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…
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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…
Alberta’s agreements with Northern First Nations sets parameters for development in sensitive areas
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In early February, the Alberta Government announced two projects in a seemingly new step towards conservationism…
Alberta backsteps and reinstates Coal Policy but protections still fall short
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In May 2020, the Alberta Government announced that they were removing blanket environmental protections – particularly…
Grassy Mountain debate pits band leadership against people
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – While opposition continues to mount against the controversial Grassy Mountain coal project that will create open-pit…
Keystone XL Pipeline cancellation impacts its First Nation investors in Alberta
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Mere hours after being sworn into office, 46th U.S. president Joe Biden revoked the permit for…
First Nations seek to intervene in court challenge of coal policy removal
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Bearspaw, Ermineskin and Whitefish First Nations are among those looking to intervene in a court…
Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations sign protocol agreement with Alberta
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Alberta Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations – which represents sixteen First Nations within the…
Phresh Health: Métis father-son duo’s sustainable disinfectant approved for use in U.S., Canada
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A Métis father-son duo in Edmonton have created an environmentally-sustainable disinfectant that has been approved for…
Indigenous man protests ring road construction over family’s home
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – While there was much jubilation surrounding a portion of Calgary’s ring road opening on Oct. 1…