''APTN National News'' is a

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national news program broadcast by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The program formerly broadcast in two daily editions, ''APTN National News Daytime'' at 12:30 p.m. and ''APTN National News Primetime'' at 6:30 p.m.. The program now produces a single half hour of news each day, broadcasts at 6 and 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time nightly, as well as various specialty programs including ''Investigates'' on Mondays and Fridays, ''Laughing Drum'', a half hour talk show where comedians review the headlines of the week, ''Face-to-Face'', a long form interview show, ''InFocus'' an hour long live interactive talk show, and ''Nation to Nation'', a show examining the political relationship between First Peoples and Canada. Each day there are also short headline news updates on the hour during the afternoon. The daily newscast's current presenters are Dennis Ward and Melissa Ridgen. Ridgen also hosts ''InFocus'' and Ward also hosts ''Face-to-Face''.

Todd Lamirande Todd Lamirande is a Canadian video journalist. He is a member of the Métis Nation, and was formerly a co-host of ''APTN National News'', aired by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and a host and co-producer of ''APTN Investigates ...

hosts ''Nation to Nation''. ''Investigates'' has no single overall host, but has reports filed by all members of APTN's news team. In 2019, the news division also launched ''Nouvelles Nationales d’APTN'', a weekly

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news program presented by Sophie Claude Miller. In addition to its main newsroom in Winnipeg, ''APTN National News'' has news bureaus in Halifax, Montreal,

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, Toronto, Thunder Bay, Saskatoon, Edmonton,

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, Vancouver, Iqaluit, Yellowknife and Whitehorse. News and current affairs staff at APTN applied for and received union certification with the Canadian Media Guild from the

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in 2002. Unionized staff reached its first collective agreement with APTN management in April 2003. On June 8, 2012, the award-winning journalist Karyn Pugliese was appointed as the director of news and current affairs for APTN. Pugliese previously worked as the Ottawa correspondent for ''APTN National News'' from 2000 to 2006.

History

''APTN National News'' started on a daily basis on October 28, 2002, and was hosted by Nola Wuttunee until 2006. Before the daily launch of ''APTN National News'', the newscast on APTN was called ''In-Vision News'' and was hosted by

Carol Morin Carol Morin (born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a media personality, writer and artist from Saskatchewan. Early life Morin was born in Regina, Saskatchewan but is originally from Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan. She is of Cree and Chipewyan descen ...

(2000-2001). ''In-Vision News'' began on April 16, 2000. Other previous hosts of ''APTN National News'' include Donna Smith (2006-2008), Holly Bernier (2008-2009), Todd Lamirande (2008-2010), Patrice Mousseau (2009-2010) and Dana Foster (2011). ''APTN National News Contact'' was hosted by Rick Harp from 2000 to 2005,

Madeleine Allakariallak Madeleine Allakariallak (born Resolute, Nunavut) is a Canadian Inuit musician and television journalist. Formerly a member of the Inuit throat singing duo Tudjaat, from 2005 to 2007 she was also the host of the weekly newsmagazine series '' APTN ...

from 2005 to 2007 and

Cheryl McKenzie Cheryl McKenzie is a Canadians, Canadian broadcast journalist, and the Director of News and Current Affairs for the APTN National News. She is of Anishinabek and Cree descent. She is best known as the host of the Aboriginal People's Television Net ...

from 2007 to 2009. Previous news directors have included Dan David (1999-2001), Jim Compton (2001-2002), Rita Deverell (2002-2005) and Vera Houle (2005-2011) Karyn Pugliese (2012- present).

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