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Young archers and a Dawson official bring heart to AWG Young archers are working hard to find the right draw length as they compete at the 2026 Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse.

'The community that comes with it, it’s so amazing. Everybody here is so nice and I can just talk to anybody so it’s awesome,' says 17 year old archer Mika Mantla. Story by Charlotte Morrit-Jacobs.

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APTN News Brief: Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crosses floor to Liberals Our lead story: Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has crossed the floor from the NDP to the Liberals, bringing the government closer to a majority as Liberal MPs cheered the move on Parliament Hill.

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has crossed the floor from the NDP to the Liberals, bringing the government closer to a majority.

Hear more on APTN News Brief:

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Idlout floor crossing a matter of efficiency, says former Arctic MP Peter Ittinuar, who moved to the Liberal government in the early ‘80s, says the Nunavut MP's floor crossing was “imperative."

'We're not betraying anybody. We're just coming into this strategically and with our own conditions' says Peter Ittinuar. Story by Emma Honeybun.

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Proposed high-speed central Canada rail line deemed national interest | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

Years away from construction, however a high-speed rail line connecting Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto has been proposed and deemed a national interest.

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Cree Nation boy recovering from surgery mistreated and evicted from Winnipeg hotel | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

16-year-old Nicholas Robinson and his mother from Pimicikamak Cree Nation were staying at a hotel in Winnipeg where Nicholas was recovering from a recent surgery.

However, they were mistreated and evicted from the hotel by staff and security.

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Manitoba’s IIU reaches conclusion on man behind mass stabbing and fatal crash | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

In September of 2024 in Hollow Water First Nation in Manitoba, 26-year-old Tyrone Simard went on a mass stabbing and crashed a vehicle into an RCMP cruiser where he was pronounced dead.

Manitoba’s IIU has determined Simard was the cause of his own death.

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End of day three medal count for the Arctic Winter Games | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

Day three of the ongoing Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse comes to a close and we have your latest medal count for the team’s competing.

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Learning about snow snake games at the Dene events of the Arctic Winter Games | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

There are five Dene events being held at this year’s Arctic Winter Games and one of them is the snow snake event.

APTN reporter Sara Connors speaks with some of the athletes to hear all about it.

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Picture of the day today comes from Jason Courchene displaying his walleye catch for this walleye Wednesday!

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Idlout's floor crossing threatens Bill S-2 Bill S-2, which ends the second-generation cut-off, is less likely to pass 'as is' now that Lori Idlout joined the Liberals.

Idlout's floor crossing brings Liberals one step closer to killing amendments in S-2 that end the second generation cut off. www.aptnnews.ca?p=285090

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What happens when land back comes to your backyard? | APTN News: Answers YouTube video by APTN News

A court ruling in B.C. has some homeowners worried.

The Cowichan Tribe won a landmark decision recognizing Aboriginal Title to land owned by the Crown and the City of Richmond.

What does it actually mean for people living there?

APTN News: Answers breaks it down – Watch: youtu.be/KHBIlBOe2Yo

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APTN National News: March 11, 2026 – High-speed rail service, Treaty 6 chiefs met with King Charles YouTube video by APTN News

Tonight on APTN National News: Proposed high-speed rail service connecting Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto deemed national interest.

The delegation of chiefs from Treaty 6 had their meeting with King Charles III earlier today.

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Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has crossed the floor from the NDP to the governing Liberal Party.

See the NDP's response and how this moves Prime Minister Mark Carney closer to a majority, tonight on APTN National News.

Watch live: www.youtube.com/@aptnnews

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Hockey Night in Canada in Cree returns to drop the puck on APTN | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

It’s that time of year again as our Cree commentators gear up to return to APTN for another 3 games of Hockey Night in Canada in Cree.

Puck drops for the first game this Saturday, March 14th.

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Day three medal count at the Arctic Winter Games | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

Day three is underway at the 2026 Arctic Winter Games and we have your update on how the teams are doing with their medal count.

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On the archery range at the Arctic Winter Games | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

Friendships fostering at the Arctic Winter Games as APTN reporter Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs catches up with the young athletes aiming true and calling shots on the archery range at this year’s games.

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Man involved with security guard fight in downtown Winnipeg faces new charges | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

Last week a video went viral of a security guard and man fighting at a Dollarama in downtown Winnipeg.

The security guard was arrested, however the 46-year-old man involved now faces new charges for another incident with a hotel security guard.

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Renewed calls for help locating First Nations woman who went missing ten years ago | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

Manitoba RCMP has renewed calls to the public for help locating missing Lorlene Bone, who was last heard from in the Sapoteweyak Cree Nation in North-western Manitoba ten years ago.

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Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has left the NDP to join the Liberal Party | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has left the NDP to join governing Liberal Party making her the first NDP member to do so, but the third MP of an opposition party to join in the last few months.

This makes the Liberal Party two seats shy of holding the majority.

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Chief in Alberta says ‘a lot of dishonesty, a lot of rhetoric’ in legislature Chief Sheldon Sunshine of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation says chiefs were shown lack of respect at the Alberta legislature Monday.

'It's hard to comprehend how that is a place of law where people decide what's best for the average Albertan,” Sunshine tells APTN News in an interview.'

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Innu poet Joséphine Bacon cannot recall the first time she wrote a poem.

But she tells Face to Face how words scribbled on cigarette wrappers led to the powerful work that made her a celebrated poet: youtu.be/v58u_1aYyiQ

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What happens when land back comes to your backyard? | APTN News: Answers YouTube video by APTN News

Some homeowners in B.C. are concerned after the Cowichan Tribe won a landmark court decision granting them Aboriginal Title to land currently owned by the Crown and City of Richmond.

APTN News: Answers looks into what the court decision actually means.

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APTN National News: March 11, 2026 YouTube video by APTN News

Today on APTN National News: Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has left the NDP to join the governing Liberal Party making the party two seats shy of having the majority.

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Pimicikamak leaders speak out after recovering youth removed from Winnipeg hotel | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

LIVE: Chief David Monias, Pimicikamak councillors and family members speak out after a youth recovering from hospital care was removed from a Winnipeg hotel due to an administrative delay.

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RCMP renews calls for information about Lorlene Bone A decade after she went missing, the RCMP in Manitoba are renewing calls for information on the disappearance of Lorlene Bone.

Lorlene Bone was last seen in Sapoteweyak Cree Nation in north-western Manitoba on Feb. 29, 2016. Story by Creeson Agecoutay.

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APTN News Brief: Police watchdog concludes investigation into death during Winnipeg arrest Our lead story: the police watchdog in Manitoba has concluded its investigation into the death of Elias Whitehead, who died while being arrested by Winnipeg police officers in October 2023.

The police watchdog in Manitoba has cleared two Winnipeg police officers in the death of Elias Whitehead.

Hear more on APTN News Brief:

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Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crosses floor to the Liberals: Davies Nunavut MP Lori Idlout has cross the floor from the NDP to the government Liberals according to a statement from the party's interim leader.

Idlout has represented the NDP in Nunavut since 2021.

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Memory, land, and language: Sitting down with Joséphine Bacon | Face to Face YouTube video by APTN News

Bacon is internationally acclaimed and she is a leading voice in contemporary Indigenous literature.

Watch the YouTube premiere of tonight's episode now.

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The medal count at the end of day 2 of the Arctic Winter Games | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

Here is your updated look at this year’s Arctic Winter Games medal count at the end of day two.

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