The True Cost of Replacing the RCMP in Alberta
By Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On October 29, 2021, the Minister of Justice, Kaycee Madu, unveiled the results of a government…
Politics
Indigenous COP26 delegates want to be heard by governments
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nations perspectives need to be front-and-centre in any response to the climate crisis, Indigenous delegates…
Hopes for Indigenous Edmonton: A Chat with Mayor Amarjeet Sohi
By Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Following the momentous night of October 18, 2021, Alberta Native News (ANNews) outlined what Indigenous people…
Day scholars can apply for residential schools compensation starting December
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Survivors of residential day schools will be able to apply for compensation by December, lawyers who…
Indigenous Expectations in Edmonton
By Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On October 18, 2021, the municipal citizens across Alberta chose a renewed approach to how they…
Federal Court of Canada upholds CHRT ruling to compensate First Nation children
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Late last month, the Federal Court of Canada announced their decision to uphold a 2019 Canadian…
A conversation with filmmaker Courtney Montour
By Dale Ladouceur, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Award winning filmmaker Courtney Montour has already had an enviable career as a documentarian, let alone…
Prime Minister Trudeau faces more heat for starting his vacation on September 30
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – More Indigenous leaders are criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his decision to take a family…
Alberta’s COVID situation goes from bad to worse
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – About three months after Premier Jason Kenney exclaimed that Alberta was “open for summer,” COVID case…
Indigenous leaders slam Trudeau’s Truth and Reconciliation Day vacation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Indigenous leaders are criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to take a family vacation on the…