APTN News Brief / March 16, 2021 / A well-known Mi'kmaq personality is set to appear in court later this month on indecency charges. The Manitoba government faces resistance after introducing a bill that would revoke First Nations exemptions from province-wide smoking bans. Anticipation grows with the looming launch of Qaumajuq, the Inuit art centre of the Winnipeg Art Gallery.

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