Ottawa announces new funding to improve Indigenous heathcare supports
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On June 29, the Canadian Government announced new funding directed towards Indigenous support in healthcare. The…
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2021 Canada Day events include solidarity marches and “Every Child Matters” rallies
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Canada Day 2021 will forever be an historic day in Canada as the brutal and genocidal…
Alberta trustees remove the name ‘Grandin’ from schools in Edmonton, Calgary and St. Albert
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The recent discoveries of multiple unmarked graves at former residential school sites in Canada has many…
Saddle Lake and Cold Lake First Nations get a boost in broadband funding
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On June 28, 2021 it was announced that the governments of Canada and Alberta would be…
RCMP are investigating Catholic Church fires in Alberta and BC
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Catholic Churches on First Nations across Western Canada are being threatened as two more churches in…
Indigenous people can now use traditional names on identity documents
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On June 14, 2021 the Federal Government announced that all Indigenous people in the country can…
Celebration National Indigenous Peoples Day virtually!
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Daily Indigenous life has been dark lately as the Residential School History of Canada has reared…
Vaccinations are rising, infections are lowering as Alberta nears its Stage 3 criteria
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The vaccination rate for Indigenous people across Canada is going incredibly well. As of June 8,…
Indigenous Fitness Challenges and AIG return to Alberta this summer
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – There are some exciting activities taking place this summer that promote health, fitness and wellness. With…
Clifford Cardinal appointed as Cultural Advisor to St. Paul School Division
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Earlier this month, St. Paul Education announced the appointment of Clifford Cardinal as Cultural Advisor for…