Dennis Ward
@DennisWardNews
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Journalist/Host/Producer @APTNNews & Face to Face @APTNtv Award winning/losing Journalist / National News Anchor /Producer [email protected]
Joined April 2012
Special day getting my star blanket for 10 years (and some change) @APTNNews! Grateful to mark 20 years in this biz.
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“We’re not asking, we’re telling you this needs to be done. You will search the landfill and if not, you will hand me the shovel and you will hand me the hazmat suits and our community will go in there and retrieve our women.”.
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is voicing their support for a search of Winnipeg-area landfills for the remains of Indigenous women. A delegation from Saskatchewan that included a motorcycle group made the trek to support in person.
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Tomorrow, Cowessess First Nation will publicly announce the "horrific and shocking discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School. The number of unmarked graves will be the most significantly substantial to date in Canada.".
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I would say at least 1000 people marching down Portage avenue on their way to the Manitoba legislature, chanting #searchthelandfill
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"This convoy is an insult to our Chiefs our communities and to the hundreds of loved ones we’ve lost through this pandemic. Not only are these protestors risking lives and spreading false information but they’re also disrespecting our traditional drums,pipes & medicines" - FSIN
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MP @LeahGazan has written a submission to UN requesting a study into the failure of all levels of government - federal, provincial and municipal — to support a search for the remains of two Indigenous women suspected to be located at the Prairie Green Landfill north of Winnipeg.
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Warning, this tweet is about residential schools. Cowessess First Nation says 751 unmarked graves have been discovered at the Marieval Residential School. The school closed in 1996. Search started in 2021.
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"Its pretty disgusting what you're doing and the message you're sending out to Indigenous peoples. You're telling us that we don't matter," says Cambria Harris, the daughter of Morgan Harris at a press conference calling for the resignation of the Winnipeg police chief.
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"I waited all day for his call." Residential School warrior @LeeShingoose was on a list of survivors to potentially receive a call from @JustinTrudeau on National Day for Truth and Reconcilation. That call never came. 'Gramma' Shingoose is our guest next week on Face to Face.
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A ceremony is being held today at the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument in Ottawa after a flag with a swastika was hung on it on Wednesday during the “1 Million March 4 Children”.This woman has one on her ribbon skirt.
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New stamp pays tribute to Anishinaabe Elder and world-renowned water-rights activist Josephine Mandamin.
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That’s a whole lotta neechies standing on a stage celebrating @WabKinew and the Manitoba NDP win. No matter what comes next, that’s a pretty important night for a lot of people.
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Two, Norval Morrisseau paintings stolen from Confederation College in Thunder Bay in 1981, have been returned. Someone from Quebec was trying to sell them to an art curator based in Toronto, who recognized the paintings as ones that had gone missing 40 years ago.
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Chiefs of Maskwacis "request that Freedom Convoy protestors planning to attend the apology to please stay home"
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The Christi Belcourt stamp is out! ."Known for her intricate paintings that emulate Métis floral beadwork, Belcourt uses her talent to celebrate nature, honour her ancestors, advocate for the protection of land and water, and support Indigenous knowledge, culture and language."
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As a journalist, the last time I saw an “Armored Rescue Vehicle” up close it was shooting rubber bullets at me. But ok.
The WPS does not own a “tank". A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat. The vehicle you see is called an Armored Rescue Vehicle (ARV). It is used to ensure the safety of our officers and members of the public whose lives may be at risk.
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A new blockade is going up at the Brady landfill. It comes as the leader of the PC party is actively campaigning on not searching landfills for their loved ones, just ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and election day.
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The Indian Residential School Survivors Society toll-free 1 (800) 721-0066 or 24hr Crisis Line 1 (866) 925-4419 if you require further emotional support or assistance.
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“Racism is alive and well in Winnipeg, Manitoba. If that were the mayor’s or even the Manitoba Premier’s mother, sister, or grandmother, they would immediately search and not stop until they got closure.” - @fsinations
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Shoal Lake #40 First Nation has filed a lawsuit against Canada and the City of Winnipeg seeking compensation for the “devastating impacts of the Winnipeg aqueduct, which left the community isolated without road access to the mainland for more than a century.”
