
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12 Jan 2026—Canadian military to assist Cree Nation hit hard by multi-day power outage
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Our lead story: the federal government announces the Canadian military will be deployed to assist Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba, where much of its housing was damaged due to a late-December power outage. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com
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9 Jan 2026—Kashechewan First Nation to evacuate due to broken water treatment system
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Our lead story: Kashechewan, a fly-in only First Nation near James Bay in northern Ontario, plans for evacuation after its water treatment system stopped working over the weekend.
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8 Jan 2026—Search ends for woman’s partial remains in Thunder Bay landfill
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Our lead story: a search of the Thunder Bay landfill for the partial remains of murder victim Deborah Anishinabie is wrapped up after it fails to produce any additional evidence.
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7 Jan 2026—Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation sues Alberta over referendum on separation
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Our lead story: claiming an upcoming Alberta referendum on separation would violate Treaty 8, Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation files suit against the provincial government.
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6 Jan 2026—Pimicikamak Cree Nation works to recover after 4 days without power
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Our lead story: following four straight days without power during the holidays, officials from Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba say they are not out of the woods yet.
info_outlineOur lead story: the Saskatchewan Health Authority says the security guards who evicted an Indigenous man from a Prince Albert hospital out into the cold are now barred from work at any SHA facility.