Sucker Creek First Nation

• 88 suspected unmarked graves found at residential school in northern Alberta

  Sucker Creek First Nation Chief Roderick Willier remembers never feeling safe during the decade he spent at a residential school in northern Alberta.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2023
  
• Edmonton’s Oliver Square changes name to Unity Square

  A well-known retail area in Edmonton has undergone a significant name change to distance itself from a controversial historical figure.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2021
  
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• ‘It’s hard to fathom’: Edmontonian hopes public can help her find stolen powwow regalia

  Chantelle Willier is hoping to get back her beaded powwow regalia she spent "hours and hours" hand-making after it was stolen from her car last week. 

  Aug 2, 2020
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• ‘It has been hectic’: First Nation in Alberta fighting COVID-19 case, annual floods

  It is believed to be the first confirmed case of the virus on a First Nation in Alberta. 

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2020
• Northern Alberta community confirms province’s first known COVID-19 case on a First Nation

  A confirmed case of COVID-19 in northern Alberta is believed to be the province's first known case on a First Nation.

  Health

  Apr 22, 2020
• Police watchdog investigates after northern Alberta Taser incident sends man to hospital

  ASIRT is investigating after police used a Taser on a 20-year-old man immediately following his arrest in northern Alberta last week, sending him to hospital.

  Crime

  Mar 30, 2020
• Indigenous groups acquiring stake in new transmission line through northern Alberta

  Canadian Utilities Ltd. says seven Indigenous communities have accepted its invitation to take a 40 per cent interest in a power transmission line between Edmonton and Fort McMurray in northern Alberta.

  Money

  Sep 23, 2019