Our lead story: With this week’s three-day meeting of premiers now over, some reflections from those who attended a roughly two-hour session with Indigenous leaders early on in the event.

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Our lead story: the identity of a man shot and killed July 17 in Inukjuak QC by the Nunavik Police Service—its third fatal interaction since November 2024—is confirmed as 34-year-old father James Kavik.

Our lead story: as part of this week’s annual premiers gathering in Huntsville, ON, the provincial leaders spend part of their day sitting with Indigenous leaders like Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak.

Our lead story: the province of Manitoba announces the search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the now-recovered remains of two First Nations women—Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran—has officially ended.

Our lead story: day two of this week’s federal meeting with chiefs in Gatineau, QC, as the Liberal government follows up with First Nations on Bill C-5, the new law meant to fast track major economic projects.

Our lead story: several chiefs gather in Ottawa ahead of Thursday's meeting with prime minister Mark Carney on Bill C-5—the recently-enacted law enabling quicker approvals for major projects—a meeting some chiefs say is as rushed as the legislation itself.

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Our lead story: Calgary Cst. Craig Stothard is charged with two counts of second-degree murder following an investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) into the May 2023 shooting deaths of Levon Fox and Wesley Davidson during a slow-speed chase.

Our lead story: Manitoba’s Chief Medical Examiner calls for inquests into the 2020-21 deaths of seven men at correctional institutions, including the in-custody death of William Ahmo.

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