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"My arrest shows what the RCMP is truly there for. They’re there to protect industry, they’re there for profit, they’re not there to protect the people.".Our guest next week on Face to Face is Victoria Redsun who was arrested at the Unist'ot'en Camp in Wet'suwet'en territory.
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A picture of the second statute at the Manitoba legislature coming down. Taken by @APTNNews camera person Jared Delorme.
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I work across the street from where the Winnipeg Jets play and where the street parties happen. Never seen a notice from Winnipeg police to lock your doors and close your windows because 10,000 people are going to be partying in your area.
@WpgPoliceHarm @Mayor_Bowman @KevinKleinwpg @SherriLRollins @cindygilroy We have spoken to building owners in the downtown area that a potentially large demonstration is planned for Friday evening and to take any precautions they deem necessary. We have done this in regards to other large gatherings in the past like NHL street parties.
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I don’t care what your political affiliation is, this is not a money shot. This is actually really gross. They clearly aren’t like “ya take pics of our kids.” So disturbing and unnecessary.
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"I am Inuk, I am not First Nations" says @MumilaaqQaqqaq calling out the media for asking her questions about the AFN election and other issues not related to this press conference.
LIVE: NDP MPs Mumilaaq Qaqqaq and Charlie Angus are holding a press conference to call on Justice Minister David Lametti to investigate crimes against Indigenous people in Canada at residential schools.
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Former judge and senator Murray Sinclair dies at 73 .A sacred fire will be lit in his honour on the grounds of the Manitoba legislature, ironically on the spot where the Queen Victoria statue once stood.
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Head of ONWA says Canadians 'should be outraged’ at police response to Winnipeg murders
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All of these people complaining about the cost to search the landfills, spent more money on their blue check marks for the month of July than it would cost them in tax dollars to search for the remains of numerous female victims of homicide.
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Chief Bobby Cameron says "this is not a time or a platform for the non-Indigenous community to make uncompassionate or culturally insensitive comments about this tragedy in any capacity. Hurtful and ignorant comments on any media is considered culturally insensitive and racist."
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RoseAnne Archibald will be the next national chief of the Assembly First Nations. She will be the first woman ever to hold the position.
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Not searching a Winnipeg area landfill for the remains of victims of an alleged serial killer amounts to a "normalization of genocide" says @LeahGazan who took part in a meeting on the weekend with the city, police, First Nations leaders and families. More tonight on @APTNNews
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Why does the province keep saying "Manitoba continues to have some of the strictest public health orders in place in the country" as if people don't watch TV or read the news.
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In the last 10 days, 4 Indigenous people have been killed in interactions with police.
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Canada should take action on residential school denialism
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Cool news! .Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council and the University of Manitoba announced today that they have an alliance with Disney/Lucasfilm to create an official Anishinaabemowin version of Star Wars: A New Hope. Auditions for voice actors in 2024
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Nunavut MP @LoriIdlout is proposing an emergency debate regarding the recent.deaths of six First Nations people by police forces in Canada.
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Dismantling a camp on the grounds of the Manitoba legislature set up by a residential school survivor on this Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Awareness Day is quite a look.
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In the past week, the front page of the @WinnipegNews has featured stories on travelling board chairs by @lrkusch and racist firefighters by @rk_thorpe .These are issues the public would otherwise have no idea about. They have led to changes. That's why journalism is important.
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AFN National Chief @ChiefRoseAnne says she will not be going to a planned meeting at the Vatican with the Pope in December. Archibald says there needs to be an apology for Catholic church's role in residential schools from the Pope on Canadian soil.
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The Southern Chiefs Organization is calling for hate crime charges against the man they do not want to name and who they refer to as "a serial killer in Treaty One territory." Three of the four women are from southern First Nations.
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Indigenous women also accounted for every unsolved female homicide in the last five years. Winnipeg has a murder problem and here are people trying to help: by @brittany_guyot.
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60s Scoop Legacy of Canada - .“I urge you to retract this episode and article, issue a public apology to Buffy and to all Indigenous adoptees for the harm this has caused, and commit to an Indigenous-led and trauma-informed approach to investigations into Indigenous identity.”
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NDP leader @theJagmeetSingh will take his campaign to Neskantaga First Nation, on Monday. The community has Canada's longest running, boil water advisory.
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James Wilt of @WpgPoliceHarm says in the "context of police inaction on searching the landfills at Brady and Prairie Green, it is “grossly inappropriate for the World Police and Fire Games to be hosted in Winnipeg.”
