National News New Nova Scotia ferry named after late poet Rita Joe By Angel Moore Oct 31, 2018 Nova Scotia has named its latest ferry after the late poet Rita Joe. Joe, who died in 2007 was from the Eskasoni First Nation. The city held a contest to name the ship and Joe’s name was chosen. Report an Error Tell us your Story Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Your Name *Your Email Address *Details *WebsiteSubmit Report Tags: Eskasoni, ferry, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Rita Joe Continue Reading ‘Somehow we became the enemy’: Sixties Scoop survivors say they were kep... Quebec Ombudsman releases report on education system in Nunavik Author(s) Angel Moore [email protected] More Stories ASIRT looking into shooting of Cold Lake First Nations man... 2 days ago By Leanne Sanders Decades after the siege: Kanehsatà:ke and Kahnawà:ke dem... 2 days ago By Savanna Craig Edmonton Hospital should apologize for cutting braids says... 2 days ago By Leanne Sanders Mi’kmaw MP Jaime Battiste shut out of cabinet shuffle 2 days ago By Mark Blackburn ‘Race did not play a part’: Watchdog clears of... 2 days ago By The Canadian Press Gisèle Pelicot’s Australian supporters are moved th... 2 days ago By The Canadian Press