An increasing number of Alberta Indigenous youth are dying from opioids
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Three years after its initial report on youth opioid use in Alberta, the province’s child and…
Health
Mobile mammography to visit Alexander First Nation July 8 & 9
(AJNews) – Women ages 50-74 — the group most at risk of developing breast cancer — will have local access to mammography services when the…
Vaccinations are rising, infections are lowering as Alberta nears its Stage 3 criteria
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The vaccination rate for Indigenous people across Canada is going incredibly well. As of June 8,…
Indigenous Fitness Challenges and AIG return to Alberta this summer
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – There are some exciting activities taking place this summer that promote health, fitness and wellness. With…
Covid numbers starting to stabilize in Alberta
By Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – After a turbulent third wave, the province of Alberta is starting to bounce back from some of the worst transmission…
The Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton is hiring an Indigenous Community Liaison
The Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton (SACE) is hiring an Indigenous Community Liaison to join their team! This is a full-time position focused on relationship…
Canada adds 5 years to clean drinking water promise
By Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – Canada will take several more years to end all long-term drinking-water advisories in First Nations territories. In 2015, during the…
Montana Tribe gifts COVID-19 vaccines to its neighbours in Southern Alberta
By Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – Over the past two weeks, The Aamskapi’Piikuni Blackfeet Nation in Browning, Montana has been providing vaccines to the Blackfeet nation…
Alberta announces new restrictions to ‘stop the spike’ and expands eligibility for vaccinations
by Jake Cardinal (May 6, 2021) – The third-wave of COVID-19 is sweeping through Alberta. On Wednesday the province clocked 2,271 new cases, breaking the…
MRU launches Bachelor of Social Work degree as Albertans cope with pandemic challenges
(ANNews) – The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed cracks in our society as vulnerable populations face profound challenges involving health, grief, loss, finances, housing and child…