Grassroots Action as Canada Marks First National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
By Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On September 30, 2021, formerly Orange Shirt Day, Canada and some provinces will be taking time…
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Documents suggest Catholic Church hasn’t followed through on ‘in-kind’ commitments
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Catholic Church appears to have not followed through on its legal commitment to provide $25…
Xavier Kataquapit: Hope, Justice and Healing
by Xavier Kataquapit (Under the Northern Sky) – Finally Indigenous people all across Canada can feel some hope that Canadians and our governments are taking…
Feature artist for September 2021: Neepin Auger
by Terry Lusty, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The playful image on the cover of the September edition of Alberta Native News is by…
Election Outcome Equals More of the Same for Indigenous People
By Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As the dust settles on the second federal election in the last two years, Canadians are…
Alberta Government pauses plan to require ID for supervised consumption
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta’s government has postponed plans to require identification to access supervised consumption services for people who…
City of Edmonton changes course on reconciliation holiday
By Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On September 15, 2021, following the announcement and celebration of a renewed Memorandum of Dialogue and…
Joe and Jean White trace their father’s journey to understand their family history
By Dale Ladouceur, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – What is the driving force that compels so many to look for anything linking us to…
City of Calgary will observe September 30 National holiday for Truth and Reconciliation
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In June 2021, the Federal Government of Canada announced September 30 as the National Day for…
NDP candidate Blake Desjarlais wants to uplift Indigenous voices
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Edmonton-Griesbach federal NDP candidate Blake Desjarlais says his Metis heritage and understanding of systemic racism…