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Jackie McKay

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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

    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.
    Indigenous

    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. 
    Indigenous

    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.
    Indigenous

    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.
    Indigenous

    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.
    Indigenous

    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. 
    Indigenous

    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.
    Indigenous

    RCMP officer says cultural items removed from Wet'suwet'en blockade members seen as safety risks

    An RCMP officer told court in Smithers, B.C., Tuesday it's common practice to remove cultural items from people when they're being processed into custody. 
    Indigenous

    Defence questions reliability of RCMP officer's report on Wet'suwet'en Coastal GasLink blockade

    A lawyer representing three people arrested for blocking work on the Coastal GasLink pipeline questioned whether an RCMP officer's report on an encounter with blockade members was reliable, on Monday in B.C. Supreme Court in Smithers.
    Indigenous

    Participants in Indigenous cultural exchange program to New Zealand feel 'scammed'

    What many thought was a dream opportunity for Indigenous youth from Canada to participate in cultural exchange with local Māori communities in New Zealand turned into what one participant describes as a "nightmare."
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