Dec. 5, 2025—AFN meeting wraps up discussing major projects, First Nations infrastructure gap

Our lead story: Treaty 8 First Nations leaders gather in Ottawa to voice their opposition to a recently signed federal/Alberta MOU promoting a future tar sands pipeline to B.C.'s west coast, a proposal they were not consulted on.

Our lead story: citing a variety of issues, the chief and council of Sipekne'katik First Nation vote to ban the premier of Nova Scotia from their lands, along with two of his cabinet ministers.

Our lead story: Inuit artifacts over a hundred years old—included a hand-crafted, sealskin kayak—are newly unveiled to the public at the Canadian Museum of History shortly after their repatriation from the Vatican.  

Our lead story: held overseas for over a century, dozens of items belonging to Indigenous peoples in Canada began their repatriation from the Vatican over the weekend. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com

Our lead story: as colder weather sets in across the Prairies, concern mounts in Saskatoon over a growing number of people without stable housing, some of them from First Nations north of the city.

Our lead story: as the Assembly of First Nations winter meeting wraps up in Ottawa, a panel discussion on economic partnerships features chiefs and federal cabinet ministers.

Our lead story: at a press conference on Parliament Hill, some Ontario chiefs express scepticism about renewed federal promises of clean water legislation for First Nations.  

Our lead story: at day one of the Assembly of First Nations winter meeting in Ottawa, last week's federal/Alberta tar sands pipeline MOU does not go over well with chiefs on the floor.

Our lead story: the search of a Winnipeg-area landfill begins for the remains of 30-year-old mother of three Ashlee Shingoose—one of four First Nations women murdered over three years ago by a now-convicted serial killer.

Our featured story: the Ross River Dena Council speaks out against the proposed $4 billion 'Yukon–British Columbia Grid Connect' project, touted by the Carney government as one of its initial "nation-building" priorities.