A statement of claim filed in Court of King's Bench in Winnipeg in May alleges Phil Fontaine sexually abused a student on a school trip in the 1970's. The Sagkeeng Education Authority is also named in the civil suit. www.aptnnews.ca?p=277034

They say that while the platform isn't meant for kids under 13, they found hundreds of thousands of Canadian children use TikTok each year.

Saskatchewan RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating Carlin Bear, 32, who went missing in North Battleford last Thursday. If anyone knows where Carlin Bear is, you are asked to contact RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

Today on APTN National News: Former AFN national chief Phil Fontaine is being accused of sexually assaulting a student in the 1970s. Saskatchewan RCMP ask for the public's help in locating a man who went missing in North Battleford.

The 14-year-old has been missing since June 1. Hear more on APTN News Brief:

The work of an Inuk graphic artist from Nunavut is on display at a major art exhibit in Brazil. Shuvinai Ashoona's work was selected for the 36th Bienal de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

A play about women of the fur trade set in the 1800s is about to open in Vancouver. As APTN's Ryan Cunningham reports, this play takes a different look from a women's perspective.

Two Indigenous women say the growing spread of residential school denialism is the reason they a wrote a book on the subject. Decolonization and Me was released by Phyllis Webstad, who started Orange Shirt Day, and Métis scholar Kristy McLeod.

Wooden boards are now covering up the smashed windows of MLA Nahanni Fontaine‘s constituency office on Main St. in Winnipeg.

The mother of a missing youth in Edmonton is appealing to the public to continue to support her efforts to find her son. Alanna Joseph spoke to the community and reporters at the volunteer led search command post for Samuel Bird in an Edmonton park.

The homicide of Deborah Anishinabie in Dec. 2024 saw a 24 year old man arrested and charged with indignity to human remains and second degree murder. Now police agencies in Thunder Bay are searching the landfill for human remains.

Tonight on APTN National News: Volunteers come out to the banks of the North Saskatchewan River to aid in the search for 14-year-old Samuel Bird. Thunder Bay police search a landfill as part of an investigation into the death of Deborah Anishinabie.

The bill, introduced Friday, would create new crimes of obstruction and intimidation aimed at protecting places of worship and institutions.

Haida singer-songwriter Carsen Gray has had a busy summer, releasing a new EP and a pair of singles. This month, she has teamed up with Spotify to curate the music streaming giant's Indigenous playlist.

Governor General Mary Simon recently granted a number of Order of Canada designations, and seven Indigenous people are amongst the latest recipients. APTN News caught up with two of them during the awards ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.

A First Nation in northern Manitoba is calling all moose hunters in the area to return their licences to the province as an act of reconciliation. The chief also says wildfires have impacted the moose population many First Nations people rely on for meat.

The Thunder Bay Police Service is conducting a landfill search as part of a homicide investigation into the death of 42-year-old Deborah Anishinabie.

Progress on a child welfare agreement stalled when First Nations twice rejected a $47.8 billion deal in 2024.

Today on APTN National News: The mother of 14-year-old Samuel Bird, who went missing in Edmonton on June 1, is pleading with the public for help to find her son. Thunder Bay police are searching a landfill as part of a homicide investigation into the death of an Indigenous woman.

The Supreme Court’s decision in the case may be handed down this fall.

Ontario ombudsman Paul Dubé criticizes the province and the feds for their inaction on its deplorable living conditions in Neskantaga First Nation. Hear more on APTN News Brief:

Governor General Mary Simon granted a number of Order of Canada designations this week. Seven Indigenous people are amongst the latest recipients.

An annual march against sexual violence took place in Yellowknife on Thursday evening.

Two lawsuits over deaths have been settled against the Yukon government and non-profit ‘Connective.’

Tonight on APTN National News: Ontario ombudsman Paul Dubé visited Neskantaga First Nation located 450 kilometres north of Thunder Bay. Two lawsuits over deaths have been settled against the Yukon government and non-profit organization Connective.