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The Elisapie stamp is here! Later this month, Canada Post will also honour Josephine Mandamin and Christi Belcourt with stamps.
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Really hate to criticize but one local newscast took a full 8 min before they covered the discovery of the remains of another First Nations woman at a landfill. The bodies of 5 Indigenous women are believed to have been dumped in Winnipeg area landfills in the last year, alone.
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Shamattawa First Nation in northern Manitoba removes the Canadian flag in its office "out of respect to 751 and counting little ones"
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Sad news to report as the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Cathy Merrick has passed away. AMC grand chief collapses at Winnipeg courthouse
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"It's outrageous that the police have decided that they will not search the grounds to find these women's remains as they believe its been too long"
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"This Queen ruled over some of the most brutal, draconian and violent times in Canadian history and was in a position to do something about it but chose to do nothing" - @Niigaanwewidam .More on the complicated relationship between the Monarch and Indigenous peoples on @APTNNews
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From the founder - "Orange Shirt Day with the phrase “Every Child Matters” is a cause focusing on the importance of Truth and Reconciliation. The Orange Shirt Society does not endorse the recent announcement of Orange Shirt Day occurring on February 11 by protest organizers.".
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“Families should not have to plead for their deceased loved ones to be treated with dignity. They are tired of hearing excuses about why a search cannot happen, and are desperate for leadership.” - @LeahGazan
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A #SearchTheLandfill Rally will happen at the Forks on Sunday. @AMCMBChiefs are calling on the new Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Gary Anandasangaree, to arrange a meeting with the federal and provincial government, AMC and family members to seek “immediate action.”
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Winnipeg Police Service is facing criticism after officers detained two Indigenous counter-protesters on Saturday who were voicing opposition to the ongoing “freedom convoy” demonstration that has been occupying Broadway since Feb. 4. by @erik_pindera.
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Manitoba RCMP announce that a 39-year-old was arrested and charged with various child pornography offences. Winnipeg police then confirm the 39-year-old was a 15-year member of the service, who they learned had died earlier today. His death is not considered criminal in nature.
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Quebec court authorizes class action over alleged sterilization of Indigenous women
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In a little over two weeks 6 Indigenous people have died after interactions with police, including a 31-year-old man from Clearwater River Dene Nation who was struck and killed by a police vehicle near Buffalo Narrows.
- Hoss Lightening, Wetaskewin, AB, shot & killed by RCMP.-Tammy Bateman, struck & killed by a WPS vehicle .- Steven “Iggy” Dedam, Elsipogtog FN, NB shot & killed by RCMP.- Danny Knife, Ahtahkakoop FN, SK, shot & killed by RCMP .- Jason West, shot & killed by Windsor Police.
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Why didn’t the government act on the underfunding when it knew it existed? ."One of the issues is, the federal government I think really has a colonial DNA running through its system, that stops it from doing better when it knows better" says @cblackst on Tuesday's Face to Face
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A meeting is slated for tomorrow with Premier Wab Kinew and families calling for a search of landfills for their loved ones. In a statement, the Premier says during the campaign we committed to searching the landfill, now as government we are following through on that commitment.
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"I'm not interested in flying half way around the world for an opportunity to hear from the Pope that he may or may not come to Canada or just to have a photo with him." .AFN National Chief @ChiefRoseAnne wants the Pope to apologize on Canadian soil and honour TRC rec #58
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The rise in residential school denialism is directly related to how the federal and provincial govt’s have been handling reconciliation in Canada, according to the special interlocutor on missing children and unmarked burials. By @emelia_fournier
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Musician @LoganStaats spent the last week in Winnipeg, supporting Camp Marcedes and Camp Morgan. He says the protest at WPS HQ was "a beautiful, moment of peaceful resistance." Staats says searching the landfills is a "no brainer."
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Over a 10 year period, 590 kids who had some contact with CFS in Manitoba, died.
Hundreds of Indigenous children suspected of dying connected to care in Manitoba over decade | @bhobs22
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Sioux Valley Dakota Nation will hold a peaceful protest in Brandon today after the prov informed them the landowner of the Turtle Crossing Campground has denied access to the grounds to conduct a geophysical survey of the lands.
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Cowessess Chief Delorme says they are treating this like a "crime scene" at the moment.
