AG Fraser says she can’t release final version of controversial report
Auditor General Sheila Fraser tells APTN National News there is no chance she can release the final version of her office’s report on the Conservative’s G8 and G20 spending.
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Setting the quick-kill trap, Yukon trappers talk shop
Trappers in the Yukon are brushing up on their skills this week.
Leaders’ debate’s lack of Aboriginal issues talk noticed on the street
APTN hit the streets in some Canadian cities to find out how Aboriginal people felt about their issues being ignored in the election debate.
Leaders’ debate leaves bad taste after near-exclusion of Aboriginal issues
Canada’s political leaders have had their chance to face-off in leaders debates.
FN Caring Society takes Human Rights Tribunal to court over controversial child welfare ruiling
A First Nations organization that advocates on child welfare issues is asking the Federal Court to overturn a decision by the Human Rights Tribunal to dismiss a discrimination claim against Indian Affairs over its funding for First Nations child and welfare services.
Ignatieff will return vote subsidy dollars from ballots cast for Liberal “featherheads” candidate
Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau is calling on Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff to reject every cent of the tax-payer subsidy his party would receive from votes cast in the Quebec riding of Manicouagan for Liberal candidate Andre Forbes who called First Nations people “featherheads.”
Sask FN plan to get on election agenda
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan held a joint press conference Tuesday to lay out their strategy to put Aboriginal issues at the forefront of the federal election.
Lake St. Martin demanding Indian Affairs flooding help
A Manitoba community made their way to the Indian Affairs office in Winnipeg.
Trudeau questions Conservative Senator’s use of “TheBrazman” as Twitter handle
Montreal Liberal candidate Justin Trudeau says Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau’s use of “TheBrazman” as a Twitter handle doesn’t reflect well on the often maligned institution that is suppose to act as a Parliament’s body of “sober second thought.”