5 “Proud Boys” suspended from duties and face investigation says chief of defence
APTN National News Canada’s military’s chief of defence staff says the five members of the…
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.
Nunavut’s suicide strategy includes Facebook, giving communities more control
Social media plays a central role in a five-year plan aimed at reducing the number of suicides in Nunavut.
Premier with the highest Indigenous population not in favour of Aboriginal Day national holiday
APTN National News The Premier of one of the provinces with the highest Indigenous populations…
Ottawa concerned with situation in Thunder Bay, but not willing to step in without an invitation
Canada’s Minister of Public Safety says the federal government will not involve itself in the policing issues in Thunder Bay unless the province of Ontario or the city requests help.
Ottawa won’t get involved in police shootings in Nunavut
Kent Driscoll Mark Blackburn APTN National News A spokesperson for the minister responsible for the…
‘Experimental Eskimos’ get one step closer to reconciliation
The three men known as the “Experimental Eskimos” got one step closer to closing their decades-long battle for recognition and reconciliation with Canada.
Searchers find a boat, but not 4 hunters, in Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta.
The Canadian Press A search is underway for four hunters in northeastern Alberta. Fort Chipewyan…
Evacuation due to flood fears underway in remote Ontario First Nation
The Canadian Press An evacuation due to flooding fears was underway Monday at a remote…