‘You’ll lose every time,’ judge tells man who fought police
A man was sentenced after admitting he assaulted an RCMP officer in Hay River. The case touched on what's considered reasonable force in those circumstances.
Six and a half years for driver who left fatal NWT crash scene
A Behchokǫ̀ man who showed “reprehensible” behaviour by leaving a woman to die in the car he had just wrecked was sentenced to six and a half years in prison.
Dangerous driver in fatal NWT accident had similar convictions
Steven Theriault is to be sentenced this week after he crashed a vehicle at high speed on Highway 3 in April last year, killing passenger Florriane Rabesca.
Serial sex attacker declared long-term offender by judge
Bobby Zoe was designated a long-term offender after the NWT Court of Appeal overturned an earlier designation as a dangerous offender. Here's what that changes.
Ontario drug dealer jailed for trafficking cocaine in Inuvik
A Toronto-area drug dealer who travelled to Inuvik to peddle a “not insignificant” amount of crack cocaine was sentenced to 16 months in jail.
Toronto lawyer takes Monkey Tree Pub’s Covid-19 case
Yellowknife's Monkey Tree Pub, ticketed for breaking Covid-19 rules, is being represented by a lawyer associated with a Rebel News fine-fighting movement.
Court hears closing arguments in Fort Liard murder trial
The Crown and defence made their final submissions in the trial of Selena Lomen, who is accused of the murder of Danny Klondike in Fort Liard in October 2018.
Woman slashed with knife criticizes attacker’s five-year sentence
Marina St Croix says the man who repeatedly slashed her with a knife while she was pregnant received a light sentence in a Yellowknife courtroom on Thursday.
NWT man is sentenced, a week after judge questioned plea deal
A Yellowknife man who assaulted a woman numerous times will go to jail after a veteran Crown prosecutor was called in to save a plea deal queried by a judge.
House arrest for man who threatened officer in Fort Providence
A Ndilǫ man who threatened to kill a Fort Providence RCMP officer and his dog has received a 90-day conditional sentence.
Judge, rejecting joint submission, criticizes ‘unprepared’ Crown
A Territorial Court judge called a Crown prosecutor “woefully unprepared” and said the victim in an NWT domestic violence case deserved a federal apology.
Man accused of Fort Resolution axe murder takes stand at trial
“I wasn’t even thinking. I just swung the axe and hit him.” Chad Tyler Beck, accused of murdering Cameron Sayine in 2018, took the stand in his defence.