Edmonton City Council hears MMIW call to action
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In late March 2022, the city of Edmonton heard calls to action from Indigenous people and…
Politics
Indigenous leaders respond to the 2022 federal budget
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Indigenous leaders have mixed responses to the 2022 federal budget tabled this month in Ottawa by…
Alberta takes steps to combat human trafficking and protect vulnerable people
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Alberta government has accepted the final report of the Human Trafficking Task Force and its …
Union of BC Indian Chiefs warn against Indigenous investment into TMX pipeline
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On March 15, 2022 the Union of BC Indian Chiefs released an open letter for Indigenous…
Edmonton’s river valley moves closer to becoming an urban national park
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On March 14, 2022 the Government of Canada announced that they were working with the city…
U of A student group launches campaign for equitable access to clean drinking water
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A group of graduate students at the University of Alberta launched a campaign on March 22…
New Transition to Adulthood Program will help young adults and youth in government care in Alberta
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A dangerous gap in services for young adults and youth in government care in Alberta will…
Alberta vows to ban municipalities from keeping mask mandate or any COVID restrictions
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On March 1, 2022 the Alberta government announced its plan to ban municipalities from implementing their…
AFN National Chief explains her concerns about Canada’s Emergency Act
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Wednesday February 23, 2022 Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief RoseAnne Archibald held a…
Russia invades Ukraine – western world pledges varying amounts of support to Ukraine
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Earlier this week, Russia began a large-scale military attack on Ukraine on the orders of Russian…