The outrageous treatment of Joyce Echaquan shows Canada’s systemic racism – again
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On September 28, 2020, 37-year old Indigenous mother of seven, Joyce Echaquan, died at the Joliette…
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Supreme Court upholds ban on peremptory challenges – seen as a victory for racially diverse jury selection
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld legislation that put an end to peremptory challenges, a…
Canada proposes September 30 – Orange Shirt Day – as a National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In 1973, Phyllis Webstad was given an orange shirt by her grandmother on her first day…
Feature artist for September 2020: Jean-Paul Langlois
By Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The vibrant image on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is titled ‘Resignation’ and…
EPCOR and Wilco apologize for racist taunts at students during an EPS smudging ceremony
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Friday September 24, 2020 an Edmonton Public School (EPS) smudging ceremony was disrupted by Epcor…
Red Deer anti-racism protest erupts in violence by hate group counter protesters
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Violence occurred at an anti-racism rally in Red Deer on Sunday September 20, 2020. Organizers say…
Edmonton Police launch a new Advisory Council to address racism and how to improve policing
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Monday September 21, 2020 Edmonton’s police chief Dale McFee announced a commitment to action by…
AHS Indigenous Cancer Strategy: Reconciliation to Reconcili-action
by Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Once upon a time, when iceboxes were dirt dugouts, before beaver felt hats were turning the…
Canada designates two former Indian Residential Schools as National Historical Sites
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Canada now officially and formally recognizes residential schools as a dark and defining event in Canadian…
Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corp. gives six First Nations a loan guarantee for a major power project
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC) announced on September 9, 2020 that it has provided a…