Enoch Cree Nation announces new health measures due to a recent Covid outbreak
By Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – Enoch Cree Nation has announced a shutdown of all non-essential services. “Due to a recent outbreak of COVID-19 (including the…
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Hummingbirds Delay Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline By Months, Add Millions to Price Tag
April 26, 2021, Unceded Coast Salish Territories (Burnaby, BC)— A four month federal stop work order has been issued on Trans Mountain’s pipeline construction, the…
Hospitalization numbers soar to 594 in Alberta but no new restrictions are announced
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As Canada is experiencing the third wave of COVID-19, Alberta is particularly affected as the daily…
EPL announces 2021 Elder in Residence Jo-Ann Saddleback
Edmonton, AB, April 21, 2021 – The Edmonton Public Library (EPL) is thrilled to announce Elder Jo-Ann Saddleback from the Saddle Lake Cree First Nation as…
Northland School Division declines to pilot the Alberta draft K – 6 curriculum this fall
by Curtis Walty (Editor’s Note: The Alberta draft K to Grade 6 curriculum was released last month and it has been met with a great…
Urban First Nations Vaccination Clinic in Enoch Welcomes All Indigenous People
April 13, 2021 (ENOCH, AB) – Any First Nations, Metis, and Inuit (FNMI) people residing in Edmonton and area who meet medical criteria can receive their…
Treaty 8 Grand Chief Arthur Noskey Calls for Suspension of New Forestry Legislation
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta are calling on the Alberta Government to suspend new…
Alberta Covid infection cases surge following the holiday weekend
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – There is no doubt that Canada is currently is being hit by the third wave of…
First Nations sue Alberta for alleged conflict of interest in the casino industry
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Two First Nations located in Alberta — the Tsuut’ina Nation and the Stoney Nakoda Nation —have…
Treaty 6 Nations & MNA call for curriculum re-write – EPSD will not pilot the program this fall
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Métis Nation of Alberta and Treaty 6 First Nations have denounced the province’s proposed K-6…