The True Cost of Replacing the RCMP in Alberta
By Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On October 29, 2021, the Minister of Justice, Kaycee Madu, unveiled the results of a government…
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Xavier Kataquapit: We shall remember
by Xavier Kataquapit (Underthenorthernsky.com) – Every year many of us gather at the local city and town cenotaphs to remember the sacrifice of the men…
Indigenous lawsuit seeks damages from B.C. for disproportionate birth alerts
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A class-action lawsuit has been filed in B.C. seeking reparations for the province’s birth alert practice…
Construction is set to begin on Edmonton’s First Urban Indigenous Cultural Site
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Earlier this month, the city of Edmonton announced that construction of Canada’s first-ever urban Indigenous cultural…
Child and Youth Advocate says COVID has made things worse for vulnerable youth
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – The overlapping public health crises of COVID and opioid poisoning are having a significant impact on some of Alberta’s most…
Indigenous COP26 delegates want to be heard by governments
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nations perspectives need to be front-and-centre in any response to the climate crisis, Indigenous delegates…
Maskwacis Cree honour Indigenous War Veterans
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – November 8 is National Indigenous Remembrance Day – a day when Canadians recognize and remember the…
Lawsuit by Indigenous teenager alleges he was brutally assaulted by Edmonton Police officers
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Pacey Dumas, a 19-year-old Indigenous man living in Edmonton, Alberta is currently living with a hole…
Tik Tok helped Cree influencer Jacqueline Buffalo overcome her shyness
by Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Jacqueline Buffalo is a Cree Tik Tok influencer, model, community advocate, and entrepreneur. She credits Tik…
Edmonton Oilers host their first Indigenous Celebration event
by Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Monday, November 1, 2021, a spectacular Indigenous Celebration Night took place at Edmonton’s Rogers Place,…