- October 23, 2024
Wednesday, October 23rd 2024
Our lead story: families of Black and Indigenous people who’ve died while in police custody—nine fatalities over a 20-day stretch this summer alone—take to Parliament Hill to call for a public inquiry and greater oversight of RCMP and municipal police forces.
- October 22, 2024
Tuesday, October 22nd 2024
Our lead story: a recent string of violent incidents hits multiple Manitoba locations, including a woman's murder on Sagkeeng Anicinabe First Nation, the fatal shooting of a man on the Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation, and the non-fatal shooting of a teenager on Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation.
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- October 21, 2024
Monday, October 21st 2024
Our lead story: reflections on chiefs’ overwhelming rejection of a proposed final settlement agreement on child welfare reform, a 10-year, $47.8B dollar deal trumpeted by AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, with the backing of chiefs in Ontario.
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- October 18, 2024
Friday, October 18th 2024
Our lead story: A passionate, sometimes charged debate at the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly in Calgary precedes Thursday's rejection of a resolution in favour of a $47.8B child welfare reform deal with the Canadian government.
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- October 17, 2024
Thursday, October 17th 2024
Our lead story: a three-day Special Chiefs Assembly begins in Calgary to debate whether to accept or reject a $47.8B draft agreement on long-term reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services Program.
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