NWT woman who sexted 12-year-old should avoid jail – lawyer
"The cycle of abuse in the North must be broken, but not over her." A lawyer argued for a 21-year-old Ulukhaktok woman to avoid jail over a sex offence. More »
Fort McPherson man pleads guilty to manslaughter
Darcy Brian Nerysoo stood in Supreme Court on Tuesday morning and admitted his guilt in the death of Davey Stewart in Fort McPherson last summer. More »
Yellowknife man guilty of sex with underage students
Joshua Desjarlais had a “willful blindness” to the ages of three teenage girls, a court heard, as they shared drugs, alcohol, and sex at his apartment. More »
YK woman who turned life around sentenced over drugs sting
Tracey Beatrice Woods transformed her life after being caught in a drug bust. A judge said her four-month sentence was the lowest he could possibly deliver. More »
Man accused of cab driver murder bailed on strict conditions
In releasing James Schiller until his second-degree murder trial, a judge said he had weighed legal tests and a previous ruling by the Supreme Court. More »
NWT RCMP warned a sex offender could attack again. He did.
A convicted sex offender – considered so dangerous that his release warranted a rare police warning – went on to rape a woman in Yellowknife. More »
Behchokǫ̀ man's phone tracked over cocaine 'cycle of misery'
Police tracked a Behchokǫ̀ man’s cell phone before finding a “significant” amount of cocaine, plus updates on the Sushi Café truck crash and a Hay River murder. More »
Photos: Yellowknife's 2019 Snowcastle opens up
Saturday marked the grand opening of the 24th edition of the now internationally known Snowking Winter Festival. More »
Former Norman Wells mayor guilty of cocaine possession
The former mayor of Norman Wells tried to convince a judge the two baggies of cocaine police found in his jacket pocket weren’t his. More »
Court order over details of Yellowknife cab driver's death
About 30 people in a Yellowknife courtroom heard details for the first time of the last few minutes of a cab driver’s life one morning in the fall of 2018. More »
Inmate alleging jail exploitation sentenced for crime spree
A 26-year-old who went on a crime ‘spree’ to raise drug money – while also threatening to kill a corrections officer – received a five-month jail sentence. More »
Man in sexual exploitation lawsuit 'threatened' jail staff
A Yellowknife man who claims he was sexually exploited by corrections staff threatened to kill a jail officer and expose him as a drug dealer, a court heard. More »