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Infections in Canada this week are expected to result in 3,800 hospitalizations, 770 deaths (people who die at least 1 year earlier than they would without COVID) and 20,000 new long COVID cases serious enough to limit daily life activities.
Canadian COVID Forecast: Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: AB, MB, NB, North, QC, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, NS, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 55 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
M 6.8 - 96 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska
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#LongCOVID "is a complex chronic illness of physical origin. It isn’t caused by mental health issues like depression or anxiety, & mental health treatments won’t cure its physical symptoms":
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A new program at Yukon University is giving Indigenous people intensive, hands-on safety guardian training.
The goal is so they can help protect their communities in a culturally grounded way.
The Red Rock Indian Band in northern Ontario has gone on the offence against drug use in their community.
They said they will evict anyone without notice who is allegedly involved in selling or trafficking drugs.
wasps at this time of year.
'They’re dismissed. They are not fully investigated. And quite frankly, that has to change.'
Justice for Girls and the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs are among the groups calling for a coroner’s inquest into the deaths of three young Indigenous women.
#ThatCovidLife #CovidIsNotOver
Data holds knowledge. It holds identity. It holds power.
On the latest episode of APTN News InFocus, Cierra Bettens explores how Indigenous communities are taking control of their digital futures – and why it matters. Listen here: pod.fo/e/2c93d3
BREAKING: Pope Francis, voice for the poor who reshaped the Catholic Church but faced fierce resistance, has died at 88, the Vatican has announced.
What are the four failures of Indigenous identity verification? Amy Shawanda and Gabriel Maracle explore how academia enables ‘Red Face Research’ - from university hiring to granting agencies, publishers, and the Indigenous and academic community.
Read the full report on our website.
Pretendians and Publications:
The Problem and Solutions to Redface Research - Yelowhead Institute Special Report
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The deputy chief of Liard First Nation and four of its councillors are accusing their chief of trying to use band money to pay for his sister’s partner’s legal fees.
What do you think of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s response to questions about the Liberals and reconciliation?
The First Nations Leadership Council in British Columbia is pushing Canada to enact a law that would ban people from publicly denying the experience of residential school survivors.
A new art exhibit in Whitehorse is celebrating Yukon’s iconic bedazzled earrings.
My Big Bougie Beaded Earrings features 21 pairs of earrings made by First Nations artists living in or from the territory.
More than 300 workers Métis CFS workers in Manitoba will head to the picket line tomorrow if an agreement isn’t reached.
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WEREWOLF BY NIGHT 32
This is the 1975 first appearance of Moon Knight.
$825(VF) ⬆️ $47
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This book tanked with MCU Phase 4, but the prices are starting to come back. This was easily a $1k book in 2021! After a Moon Knight tv show, with barely any Moon Knight, it crashed.
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A non-profit organization in Quebec is creating a space for Anishinaabeg to share wisdom and develop a video game to help the youth gain important knowledge.
Tonight on APTN National News: Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth urges the province to take action against child sexual exploitation.
Canada-wide warrant issued in the N.W.T. shooting that killed one person and critically injured two others.
Very heartening to see foreign officials mocking him for being a fucking clown. Feels like the garlic to his vampire
A look at a national gathering for First Nations, Inuit and Métis survivors of forced sterilization—why this event is a big step toward recognition and accountability, tonight on APTN National News.
Watch live: www.youtube.com/aptnnews
The Teslin Tlingit Council celebrated the swearing in of its first ever female chief on Thursday.
Elizabeth Bosely was sworn in at the First Nation’s annual assembly in Teslin, a two hours drive south of Whitehorse.
CARAS Announces the Rescission of Buffy Sainte-Marie’s JUNO Awards
… in light of recent information, including Ms. Sainte-Marie’s confirmation that she is not Canadian, CARAS will revoke Buffy Sainte-Marie’s JUNO Awards and Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction…
Buffy Sainte-Marie removed from Canadian Museum for Human Rights exhibit
Buffy Sainte-Marie has been scrubbed out of an exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights because of questions surrounding the folk singer and activist's claims of First Nations identity.
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