First Nations challenge approval of separatist petition in court again

by MBC News | Feb 24, 2026

By Jeremy Appel Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Native News Multiple First Nations are challenging Alberta’s UCP government in court for changing the law to enable an independence referendum that has been ruled unconstitutional by the Court of King’s...

Bringing Indigenous traditions to life at local museum

by MBC News | Feb 24, 2026

Photo: The Powwow Club is funded through the PCRC. NIRSMC/Facebook By Renee Lilley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Portage Graphic Leader Inside the back room of the National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada, the steady rhythm of a drum group is...

With ‘grief and a desire for change,’ community gathers to remember MMIWG2S+ in ‘Winnipeg’

by MBC News | Feb 23, 2026

Photo: Louise Menow (right), from Norway House Cree Nation, attends the women’s memorial march in memory of several missing and murdered people she knew. She holds a warrior flag, which was designed in the 1970s by Kanien’kehá:a artist Karoniaktajeh Louis Hall and has...

First Nations people urged to carry passports to U.S.

by MBC News | Feb 23, 2026

Photo: The United States port of entry at Warroad, Minn. Ottawa is advising First Nations people that status cards may not be enough identification to enter the United States, since “the acceptance of all status cards is entirely at the discretion of U.S. officials.”...

Alberta oil and gas companies lobby for tax break

by MBC News | Feb 23, 2026

Photo: Tourmaline Oil and Enbridge updated their lobbying registrations to discuss municipal taxation, as the province reviews its tax assessment practices. / (The Canadian Press/Larry MacDougal) By Brett McKay Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Investigative...