Jackie McKay
Reporter
Jackie McKay is a Métis journalist working for CBC Indigenous covering B.C. She was a reporter for CBC North for more than five years spending the majority of her time in Nunavut. McKay has also worked in Whitehorse, Thunder Bay, and Yellowknife.
Latest from Jackie McKay
Former Métis Nation of Alberta president testifies about dysfunction at national council
The former president of the Métis Nation of Alberta testified in Ontario court last week on how disagreement between provincial organizations began affecting operations of the Métis Nation Council.
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Some First Nations people critical of Justin Trudeau's commitment to reconciliation
Some Indigenous people reacted to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement this week that he would resign once the Liberals select a successor by praising him for his commitment to reconciliation, but others are pointing to unkept promises.
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Métis artist recreates great-grandmother's portrait in beads
Christina Lennox recreated a 1930s photo of their great-grandmother using 87,000 beads.
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Closing arguments concluded on Wet'suwet'en abuse of process hearing
Closing arguments have concluded for Crown counsel in an abuse of process hearing for three people found guilty of criminal contempt of court for breaking an injunction on the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline.
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Defence says court should condemn police conduct in Coastal GasLink blockade arrests
Defence counsel says the court's need to condemn the behaviour of the police far outweighs the public's interest in punishing the accused, as closing arguments continued in an abuse of process hearing for three people arrested for blocking work on the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline.
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Closing arguments begin in Wet'suwet'en abuse of process hearing over B.C. pipeline blockade
Closing arguments are underway in B.C. Supreme Court for the participants in the Wet'suwet'en blockade of the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
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Lawsuit alleges corruption and back door dealings at Key First Nation
The chief of Key First Nation in Saskatchewan is suing two band councillors on behalf of the nation for allegedly taking money in exchange for awarding contracts.
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Guardian pulls kids from Vancouver school, saying school staff failed to deal with bullying
Advocacy organization Inclusion B.C. says about half of their calls are related to barriers to accessing inclusive education.
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Ahousaht First Nation wins change to limit sales of hard liquor in Tofino, B.C.
As of Tuesday, there are limits on the number of bottles of spirits a person can buy at the B.C. Liquor store in Tofino, a move that leaders of the Ahousaht First Nation were pushing for.
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RCMP officer says he was told not to take notes during enforcement at Wet'suwet'en blockade
B.C. Supreme Court has finished hearing evidence in Smithers, B.C., in an abuse of process application for three people arrested for blocking work on the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
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