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Here is the release from Thunder Bay Police about Chris Sky being arrested. Organizers of the event have also been charged.
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“Premier Stefanson’s refusal to search the landfills is indefensible and sends the appalling message that the lives of Indigenous women, girls, Two Spirit and gender-diverse people are not valued in Canada,” - @AmnestyNow
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Full evacuation for Yellowknife, Ndılǫ and Dettah - Anyone remaining in Yellowknife, Ndılǫ and Dettah must leave by noon on Friday, residents were told in a fresh, blanket evacuation order for the city on Wednesday evening.
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Seriously a low point being forced to delete an arrest photo or any pic. This is the man arrested. Don't know what he is alleged of doing.
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The @MBMetis_MMF releases statement on Senator Beyak's claim of Metis status. "We deplore the way Senator Beyak has tried to say that it’s ok for her to publish racist comments because she claims to be Métis," ."It is, quite simply, not ok. Stay away from our Nation.".
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“It will be a long time before our nation produces another person the calibre of Murray Sinclair. He showed us there is no reconciliation without truth.”
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Beauval Indian Residential School Ground Penetrating Radar Search Finds Several Possible Unmarked Graves of Infants
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BIA taking people into custody in the casino. Just made me delete my photo off me phone. Allowed to write what's happening. Just not show.
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The Federal Court of Canada has certified a class action brought against the federal government on behalf of off-reserve Indigenous children and families subjected to the Millenium Scoop.
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#Breaking .Brayden Bushby found guilty of manslaughter in the 2017 death of Anishinaabe Kwe Barbara Kentner in Thunder Bay.
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AMC is alarmed because Charles Adler’s past comments, in which he referred to Indigenous people as “uncivilized boneheads” and criticized First Nations Leadership and communities with grossly offensive language, are a stark reminder of the systemic racism
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Statement from Premier Wab Kinew on the passing of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Cathy Merrick.
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Blockade at Winnipeg landfill still standing despite injunction order with plans to expand to a 2nd camp.
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Giganawenimaanaanig, the Manitoba Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirit, and Gender-Diverse People Implementation Committee is calling on all governments to implement disaster management protocol & begin an immediate search of Prairie Green Landfill.
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"In his statement yesterday at Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc, the Prime Minister indicated that the Government of Canada has handed all records on residential schools to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Unfortunately, this is not accurate"
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“In his every role, the Honourable Murray Sinclair was a moral compass, guiding us all towards the path to Reconciliation”.The University of Manitoba mourns Justice Murray Sinclair
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Special interlocutor on missing children and unmarked graves, @kahnasatake will be joining us to discuss her new report tonight. You can read it here:
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Indigenous helmed shows mark ‘significant moment’ in television history says Cree actor.Watch our latest episode of Face to Face with guest @MichaelGreyeyes
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"I don't even know if it's stopped today, they may well be watching me now" says @cblackst about the federal government spying on her. "I'm always mindful, I'm not the victim." The personal toll has all been worth it says Blackstock on next week's episode of Face to Face.
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Resisting landfill search sees chiefs in Manitoba call for premier's resignation
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Reign marred by 70 years of inaction on Indigenous issues – .“The Queen’s ambivalence to this plight was something Indigenous leaders pointed out on nearly every single one of her 22 “official” visits to Canada.”.by @Niigaanwewidam.
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In a letter about the Papal visit to the PM and Gov. General, @ChiefRoseAnne and AFN Regional Chief Antoine write: "We are concerned that our community members, particularly survivors, are being re-victimized in this unilateral process.".
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Murray Sinclair's family, friends say stories of ‘kindness’ will live on through generations
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Cambria Harris says there was no aggression shown during a protest at the World Police and Fire Games on Sunday, despite police saying there was. Harris admits tensions are high after 8 months and "nothing in this fight to retrieve these women has changed." More tonight @APTNNews
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Rosanna Deerchild’s “The Secret to Good Tea” opened last night @MTCwinnipeg. It’s the first time an Indigenous play received its world premiere on MTC’s MainStage. It’s also phenomenal! Tracey Nepinak is such a treasure! Runs until April 15th.
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In a meeting with the federal, provincial and municipal governments today, the federal government committed $20-million dollars towards the landfill search. The province also committed $20-million dollars towards the search.
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