Large scale mural honouring legacy of residential schools will be on display in Selkirk
A new large scale mural honouring the lives of those who attended residential schools is…
Brittany Hobson
Brittany joined the APTN news team in October 2016. She is Ojibway and a member of the Long Plain First Nation in Manitoba. Before coming to APTN, she graduated with a joint degree in communications from the University of Winnipeg and Red River College.
Winnipeg safe space for women experiencing violence, exploitation or homelessness a reality at Velma’s House
A long-awaited safe space for adult women and the 2SLGBTQ+ community who identify as women opens after 40 years of lobbying.
Memorials held across Canada on one-year anniversary of police shooting of Eishia Hudson
The sound of Eishia Hudson’s name filled the air as more than 200 people shouted…
Vaccine uptake low in some First Nations in Manitoba
Mass COVID-19 vaccinations are underway in First Nations across Manitoba but some leadership are still…
Head of Manitoba Metis Federation lashes out at group challenging his decisions
Red River Echoes says they’re ‘pointing out the harm that’s being caused.’
Meet Stephanie Scott, new head of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
For the first time the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in Winnipeg will be…
The beauty of the north on full display at Qaumajuq – the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Inuit Art Centre
Sounds and visions of the north fill the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s newest space called Qaumajuq…
Winnipeg transition centre Makoon Transition opens for families navigating the child welfare system
‘It really does take a village and we want to create that village here and then create it for when they transition out,’ says Makoon Transition Inc. director Kendra Inglis.
Maltreatment deaths focus of a new report from Manitoba’s child advocate
The lives and deaths of 19 children are the subject of a new report from…