Federal government reaches agreement in Indigenous child welfare settlement
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On January 4, 2022 the government of Canada announced that a settlement has been reached in-principle…
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Feds in talks to pledge $40 billion to uphold First Nation court order
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Monday Dec. 13, 2021 Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller announced that the federal government was…
Alberta First Nations announce plans to create a new child welfare law for members
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Three First Nations in Alberta have announced plans to take control of child services for their…
Record-breaking number of deaths in Alberta’s Child Services
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – According to figures released by Alberta Children’s Services, the province is on track for a record-breaking…
Inuit child care law passed In Canada by Inuvialuit
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Nov. 24, the Inuvialuit people residing in the Northwest Territories (NWT) made history by passing…
Child and Youth Advocate says COVID has made things worse for vulnerable youth
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – The overlapping public health crises of COVID and opioid poisoning are having a significant impact on some of Alberta’s most…
First Nations Health Consortium is hiring: Regional Service Coordinators in Wabasca
Now Hiring –Regional Service Coordinators – Wabasca Reporting to a Team Lead (Full Time Term to March 31, 2022) The First Nations Health Consortium Ltd….
Federal Court of Canada upholds CHRT ruling to compensate First Nation children
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Late last month, the Federal Court of Canada announced their decision to uphold a 2019 Canadian…
An increasing number of Alberta Indigenous youth are dying from opioids
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Three years after its initial report on youth opioid use in Alberta, the province’s child and…
MPs pass NDP motion for Ottawa to stop court actions against Indigenous children and survivors
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Earlier this month, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh put forward a motion calling on the federal government…