ID requirements for supervised consumption go into effect Jan. 31
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Starting Jan. 31, people who use drugs will have to provide their health card number to…
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Moose Hide Campaign Day postponed due to Omicron
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Moose Hide Campaign Day, which is intended to raise awareness for violence against Indigenous women and…
Second season of Indigenous Health Today Town Halls starts Jan. 25
(ANNews) – After almost two years of COVID-19, there is increasing pressure on governments and health organizations to address the need for a more culturally…
Xavier Kataquapit: We can do this
by Xavier Kataquapit (underthenorthernsky.com) – Like most people I am tired of this pandemic and being stuck at home without much change from one day to…
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…
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…