Grassy Mountain debate pits band leadership against people
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – While opposition continues to mount against the controversial Grassy Mountain coal project that will create open-pit…
Health
BC Couple sneak into Beaver Creek, Yukon to get Moderna vaccination
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Husband and wife Rodney Baker, 55, and Ekaterina Baker, 32, were ticketed and charged in Whitehorse…
Shandro’s vaccine roll out in Alberta is failing First Nations
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The COVID-19 vaccination supply coming to Canada has changed and at least in the short term,…
FNMHA town hall discusses Covid Fatigue and other mental health issues
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The First Nations Health Managers Association (FNHMA) Weekly Virtual Town Hall is a podcast that features…
Chief Tony Alexis criticizes Alberta’s vaccine roll out
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alexis Nakota Sioux Chief Tony Alexis is criticizing the roll out of vaccines in Alberta. In…
Albertans for Ethical Drug Policy call on government to re-open Lethbridge SCS
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A coalition promoting harm reduction policies to manage the opioid poisoning crisis is calling on the…
FNHMA podcast discusses the importance of getting vaccinated
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The First Nations Health Managers Association (FNHMA) Weekly Virtual Town Hall is a podcast that features…
COVID vaccinations begin on Alberta First Nations amid rising numbers of cases
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The delivery of COVID vaccinations is underway in Alberta and the arrival of the vaccines couldn’t…
Vaccines arrive in some First Nations in Western Canada
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As the initial phase of vaccine distribution across Canada begins, First Nations have started to receive…
Darin Ladouceur’s journey from music to medicine – with good intent
By Dale Ladouceur, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Medicines that have been gifted to us from Creator can be elusive to those who do…