
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
Wet'suwet'en leader wants accountability from RCMP after judge finds Charter rights breached
A Wet'suwet'en leader who will have her sentence reduced after a judge found RCMP breached her Charter rights during her arrest at a pipeline blockade says it doesn't feel like justice was served.
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Judge finds RCMP breached Charter rights during arrests at Wet'suwet'en pipeline blockade
A B.C. judge says police breached the Charter rights of three people arrested for blocking work on the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline, and they will receive a reduction in their sentences because of that.
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Houses rescued from demolition are shíshálh Nation's 1st new homes in 10 years
Shíshálh Nation barged 10 houses from Port Moody, B.C., last year, saving them from demolition. Those homes are now nearly ready for families to move into.
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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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