NLC Welding Instructor Tricia McNab: You belong there as much as anybody
(NLC) – Northern Lakes College welding instructor, Tricia McNab, has come a long way since starting her welding journey. Full circle, in fact. Tricia is…
2023
Alberta Minor Injury Cap Update 2023
By Ronald Jewitt, CAM LLP, Injury Lawyers. (Alberta) – If you sustain minor injuries in a car accident you may have heard reference to the…
Artwork documenting Indigenous relation to the land will be installed this week in Edmonton
(Edmonton) – Indigenous relation to the land in amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton) is the subject of a new artwork, Sipikiskisiw (Remembers Far Back) by Michelle Sound, which was coordinated by…
Tailing pond leaks concealed from Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation for 9 months
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – The chief of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is calling for work on Imperial Oil’s Kearl tar sands mine to be…
Métis Nation of Alberta achieves official recognition
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – The Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) is officially one step closer to being a sovereign nation within Alberta. On Feb….
Enbridge takes ‘next step’ on reconciliation journey
By David Coll (Calgary) – Enbridge’s first Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan has articulated 22 measurable and publicly reportable commitments. With energy pipelines and infrastructure that…
Ever Deadly: A documentary of power and song!
Reviewed by Deena Goodrunning (ANNews) – Ever Deadly is a documentary about award-winning Inuk singer, activist and author Tanya Tagaq. The film was written and…
15 First Nations, BC and Canada announce joint accomplishments to protect BC’s North Coast
Lheidli T’enneh Territory, Prince George, BC – On February 5, 2023, at the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5), 15 First Nations jointly announced two commendable initiatives…
Native Counselling Service of Alberta urges bear spray restrictions
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Native Counselling Services of Alberta (NCSA) is calling for enhanced restrictions on the sale of bear spray, a position echoed…
Louis Bull Tribe signs child welfare agreement with the feds
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Louis Bull Tribe has signed a two-year agreement with the federal government allowing the First Nation…