Petition calling for a halt to coal mining presented in parliament
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A petition with thousands of signatures from across the country is asking the federal government to…
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Raylene Whitford appointed to federal task force on Women in the Economy
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On March 8, International Women’s Day, a federal task force on Women in the Economy was…
Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation hires Amber-Dawn Boudreau
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Amber-Dawn Boudreau, a member of the Red Rock Indian Band, has been announced as the new…
Explore Edmonton signs MOU with Indigenous Tourism Alberta
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Explore Edmonton and Indigenous Tourism Alberta (ITA) have announced a recently signed memorandum of understanding (MOU)….
Province, feds contribute $13M towards Indigenous housing
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The governments of Canada and Alberta have committed $14.1 million for Indigenous housing projects throughout the…
Provincial NDP critic blasts Alberta budget for Indigenous funding cuts
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The NDP’s Indigenous relations critic says the 2021-22 UCP budget has done nothing to improve the…
Tar sands whistleblower and health advocate Dr. John O’Connor receives award
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Dr. John O’Connor — a Fort Chipewyan physician who revealed high cancer rates in communities downstream…
Fort McKay Nations secure agreement with Alberta for Moose Lake Access Management
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Alberta Government and the Fort McKay First Nation have reached an agreement on an access…
Grey Eagle Resort plans to launch Alberta’s largest drive-in event venue
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In the wake of Alberta’s public health orders – which have prohibited the hosting of large…
COVID-19’s impact on First Nation businesses, taxes and reporting
By Rob Picton, CA, CPA (ANNews) – Our previous article from the April 2018 edition of Alberta Native News outlined the complexity arising when Canada’s…