Employment Opportunity: Executive Director Ambrose Place
Job Title: Executive Director Position Summary Niginan Housing Ventures is seeking an Executive Director of Ambrose Place in Edmonton. The Executive Director is responsible for…
December 2021
Political strategist Jacqueline Biollo explores her lost connection to her Indigenous ancestry
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Jacqueline Biollo is a mover and shaker in Alberta but also on a human level she…
REPORT: Incarceration rates for Canadians drop while Indigenous incarceration rates rise
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter “Over-representation of Indigenous people in correctional settings remains one of Canada’s most pressing human rights issues, and is…
Siksika Nation approves $1.3-billion settlement with the feds
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Siksika Nation has voted to accept a one-time $1.3-billion payment as resolution to a wrongful…
Xavier Kataquapit: Happy New Year 2022
by Xavier Kataquapit (www.underthenorthernsky.com) – We are getting ready to wish each other a happy new year 2022. We have been through and are still…
A new approach to addiction: decriminalizing small possessions of illicit drugs in Canada
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Earlier this month, the city of Toronto voted to seek permission from the federal government to…
Blackfoot Hockey Association to change name in a move toward reconciliation
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Blackfoot Hockey Association (BHA), a minor hockey league in Calgary, has announced that it will…
Six First Nations partner with the U of A to train more Indigenous medical students
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Six Alberta First Nations have announced a partnership with the University of Alberta in an attempt…
Alberta will delay and revisit implementation of proposed curriculum
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Alberta Government has announced a delay in the full implementation of its proposed revision to…
Pan Canadian Voice for Women’s Housing develop six calls to actions
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – This year’s National Housing Day – held on November 22 – was more important than ever…