Fraser Needham

First Nations commentators are reacting to Scott Gilmore being appointed as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s senior advisor after inflammatory comments he had made after a tragic shooting in La Loche, Saskatchewan back in 2016.

A report looking at the effects of the 2023 wildfire season on Indigenous communities shows they had a psychological effect on people.

Proposed west coast pipeline oppositions continue as the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs expressed concerns over the pipeline in a letter sent to the prime minister and Alberta premier earlier this week.

APTN’s Fraser Needham shares with us a new report from Elections Canada that looks at the Indigenous voter turnout in the 2025 federal election.

A new tentative agreement between the federal, Newfoundland and Quebec governments is being called the largest clean energy investment in North America’s history. This would provide hydroelectric power from Newfoundland and Labrador through Quebec.

The Chair of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has rejected a request by the federal government, to add two new commissioners to a tribunal overseeing a case on First Nations child welfare reform.

Called Thunderhead and designed in Winnipeg, the national monument that has been unveiled is dedicated to the victims of LGBTQ2S+ discrimination.

In order to survive the 50 per cent tariffs, small, Indigenous-owned businesses will need to rely on increased financial support, says CCIB.

The Liberal party won all three byelection seats on Monday night and although this seems to validate the prime minister’s trade focused agenda, a First Nations professor says they might not necessarily be good for advancing reconciliation.

Earlier this month in Ottawa, the short list of nominees was announced for this year’s Sobey art award and four of the six shortlisted as nominees are Indigenous.