Edmonton’s Food Bank addresses a broad range of needs – Beyond Food
(ANNews) – Edmonton’s Food Bank is offering a new program that goes beyond food to bring enhanced supports to its diverse clientele. The program, aptly…
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Alberta Liberals launch Indigenous platform
(March 2019) – The Alberta Election will be held on April 16, 2019. On March 21, 2019 Alberta Liberal Leader David Khan announced the Alberta…
National Inquiry offers support for community gatherings and events: Deadline is April 2
Vancouver (March 2019 ) – The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is offering funding assistance for organizations to host community…
Spirit North empowers youth through the transformative power of cross-country skiing
By John Copley (ANNews) – When athlete and former international cross-country skiing competitor, Rebecca (Beckie) Scott, joined Spirit North in 2009, the idea was to…
Non-status children must be included by the federal government under Jordan’s Principle
January 10, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) – The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples applauds the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society for their order to the…
Syncrude pleads guilty to great blue heron deaths, ordered to pay $2.75 million
Fort McMurray, Alberta (Jan 02, 2019) – Syncrude has been ordered to pay $2.75 million in federal and provincial penalties for the deaths of 31 great…
Class Action commenced against Gov. of Alberta for Coerced Sterilization of Indigenous Women
TORONTO /CNW/ – On December 18, 2018, Koskie Minsky LLP in Toronto, along with Cooper Regel in Edmonton, commenced a class action against the Government of Alberta on behalf of Indigenous women…
Poundmaker’s annual sober walk draws large crowd – but many agencies were no-shows
by John Copley (ANNews) – On Thursday, November 15, 2018, St. Albert-based Poundmaker’s Lodge Treatment Centres (PTLC) hosted its annual Sober Walk in recognition of…
Assembly of First Nations Calls for Criminalization of Forced Sterilization of First Nations Women
(Ottawa, ON): Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde is calling for changes to the laws of Canada and specifically the Criminal Code of Canada to…
Chief Roy Fox speaks out against Bill C-69
by Roy Fox (Maikiinima), Chief of the Kainaiwa (Blood Tribe) Chief Roy Fox is a pioneer in First Nations self-management of their resources, and a…