O’Leary data centre faces setback in court
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary’s effort to block Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation’s (SLCN) request for judicial review of the water licenses…
Politics
ACFN chief joins B.C. First Nations to oppose new pipeline
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The chief of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is backing the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs’ call…
Treaty 8 First Nations comes out of 2026 AGM with new name, water agreement with Dene Nation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta has voted unanimously to henceforth be known as Treaty 8…
Treaty No. 6 leaders meet PM and reaffirm united front on Treaty Rights
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 First Nations says it has reaffirmed its united commitment to…
National chief slams federal clean water bill at AFN assembly
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak slammed the federal government’s proposed legislation…
Treaty 6 at 150: Commemorations continue across the territory this summer and fall
Sport, ceremony, powwows and community gatherings mark milestone year by Troy Dumont, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As Treaty 6 reaches 150 years since…
MLA Jodi Calahoo-Stonehouse on Reconciliation, Rising Hate, and the Future of Alberta
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – This past National Indigenous Peoples Day, Alberta MLA Jodi Calahoo-Stonehouse reflected on the importance of celebrating…
FN leaders call on Alberta Premier’s executive director to resign
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nations leaders are calling on Premier Danielle Smith to apologize and fire her office’s executive…
What is an Urban Reserve? Edmonton’s Plan to Open New Economic Corridors
By Troy Dumont, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Urban reserves are not a new idea in Canada, but the term may still be unfamiliar…
New funding for MMIWG Calls for Justice projected to be cut in half: CCPA report
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Canadian government is backsliding on its funding commitments for achieving the National Inquiry into Missing…