With the Brief off this week, we showcase other podcasts in the APTN News line-up. And in this excerpt from InFocus—expert interviews and meaningful conversations about stories and issues affecting Indigenous peoples—host Cierra Bettens speaks with photojournalist Amber Bracken about her arrest during an RCMP raid, and what it signifies about press freedom in Canada.

As the Brief's break continues, we feature another podcast in the APTN News line-up—Nation to Nation, a weekly look at the politics affecting Indigenous peoples in Canada, connecting you with the decision-makers in Ottawa and across the country. In this excerpt, political journalists rate and discuss Mark Carney's first year as the Liberal prime minister. Extro music: 'Pay It Forward' by 1000 Handz (CC BY)  

With the Brief taking a short break from all-new episodes, we instead feature other podcasts in the APTN News line-up. Today, it's our 'Truth & Politics' panel, our regular expert breakdown of what's making headlines. In this excerpt, a discussion of Manitoba's sudden pause on what would have been Canada's first Indigenous-led supervised consumption site. Extro music:  'Pay It Forward' by 1000 Handz (CC BY) 

Our lead story: almost two decades after her daughter's body was found in a rural Manitoba ditch, the mother of the late 24-year-old Crystal Saunders says she won't receive justice after her killer accepts a plea bargain.  

Our lead story: the federal government announces just over $17M in support for northern Indigenous languages audio/video content from broadcasters operating above the 55th parallel.  

Our lead story: fierce criticism emerges in some scholarly circles over a Saskatchewan court ruling a well-known researcher of Indigenous ancestry claims had defamed an academic who once believed herself to be Algonquin. 

Our lead story: a Saskatchewan judge orders scholar Darryl Leroux to pay $70,000 in defamation-related damages to literature professor Michelle Coupal for alleging she'd consciously and deliberately misled others about her ancestry. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com    

Our lead story: the Kanehsatake Perimeter Response Team—a partial solution to the Mohawk community's lack of a police force since 2004—faces an uncertain future with its federal funding set to run out soon. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com

Our lead story: Indigenous Services Canada minister Mandy Gull-Masty catches an earful over the weekend from Kashechewan evacuees, whose water  issues forced them to flee their northern Ontario First Nation in January.  

Our lead story: the Nunavut premier reacts to the recent announcement by Mark Carney's government of $35 billion in northern defence infrastructure investments, expressing hopes it will help benefit Nunavut-based companies and residents.