‘Positively Orwellian’: Manitoba accused of retroactively erasing history of taking cash from kids in care
Legislation buried in Manitoba’s budget bill aims to cut the legs out from under lawsuits…
Melissa Ridgen
Melissa is a proud Red River Metis 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).
Manitoba says it’s delaying birth alert ban due to COVID-19
While Manitoba has suspended its plan to end the controversial practice of birth alerts, which…
Fisher River Cree girl way ahead of the COVID-19 toilet paper frenzy
We’ve all see the videos of people hording massive amounts of toilet paper in response…
What effect could work camps have on Indigenous women once construction on CGL pipeline starts in B.C?
InFocus Ashleigh Cardinal is Cree from Goodfish Lake and has spent nine years working in…
Province of Manitoba to end birth alerts
The province of Manitoba will end the practice of birth alerts effective April 1, says…
New case worker assigned to Brandon couple battling for return of son from child protection
A Brandon couple in a battle with a Manitoba child welfare agency for taking their…
Couple’s bid to get back infant son apprehended after birth alert has been delayed
A couple hoping a week-long trial would end their bitter battle with a Manitoba child…
Hundreds in Winnipeg bid farewell to Inuk pop sensation Kelly Fraser
The song that shone the international spotlight on her featured prominently at a Winnipeg vigil…
Coping with the climate crisis: putting global health InFocus
InFocus There’s been a shift in language from global warming to climate change to climate…