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…
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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…
Treaty 6 leaders declare drug poisoning crisis an emergency
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Following a motion at its annual general meeting, the Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 Nations declared…
Aboriginal Alert partners with forestry association
By Jeremy Appel, local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – An organization which seeks to establish an alert system for missing Indigenous people across the country…
Indigenous youth continue facing discrimination at school, work
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Indigenous youth say they still face systemic barriers in their academic and professional careers, although there…
Alberta First Nations criticize federal UNDRIP legislation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) calls on governments to “consult…
AHS increasing accessability for Indigenous people
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta Health Services (AHS) marked National Indigenous Peoples Day by announcing an expansion of support for…