Desira Ross is described as 5’3” and 210 lbs with medium-length brown hair and brown eyes, she may also be wearing glasses.

With colder nights and winter approaching, the leader of the Bear Claw patrol in Edmonton, Judith Gale, told APTN News that she is concerned about homeless people on the streets.

A catholic school district in Ontario has decided to not fly the ‘Every Child Matters’ flag at their 151 schools despite some students being Indigenous. We spoke with Isaac Murdoch, a visual artist who teaches children about Indigenous culture and history.

The Saskatoon provincial correctional centre recently held a ceremony to unveil its new expansion. With a new kitchen, medical spaces, and units, dignitaries and media were invited for an up-close look.

For the first time ever, the Manitoba First Nations Police Service is launching the use of body cameras on their officers.

An update now on the missing persons investigation into Samuel Bird, the First Nation teenager missing from Edmonton since June 1.

Reg Fountain, the director of emergency management for the Stoney Nakoda Nations, says the First Nation is very relieved that its eagle poachers were caught.

A member of a northern Ontario First Nation plagued by decades of mercury poisoning due to pollution from a nearby paper mill manages to directly confront premier Doug Ford at a public event in the Niagara region. Hear more on APTN News Brief:

'The people I met shared deeply moving stories of desperate hardship' says Paul Dubé.

The Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services has charged five people with 34 offences under Alberta's Wildlife Act. The director of emergency management for the Stoney Nakoda Nations says the First Nation is relieved that poachers were caught.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe was in Saskatoon to announce additional funding to support the city’s unhoused population. Both the province and city say they are working together to ensure no one goes without the supports they need.

A professional fish tanner in the Yukon says the skill of fish tanning is experiencing a revival. She's taking the skill from the Yukon to central Ontario.

Details are beginning to emerge about a forensic audit of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, the political advocacy group that represents more than 70 First Nations in Saskatchewan. That's on this week's Truth & Politics panel.

The Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services has charged five people with 34 offenses under Alberta's Wildlife Act and nine charges under Canada's Criminal Code for the poaching and killing of eagles in First Nations near Calgary.

Quebec's most northern region is on track to have the highest rates of tuberculosis in the world, according to the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services.

The Montreal police department is looking for witnesses and potential victims after 54-year-old Mark Pomeranz was arrested last month and charged for sexual assault. The investigative team believes there may be more victims within the Indigenous community.

A Grassy Narrows First Nation member is still looking for answers from Ontario regarding mercury poisoning in her community. In a video shared online, Chrissy Isaacs can be seen shouting questions at Premier Ford as she is led out of the event by security.

Today on APTN National News: A Grassy Narrows First Nation member is still looking for answers regarding mercury poisoning in her community. Quebec's most northern region is on track to have the highest rates of tuberculosis in the world.

For almost a decade, Joely BigEagle-Kequahtooway has been trying to change the name of the City of Regina’s Dewdney Avenue. The street name was named after Edgar Dewdney, who was the Indian Commissioner for the western Prairies in the late 1800s.

Here's NDP MP @LeahGazan talking about Indigenous rights as the new Parliament settles in.

Today on APTN National News: A 32-year-old woman from St. Theresa Point in Manitoba has been found dead more than a week after she was last seen. A proposed class-action lawsuit by former Indigenous employees of a federal agency heads to a certification hearing.

The latest government figures estimate Canada's emissions hit the same level as 2023.

www.aptnnews.ca?p=276771 Five people have been charged in a poaching and illegal trafficking case in southern Alberta. Two of the accused are from the Stoney Nakoda First Nation.

The city of Yellowknife was treated to a visit by the Supreme Court of Canada as part of their 150th anniversary tour this year. APTN’s Bruce De La Cruz shows us why every Canadian should know how the Supreme Court works, including Indigenous people.

The 2025/2026 Indigenous Theatre Series got underway this month at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. It opened with a showing that contrasts the peaceful Indigenous ecosystem of an Amazonian rainforest, with the devastating effects of mining development.