Police said a 29-year-old man was found dead on the Jean Baptiste Gambler First Nations Reserve in the early morning hours on Sept. 19, 2020.

RCMP confirmed Sunday there have been two sudden deaths reported on the Paul Band First Nation this week.

Trips into and out of the First Nation will be limited to one per day, and travel within the community is strongly discouraged.

Nearly 80 people living on the Siksika Nation are currently in isolation due to COVID-19. Health officials are doing all they can to limit the spread of the virus as numbers continue to climb.

A special place in Enoch Cree Nation, west of Edmonton, is being used an illegal dumpsite.

Blood Tribe officials have confirmed 2 new cases of COVID-19 on the reserve.

"Indigenous Services Canada - Alberta region medical officers of health and communicable disease control teams are working closely with the Blood Tribe department of health to mitigate further spread."

There were 216 additional cases of COVID-19 reported in Alberta on Monday, bringing the total of cases in the province to 4,696.

Alberta's highest court has overturned regulatory approvals for a $440-million oilsands mine that would have encroached on land a local First Nation considers sacred.

The Maskwacis Cree Tribal Council has declared a state of emergency amid the growing COVID-19 pandemic.