Questions remain over Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s proposed pipeline to B.C.
Release Date: 07/02/2026
Summit gathers politicians, industry executives – but not many Indigenous leaders
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Canadian politicians have spent this week pitching plans for major projects to foreign investors at a summit in Toronto. The first-of-its-kind Canada Investment Summit brought together federal and provincial ministers, investors and Canadian CEOs with the plan to unleash nearly $500 billion in new investments in Canada. Those are the topics for this week’s Truth & Politics panel. Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Alessia Passafiume with the Canadian Press. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for...
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NunatuKavut Community Council controversy and an AI fake reporter
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Ottawa has ended the bid of the NunatuKavut Community Council, an organization that claims to represent 6,000 self-identified Inuit living in south and central Labrador. The controversial group, formerly known as the Labrador Métis Nation, has been fighting for years for land, hunting and fishing rights. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national voice of 70,000 Inuit in Canada, has called the NCC fraudulent. Also on the panel this week, a new reporter in Nunavut is facing an unusual problem: an AI account stealing content from legitimate journalists. Those are the topics for this week’s Truth...
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‘Dig Deeper’ shirts cast doubt on unmarked graves – is denialism getting worse?
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As the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approaches, Rebel News has a new series of T-shirts questioning the existence the suspected unmarked graves at former residential schools. Some of the orange shirts, also being sold in children’s sizes, say ‘dig deeper’ and have an image of a shovel. Also on the panel this week, the ongoing implosion of the British Columbia Conservative Party. Those are the topics for this week's Truth & Politics panel. Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press. •...
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Another round of tariffs and counter tariffs – can businesses weather the storm?
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On this week’s Truth & Politics, we’re talking tariffs, climate emergencies, treaty anniversaries and the NFL debut of the first Navajo player. Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/
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‘Miscarriage of justice’ as Ojibway Nation outraged over parole decision | Truth & Politics
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The Parole Board of Canada has granted full parole to Brayden Bushby, the man convicted of fatally injuring Barbara Kentner back in 2017 and the leadership of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation are outraged and in disbelief over the situation. Also on this week’s Truth & Politics panel is the possible resurrection of the Keystone XL pipeline, also known as the zombie pipeline, as United States President Donald Trump says it could be coming back. Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press. • • • APTN...
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Why did the feds approve major projects with irreversible environmental impacts?
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The Liberal government recently approved two major projects in northern Ontario, even though federal impact assessment for both say there will be significant damage to the environment and Indigenous rights. The Crawford Nickel Project, just north of Timmins, is an estimated $5-billion project that is also expected to result in irreversible effects on the water, land, air and First Nations in the area. The other is a supply road from Webequie First Nation to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire, which is already facing a judicial review. That’s the topic this week on Truth & Politics. Joining...
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A decade after Colten Boushie’s death and a banner causing outrage
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This Sunday marks the grim 10th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Colten Boushie by Gerald Stanley, who was later acquitted. It’s an emotional time for many, with an event planned to mark the occasion. We discuss whether race relations have improved in the decade since. Also on the panel, a banner hung from a fence near Edmonton over the long weekend containing derogatory remarks about First Nations people and why the Alberta government has yet to condemn it. Joining guest host Savannah Kelly to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg...
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Apparent leaked directive to BC Conservatives to stop using term ‘First Nations’
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A British Columbia reporter apparently got his hands on a leaked communication where the provincial Conservative leader is encouraging the word ‘Indian’ to be used to describe First Nations people. And an incident where RCMP officers tasered and punched a First Nations woman in Saskatchewan has gone viral with many questioning the use of force. Those are our topics for this week’s Truth & Politics panel. Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz, the CEO of Paskwâw Strategies, and Alessia Passafiume, an Anishinaabe Parliament Hill reporter with the Canadian Press. •...
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Evacuations, widespread damage: What’s the long-term plan to address wildfires?
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As of July 22, the federal government says more than 3,400 people are evacuated from 16 First Nations across Canada. Ten of those First Nations are in Ontario, where are least two communities have seen widespread damage. Leadership there have been critical of the provincial response and have called for a public inquiry and the resignation of the minister of Indigenous Services. Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz, the CEO of Paskwâw Strategies, and Alessia Passafiume, an Anishinaabe Parliament Hill reporter with the Canadian Press. • • • APTN National News, our...
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What stood out at this year’s Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly?
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The Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly has now come to an end after a busy couple of days. As we've been reporting, major projects, residential school denialism and the wildfire situation were among the big topics. Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press and Alessia Passafiume, an Anishinaabe Parliament Hill reporter with the Canadian Press. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts:
info_outlineWe are a few hours away now from a fast-changing announcement on the next steps for a pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia.
The proposed pipeline was to be announced by July 1 and much remains up in the air. What is the route, is there a private sector proponent and will shovels actually hit the ground next year?
For more, our Truth & Politics panel is here.
Joining Host Dennis Ward is Jennifer Laewetz, the CEO of Paskwa Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair, a columnist with the Winnipeg Free Press.
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