alberta first nation

• Hundreds of people join walk and ceremony at Tsuut’ina First Nation near Calgary

  People pinned orange and yellow ribbons on a white bulletin board at an outdoor arena where the walk came to an end.

  Canada

  Jun 7
• Alberta sets sights on expanding forest products harvest as high prices drive returns

  Bigstone Forestry Inc. was formed with the help of Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. to help supply its pulp mill near Athabasca with logs from its forest management area.

  Environment

  May 30
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• Man killed in officer-involved shooting on Alberta First Nation: RCMP

  The confrontation resulted in a 24-year-old being killed at the scene in an officer-involved shooting, RCMP said.

  Canada

  Apr 3
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• Alberta family working to bring home loved one who died of COVID-19 in Arizona

  Waylon Blood passed away last week while living in Tucson, Arizona. He had been working at a pharmaceutical company there.

  Health

  Jan 20
• Alexis Nakota Sioux Chief criticizes Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

  As of Tuesday, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) lists Alberta as having 4,086 confirmed cases within First Nations.

  Canada

  Jan 19
• ‘The value of your elders’: First Nation using youth to spread COVID-19 message

  Messaging is being delivered in schools on Stoney Nakoda First Nation, to get young people onside over fear of harming their grandparents.

  Features

  Dec 28, 2020
• Edmonton artist designs first-ever Indigenous showroom for IKEA

  Lance Cardinal, who IKEA also partnered with to design a 40-foot mural at the Edmonton store earlier this year, worked to design the space.

  Features

  Dec 5, 2020
• RCMP investigating suspicious death of man in northern Alberta First Nation

  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.

  Crime

  Sep 20, 2020
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• RCMP investigate 2 separate deaths on Paul Band First Nation

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

  Crime

  Aug 30, 2020
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• Northern Alberta First Nation requires masks in public after first coronavirus case

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

  Health

  Jul 11, 2020