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Shirley McClellan, former Alberta politician and a longtime supporter of the Canadian harness racing industry, has been selected as one of nine luminaries who will receive honorary degrees from the University of Alberta this June during the university’s spring convocation ceremonies.

Edmonton Elks president and chief executive officer Victor Cui announced Friday the franchises July 22 home game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers will be broadcast live in Cree.

  EDMONTON -- Indigenous languages - Cree, Dene, Nakoda Sioux, Blackfoot and Michif - will soon be spoken proudly on a new radio station serving Edmonton and area. On Monday, 89.3 FM The Raven will “take flight” in the Alberta capital - joining country station CFWE-FM as Edmonton’s local Indigenous stations.  The Raven will play blues, hip hop, classic rock and pop music.  Programming will be hosted in a mix of English and traditional languages - and Indigenous musical artists and...

Article content A new radio station featuring programming in five Indigenous languages has launched in Edmonton. The Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) launched 89.3 The Raven on Monday. The station features blues, hip-hop, classic rock and pop music alongside language programming in Cree, Dene, Nakoda Sioux, Blackfoot and Michif. It will also broadcast news and Indigenous culture programming. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or New I...

Posted: Jan 05, 2021 6:39 PM ET | Last Updated: January 6 Taran Kootenhayoo was an emerging talent in the Indigenous arts community.(Melanie Orr Photography) The Indigenous arts community is mourning the loss of Vancouver-based Dene actor Taran "Standing Sunrise" Kootenhayoo.  Kootenhayoo was from Cold Lake First Nation and was a registered member of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, both in Alberta. He died Dec. 31, 2020, at the age of 27. He was an emerging writer, actor, poet, skateboarder a...