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…
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Kainai, Siksika object to coal company’s depiction of consultation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Kainai and Siksika Nations have filed letters with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, arguing…
B.C. First Nations announce plans to make Olympic bid for 2030 Winter Games
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Four B.C. First Nations have announced their plans to make the first ever Indigenous-led bid for…
Country musician Jarrid Lee Poitras speaks out against bullying
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Jarrid Lee Poitras is a Canadian country musician, launching his newest album and speaking out against…
B.C. First Nations concerned with provincial logging process
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nations in B.C. are concerned with the government’s old-growth deferral process, believing that the province…
Indigenous Tourism Alberta hosts 3rd annual summit
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Last week, Indigenous Tourism Alberta (ITA) held its third annual summit, where attendees heard about the…
Catastrophic flooding in BC will have long term detrimental impacts
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Over the past week, a major storm in B.C. has caused catastrophic flooding and mudslides within…
RCMP clashes with Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Last Friday, the RCMP forcibly entered an Indigenous resistance camp in B.C. that opposed the construction…
Provincial government funding lawsuit against federal tanker ban
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The UCP government is bankrolling two Métis groups’ lawsuit against the federal Liberals’ oil tanker ban…
Construction is set to begin on Edmonton’s First Urban Indigenous Cultural Site
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Earlier this month, the city of Edmonton announced that construction of Canada’s first-ever urban Indigenous cultural…