CBC offers Inuktitut Olympic hockey coverage for first time
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For the first time, the CBC is providing live play-by-play coverage for men’s and women’s Olympic…
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Indigenous delegation meeting the Pope in March
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – An Indigenous delegation will travel to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis in late-March, after the…
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…
Suzanne Life-Yeomans: All Albertans should learn more about missing & murdered Indigenous women
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Suzanne Life-Yeomans is a member of the Liidlii Kue First Nation but was raised in Cowichan…
Blockades, policing and politics – the double standard at the Coutts Border
By Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As hostility continues to grow across the Nation regarding the lingering pandemic, restrictions and conspiracy theories,…
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…
What happened to Kaycee Madu – Racial Profiling or Red Herring?
By Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On January 17, 2022 the Province of Alberta and the Kenney government were hit with yet…