Prison rights groups hold ‘Where is Bill Blair’ marches in Ottawa and Toronto
‘We looked for Minister Blair in Ottawa and Scarborough to answer questions about how he is handling the COVID-19 pandemic behind bars’
Mark Blackburn
Before moving to become the APTN News social media producer, Mark was the executive producer for the news in eastern Canada. Before starting with APTN in 2009, Mark worked at CBC Radio and Television in Newfoundland and Labrador and Ottawa.
Canadian Rangers preparing to help with COVID-19 spread in Nunavik
The Canadian Ranger group activated April 3 at the request of the Quebec government will…
Family denied access to U.S. after relative dies from COVID-19
Priscilla WolfAPTN NewsThe family of a First Nations man from Thunderchild First Nation who died…
‘He’s not our voice’: Kanesatake Mohawks barricade band office after grand chief criticizes rail blockades
Lindsay RichardsonAPTN NewsAngered by a series of “cowardly” comments by their grand chief during a…
‘Disturbing and entrenched imbalances’: Indigenous people make up 30 per cent of prison population
Canada’s Correctional Investigator says Indigenous people now represent 30 per cent of those locked up…
United Nations says criminal groups targeting Indigenous and Afro-Colombian groups in Colombia
The United Nations says armed groups linked to criminal activities are targeting human rights defenders…
Canada appoints senior bureaucrat, lawyer to lead First Nation child welfare compensation talks
After trying unsuccessfully to have a Federal Court judge pause an order from the Canadian…
London police officer found guilty in death of Oneida of the Thames mother
A London police officer has been found guilty of criminal negligence in the death of…
Judgement in case of officer charged with Oneida’s woman’s death expected Friday
The judge presiding over the case of a London police officer accused of not providing…