APTN National News is the Canadian national news program aired by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. It is broadcast from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
The program formerly aired in two daily editions: APTN National News Daytime aired at 12:30 p.m., and APTN National News Primetime aired at 6:30 p.m. The program now produces only a single full edition each day, which airs at 6 and 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time nightly with short headline news updates at the top of the hour during the afternoon. The program's current anchors are Michael Hutchinson and Dana Foster.
In September 2009, two current affairs shows, APTN InFocus and APTN Investigates launched. Both shows are hosted by Cheryl McKenzie (host/producer).
APTN National News has news bureaus in the following Canadian cities: Halifax, Nova Scotia (est. 2000); Montreal Quebec (est. 2003); Ottawa, Ontario (est. 2000); Toronto, Ontario (est. 2000); Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (est. 2004); Edmonton, Alberta (est. 2001, re-opened 2006); Vancouver, British Columbia (est. 2001); Iqaluit, Nunavut (est. 2007); Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (est. 2001, re-opened 2003); Whitehorse, Yukon (est. 2006).
The Director for News and Current Affairs is Vera Houle (2005-present).
News and Current Affairs staff at APTN applied for and received union certification with the Canadian Media Guild from the Canadian Labour Board in 2002. Unionized staff reached its first collective agreement with APTN management in April 2003.
In addition to the primary anchors, journalists, video journalists, producers and researchers associated with APTN National News include: Taryn Della (Halifax Bureau); Danielle Rochette, Ossie Michelin (Montreal Bureau); Nigel Newlove, Annette Francis, Jorge Barrera, Mark Blackburn (Ottawa Bureau); Wayne Roberts, Donna Smith, Candace Maracle (Toronto Bureau); Tiar Wilson, Matt Thordarson, Meagan Fiddler, Bruce Spence, Murray Oliver, Naomi Clarke (Winnipeg Newsroom); Larissa Burnouf, Delany Windago, Priscilla Wolf (Saskatoon Bureau); Noemi LoPinto, Keith Laboucan (Edmonton Bureau); Rob Smith, Tina House (Vancouver Bureau); Kent Driscoll, Wayne Rivers (Iqaluit Bureau); Cullen Crozier, Curtis Mandeville, Mark Solnoky (Yellowknife Bureau); Shirley McLean (Whitehorse Bureau).
Journalists and producers associated with APTN InFocus and APTN Investigates include Todd Lamirande (host/producer), Melissa Ridgen(writer/researcher), Kimlee Wong (writer/researcher), Paul Barnsley (Executive Producer) and Francine Compton (producer).
APTN National News first went to air on a daily basis on October 28, 2002 and hosted by Nola Wuttunee until 2006. Prior to the daily launch of APTN National News the newscast on APTN was called In-Vision News and was hosted by Carol Morin (2000-2001). In-Vision News debuted on April 16, 2000. Other previous hosts of APTN National News included Donna Smith (2006-2008), Holly Bernier (2008-2009), Todd Lamirande (2008-2010) and Patrice Mousseau (2009-2010).
APTN National News Contact was hosted by Rick Harp from 2000-2005, Madeleine Allakariallak 2005-2007 and Cheryl McKenzie 2007-2009.
Previous hosts, producers, reporters, video journalists and researchers with APTN National News, Contact/InFocus/Investigates have included:
Winnipeg Newsroom: Maryann Flett (2000); John Stevens (2000-2001); Don Langford (2000-2001); Carol Morin (2000-2001); Rick Ratte (2000-2002); Colleen Simard (2001-2002); Vera Houle (2001-2002); Greg Taylor (2000-2004); Rick Harp (2000-2005); Stephanie Wood (2000-2005); Rosanna Deerchild (2000-2006); Nola Wuttunee (2001-2006); Lorne Olsen (2006); Tim Fontaine (2002-2006); Shaneen Robinson (2005-2006); Madeleine Allakariallak (2005-2007); Donna Smith (2006-2008); Holly Bernier (2007-2009); Neil Coligan (2006-2009); Mark Halsall (2007-2009); Jillian Taylor (2007-2010); Darrell Doxtader (2009-2010); Patrice Mousseau (2009-2010); Kathleen Martens (2010-2011).
Halifax Bureau: Maureen Googoo (2000-2007); Trina Roache (2001-2008); Asna Adhami (2006-2007); Jodie Barnaby (2007-2010); James Hopkin (2008-2011).
Montreal Bureau: Emanuel Lowi (2003).
Ottawa Bureau: David Moses (2000-2001); Don Young (2000-2001); Ken Williams (2001-2004); Karyn Pugliese (2000-2006); Greg Taylor (2004-2008); Janet Leader (2007-2008).
Toronto Bureau: Ken Williams (2000-2001); Nicole Robertson (2001-2002); Donna Smith (2002-2006); Judi Halfe (2008); Harmony Rice (2008); Nina DeVries (2006-2010)
Saskatoon Bureau: Ken Williams (2004-2006); Cherish Francis (2006-2010).
Edmonton Bureau: Nicole Robertson (2001-2002); Judi Halfe (2006); Claudia Jones (2008); Sean Amato (2007-2009); William Belcourt (2009); Kelly Chalifaux (2009); Jeremy Lafond (2009).
Vancouver Bureau: Todd Lamirande (2000-2004); Shirley McLean (2005-2006); Sonya Rani Anatole (2006); Wayne Roberts (2006); Leena Minifie (2006-2007).
Iqaluit Bureau: Juanita Taylor (2007-2008).
Yellowknife Bureau: Charles Laird (2000-2001); Roy Dahl (2003-2005); Charlene LaBillois (2006); Janet Leader (2006-2007); Dene-Za Antoine (2006-2008); Norm Byatt (2007-2009); Amos Scott (2006-2010).
Whitehorse Bureau: Roxanne Livingstone (2006-2009); Dez Loreen (2010).
Previous news directors have included Dan David (1999-2001); Jim Compton (2001-2002) and Rita Deverell (2002-2005).