Call for Action on housing for vulnerable Indigenous people
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As I sit down to write, my heart weighs heavy with the memory of my cousin…
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Alberta Blue Cross® awards $50,000 Built Together grant to Alexander First Nation
(ANNews) – As part of its 2023 Built Together program, Alberta Blue Cross recently awarded a $50,000 grant to support the build of an outdoor…
Edmonton Policy On Dismantling Encampments Causes Continual Trauma To Indigenous People
by Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In the midst of extreme cold temperatures in Alberta, the City of Edmonton is dismantling encampments displacing…
Edmonton police arrest Indigenous journalist as encampment sweep turns violent
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Edmonton police completed their new year sweep of eight “high-risk” homeless encampments as the wind chill…
City of Edmonton, police begin 2024 by dismantling homeless encampments
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The City of Edmonton and Edmonton Police Service (EPS) dismantled four homeless encampments in the first…
First Nations chiefs say they’ve been shut out from consultation on clean water bill
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Chiefs representing forty-seven Treaty 6, 7 and 8 First Nations say the federal government’s First Nations…
Stoney Nakoda files court application against Canmore housing developments
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Stoney Nakoda First Nation is taking the Town of Canmore and Alberta government to court over…
Deloitte releases report on embracing Indigenous nature-based climate solutions
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – If Canada is going to achieve its climate targets, it will have to allow Indigenous Peoples…
From adversity to success: Kimberly Yellowknee’s journey into entrepreneurship
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In the world of entrepreneurship, there are stories that inspire us, stories of individuals who have…
Startup program provides youth with support to create and buy their own businesses
by Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Ohpikiwin: Growing Indigenous Entrepreneurship event took place on Saturday, November 4th, 2023, at the Alberta Avenue…