Saskatchewan First Nation leaders speak out against the “freedom” convoy
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nation leaders in Saskatchewan are adding their voices to the growing list of Indigenous Nations…
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Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation criticizes government’s approach to border blockade
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative (ANNews) – On February 2, the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief and Council released a statement regarding the current…
Blockades, policing and politics – the double standard at the Coutts Border
By Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As hostility continues to grow across the Nation regarding the lingering pandemic, restrictions and conspiracy theories,…
Tsuut’ina police enter agreement to take over policing in town west of Calgary
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – An Indigenous police force has taken over policing for a non-Indigenous town in Alberta, which leaders…
Edmonton Police Officer receives no jail time for assaulting Indigenous man
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Const. Michael Partington, an Edmonton Police Officer who was found guilty of assaulting an Indigenous man…
Family of Blackfoot man who died in jail last year still don’t know how he died
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The family of a Blackfoot man who died in a Calgary jail still doesn’t know his…
FSIN and PAGC call for intervention of the Prince Albert Police Force following third in-custody death
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On November 8, 2021 the Prince Albert Police Department (PAPS) announced their third in-custody death within…
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…
Lawsuit by Indigenous teenager alleges he was brutally assaulted by Edmonton Police officers
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Pacey Dumas, a 19-year-old Indigenous man living in Edmonton, Alberta is currently living with a hole…
Treaty 6 First Nations criticize report to replace RCMP with Alberta police force
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative (ANNews) – According to a report released last month, the Alberta Government could potentially replace the RCMP with a…