Dec. 12, 2025—Treaty 8 First Nations signal strong opposition to proposed tar sands pipeline

12/12/2025

APTN News Brief

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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.

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Dec. 12, 2025—Treaty 8 First Nations signal strong opposition to proposed tar sands pipeline
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8:07
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.
Dec. 11, 2025—Sipekne'katik First Nation bans Nova Scotia premier, cabinet ministers, from their lands
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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.
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Dec. 10, 2025—Century-old kayak among repatriated Inuit items newly unveiled to public
12/10/2025
8:26
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.
Dec. 9, 2025—Dozens of Indigenous artifacts long held by Vatican begin journey home
12/9/2025
8:52
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
Dec. 8, 2025—Concern for Saskatoon's growing unhoused population as temps drop
12/8/2025
7:22
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.
Dec. 5, 2025—AFN meeting wraps up discussing major projects, First Nations infrastructure gap
12/5/2025
9:03
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.
Dec. 4, 2025—Ontario chiefs sceptical of federal promise of clean water legislation
12/4/2025
10:18
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.
Dec. 3, 2025—Feds/Alberta pipeline MOU does not go over well at AFN meeting
12/3/2025
9:13
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.
Dec. 2, 2025—Three years after her murder, landfill search for Ashlee Shingoose's remains begins
12/2/2025
6:11
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.
Dec. 1, 2025—Ross River Dena Council opposes $4B Yukon–BC Grid Connect proposal
12/1/2025
8:46
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.

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Dec. 12, 2025—Treaty 8 First Nations signal strong opposition to proposed tar sands pipeline

APTN News Brief

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Dec. 12, 2025—Treaty 8 First Nations signal strong opposition to proposed tar sands pipeline

Dec. 11, 2025—Sipekne'katik First Nation bans Nova Scotia premier, cabinet ministers, from their lands

Dec. 10, 2025—Century-old kayak among repatriated Inuit items newly unveiled to public

Dec. 9, 2025—Dozens of Indigenous artifacts long held by Vatican begin journey home

Dec. 8, 2025—Concern for Saskatoon's growing unhoused population as temps drop

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

Dec. 4, 2025—Ontario chiefs sceptical of federal promise of clean water legislation

Dec. 3, 2025—Feds/Alberta pipeline MOU does not go over well at AFN meeting

Dec. 2, 2025—Three years after her murder, landfill search for Ashlee Shingoose's remains begins

Dec. 1, 2025—Ross River Dena Council opposes $4B Yukon–BC Grid Connect proposal