Amber Jensen on Addiction, Loss and Overdose Prevention
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Amber Jensen, the overdose crisis is not a statistic. It is personal. Jensen spent about…
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Skylene Gladue Steps Into Reality TV With ‘The Traitors Canada’
Indigenous model, actress and motivational speaker enters a new chapter as a reality TV star By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Skylene…
Kim Wheeler: Finding Power in Making Space for Indigenous Voices
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Kim Wheeler, power is not about titles, boardrooms or leading massive organizations. It is about…
Driven by Purpose: Regan Gamble’s Vision to Create Safer Pathways Through SheDrives
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Regan Gamble, transportation is only the beginning of the journey. Based in Edmonton, SheDrives was…
Saddle Lake Cree Nation invokes Treaty 6 to establish safe haven for gender-affirming care
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Saddle Lake Cree Nation is asserting its Treaty 6 and inherent jurisdiction over health care by…
Crystal Janvier Romaniuk is crowned Ms. Multicultural Canada 2026
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Crystal Janvier Romaniuk is taking Indigenous representation, multiculturalism and economic empowerment to a new national stage…
From surviving to thriving: Kokum’s House builds a recovery path in Cold Lake
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In Cold Lake, a 10-bed recovery facility is helping people move beyond treatment and begin rebuilding…
Keepers of the Water slams environmental exemption for Suncor’s tailings release
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – An Indigenous environmental organization focused on water protection is slamming the Alberta Energy Regulator’s (AER) decision…
Saddle Lake proclaims itself ‘safe haven’ for transgender care
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On the 150th anniversary of Treaty 6’s signing, Saddle Lake Cree Nation announced that it will…
Preparations underway for first Read Across Wood Buffalo Day on Sept. 25
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For the past six months, preparations have been underway for the inaugural Read Across Wood Buffalo…