NHL announcer overcomes odds to realize lifelong dream
Clarence Iron has overcome many challenges in his lifetime. “I had a rough upbringing. Some…
Dennis Ward
Dennis is Metis from southern Manitoba. After spending a decade working in TV in Alberta and Ontario, Dennis returned to Manitoba to join APTN’s Winnipeg bureau as reporter/correspondent in September 2014. In 2016, he won a Canadian Association of Journalists award for his story A Soldier Scorned for APTN Investigates. In 2017, he became a host/producer for APTN National News and Face to Face. In 2020, Dennis and co host Melissa Ridgen were nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best News Anchor, National.
Satirical group promoting pipeline through golf courses, cemeteries and schools
Energy is life – that’s the tagline for one of the videos online promoting the…
Master carver feels ‘immense responsibility’ to the Witness Blanket
The Witness Blanket will forever stand as a national monument to recognize the atrocities of…
Music is ‘my therapy and my outlet’ says Don Amero
Life could have turned out a lot different for Don Amero. The award winning musician’s…
‘We had to prove ourselves in ways that others don’t’: APTN’s outgoing CEO
When Jean La Rose was brought on as Chief Executive Officer of APTN the network was…
People’s attitudes around reconciliation still need to change says award winning playwright Ian Ross
Dennis Ward APTN News All good plays ask a question according to award winning Anishinaabe…
Police and media have more work to do when covering cases of MMIWG says Bernadette Smith
Dennis Ward APTN News Growing up, Bernadette Smith never visited the Manitoba legislature. Smith didn’t…
‘Reconciliation is a political word that’s been co-opted’: says musician Jeremy Dutcher
Jeremy Dutcher loves performing and the platform he’s been provided over the past year. And…
100 years of forced isolation ‘devastating’ says former chief
Road access is something many people in Canada take for granted. For the people of…