Military intervention in Bearskin Lake First Nation for COVID-19 outbreak
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Since late last month, the Bearskin Lake First Nation has been in a state of emergency…
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Safespace App provides a safe way to report negative health care experiences
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Dr. Alika Lafontaine, of Cree and Anishinaabe heritage, born and raised in Southern Saskatchewan in Treaty…
Walk a Mile in A Ribbon Skirt movement grows in Edmonton
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Walk a Mile in a Ribbon Skirt is a grassroots movement to educate Canadians on…
Take a stand against domestic violence – Moose Hide Campaign Day is Feb. 10
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Mark your calendars, Feb. 10 is Moose Hide Campaign Day. The Moose Hide Campaign was founded…
Winter Blues? More common than you think.
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In Canada, as the days get darker, colder and shorter you more than likely feel the…
Poverty report charts path out of COVID for marginalized groups
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The newly-released 2021 report from the National Advisory Council on Poverty shows a significant decrease in…
Extreme cold temperatures hit Western Canada
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A cold snap in Western Canada has caused Environment Canada to place the provinces of Alberta,…
A new approach to addiction: decriminalizing small possessions of illicit drugs in Canada
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Earlier this month, the city of Toronto voted to seek permission from the federal government to…
Six First Nations partner with the U of A to train more Indigenous medical students
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Six Alberta First Nations have announced a partnership with the University of Alberta in an attempt…
COVID UPDATE: Alberta and BC have different approaches to combatting Omicron
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The omicron virus, described as the latest “variant of concern,” was first reported to the World…