- August 20, 2025—Unknown woman found dead in Winnipeg hotel last August ID'ed as Melanie McKay of northern MB; video appears to show BC RCMP officer beating suspect during arrest
Wednesday, August 20th 2025
Our lead story: days after her image was made public, an unknown woman found deceased in a Winnipeg hotel last August is identified as Melanie McKay, said to be from northern Manitoba’s Island Lake region.
- August 19, 2025—Weekend shooting deaths on Pelican Narrows First Nation (SK) and Pimicikamak Cree Nation (MB); some Southern Chiefs Organization members say MOU unauthorized
Tuesday, August 19th 2025
Our lead stories: a violent weekend for two prairie First Nations, with an 18-year-old male dead in Pelican Narrows (SK) after a firearms incident, and the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy on Pimicikamak Cree Nation (MB).
- August 18, 2025—Almost a year after her killer’s sentencing, MB court hears Ashlee Shingoose family’s victim impact statements
Monday, August 18th 2025
Our lead story: almost a year since her killer’s sentencing, a Manitoba Court of King's Bench judge grants the family of the late Ashlee Shingoose the rare opportunity to share victim impact statements.
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- August 15, 2025—Rally at MB legislature decries York Factory First Nation’s lack of road or river access as wildfire looms
Friday, August 15th 2025
Our lead story: supporters of wildfire-threatened York Factory First Nation rally at the Manitoba legislature, claiming residents are stranded due to a lack of road access and low river levels making their ferry inoperable.
- August 14, 2025—First Nations, Manitoba sign MOU on Trans-Canada Highway expansion in accordance with Anishinabe laws
Thursday, August 14th 2025
Our lead story: four First Nations sign a memorandum of understanding with Manitoba regarding the twinning of a portion of the Trans Canada Highway, an expansion to be carried out in accordance with Anishinabe laws.
