BBMA awards open for post-secondary Métis students – receive up to $10,000
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – BBMAs are for serious students of Métis ancestry who need financial assistance for tuition in order…
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Report: Black and Indigenous inmates experience more ‘use of force’ incidents in prison
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Last week, the Office of the Correctional Investigator presented an annual report to parliament that suggested…
Feds enact emergency measures and the blockades begin to dismantle
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On February 14, 2022 Canada made history as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau enacted the Emergencies Act,…
Catholic Bishops Indigenous Reconciliation Fund names its board of directors
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On January 28, 2022 it was announced by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) that…
Saskatchewan First Nation leaders speak out against the “freedom” convoy
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nation leaders in Saskatchewan are adding their voices to the growing list of Indigenous Nations…
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation criticizes government’s approach to border blockade
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative (ANNews) – On February 2, the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief and Council released a statement regarding the current…
Yukon declares a substance use health emergency
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Last month, the Yukon declared a substance use emergency after the territory saw four drug-related deaths…
Williams Lake First Nation has more ground to cover in search for unmarked graves
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Trigger Warning) – The following article contains overt discussion of Residential Schools which may be triggering and/or distressing…
Economic alliance formed among four Treaty 6 Nations
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On January 20, 2022 four First Nations in Alberta announced an economic alliance called the First…
Requirement to show personal health numbers for safe injection sites delayed in Alberta
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On February 1, 2022 Alberta was slated to become the first province in Canada to require…