From government negotiator to representing First Nations directly
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Métis lawyer Troy Chalifoux used to work for the Government of Canada negotiating with First Nations….
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Survivors of forced and coerced sterilization gather to start the journey of greater understanding
By Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The first annual national gathering of survivors of forced and coerced sterilization, Weaving Threads of Healing: Embracing…
Activist Leonard Peltier’s Prison Sentence Commuted in Final Days of Biden Administration
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In one of his final acts in office, U.S. President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of…
ME concedes it was a mistake to declare the death of a respected Alberta Métis woman a suicide
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – When respected Fort McMurray-based Métis entrepreneur and artist Lisa Marie Bourque unexpectedly died in an April…
Canada’s Special Interlocutor calls for reparations and accountability in final report on unmarked graves
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Canada’s special interlocutor for missing children and unmarked graves and burial sites associated with Indian Residential…
A tribute to Murray Sinclair – a champion of Indigenous rights and a brilliant TRC visionary
by ANNews staff (ANNews) – His Honour, Murray Sinclair, a former senator and judge, and the chief commissioner of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission passed…
ACFN chief slams AER’s $50K penalty against Imperial Oil for Kearl seepages
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The chief of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) says the $50,000 fine the Alberta Energy Regulator…
Alexander First Nation members now eligible for water advisory compensation
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alexander First Nation has been newly added to a list of First Nations eligible for compensation…
Convicted murderer Robert Pickton dies in prison but questions remain
By Terry Lusty, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – One of Canada’s most notorious serial killers is gone. Permanently! On May 31st, the 74-year-old ‘pig…
MNA parliamentary petition asks feds for Parole Board reforms
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) has launched a petition asking the federal government to reform…