35 First Nations reserves remain evacuated due to B.C. wildfires
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – As of Sept. 1, 35 reserves on eight First Nations in British Columbia remain on evacuation order due to out-of-control…
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NWT premier visits Yellowknife evacuees in Edmonton
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane visited Yellowknife fire evacuees in Edmonton on Aug. 30, accompanied by…
AHS Indigenous Support Line to expand beyond north and south zones this year
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) Indigenous Support Line launched in May 2022 for the north and south…
Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations celebrates 30th anniversary with a vibrant powwow
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations held an Aug. 17 powwow on the Enoch Cree…
Reform Jewish congregants in Edmonton continue their reconciliation journey
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Members of Edmonton’s Reform congregation, Temple Beth Ora (TBO), went on a guided medicine walk on…
Experts highlight importance of hepatitis screening
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On World Hepatitis Day, the Alberta Hepatitis Elimination Network (AHEN) hosted an information session on the…
Indigenous communities offer nation-wide support search of Winnipeg landfill
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Indigenous voices from across Canada are amplifying calls for Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson to permit the…
Indigenous people 10.8 per cent more likely to be incarcerated in Alberta: StatsCan
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta has Canada’s second-highest rate of Indigenous over-representation in provincial custody, trailing just Saskatchewan, according to…
Alberta sees record high deaths, EMS dispatches from drug poisoning
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative (ANNews) – Alberta reached a grim landmark with 179 drug poisoning deaths in April 2023, and more recent EMS…
MNA President Audrey Poitras discusses her decision to retire
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On June 10, longtime Metis Nation of Alberta (MNA) President Audrey Poitras announced she won’t seek…