A tour of the Buffy Sainte-Marie exhibit in Winnipeg on InFocus
She’s a giant in the music industry and it would be almost impossible to…
Melissa Ridgen
Melissa is a proud Red River Métis and award-winning journalist who has spent more than 24 years covering crime, courts, politics, business and entertainment for newspapers in four provinces.
She then joined APTN Investigates in 2009 and APTN National News in 2018 and in that time has garnered numerous awards and nominations including from the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network (2013), Canadian Association of Journalists (2016, 2019) and Canadian Screen Awards (2018, 2019).
Boiling down the Indigenous economy and how to stay true to our social and cultural values on InFocus
If economics isn’t really for you – don’t worry – InFocus is boiling it down…
InFocus updates case of Saulteaux sisters in Saskatchewan who are lobbying for their freedom
There is a push from the legal community in Canada to have Saulteaux sisters Nerissa…
Manitoba social workers co-author book on how changes can be made to the child welfare system
We spend a lot of time tearing down the child welfare system while talking to…
Award-winning APTN Investigates journalists join InFocus to talk stories and updates
The award-winning APTN News show Investigates has been around for 13 years bringing in-depth stories…
Looking for that perfect holiday gift? InFocus is here to help
We are a few short weeks away from Christmas and whether you celebrate the Christian…
Mixed pot of cooking for community and finding comfort in country food
InFocus this week is throwing everything into the pot for a delicious episode that features…
InFocus celebrates Indigenous innovators and asks, is it time for baseball to retire the ‘tomahawk chop?’
Did you know that kayaks, lacrosse, sunglasses, suspension bridges and even baby bottles came from…
The Pope, justice for Indigenous women and how birth alerts have changed in Manitoba on InFocus
One of the first women to be labelled a dangerous offender in Canada is a…