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Daily update on what’s making headlines in Indigenous country across Canada and beyond.

  1. 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.

  2. 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).

  3. 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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  4. 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.

     

  5. 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.

     

     

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