A man who trafficked cocaine in Yellowknife four years ago will be sentenced in Newfoundland, in part to avoid the cost of flying him back to the NWT.
PositionJames was Cabin Radio's court reporter on a voluntary basis from 2018 to 2022.
JoinedNovember 25, 2018
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Court cases in the Northwest Territories are set to become further backlogged after a postponement notice was issued for Territorial Court in Yellowknife.
James George Thomas received life imprisonment with no parole eligibility for 10 years, the minimum sentence, for the second-degree murder of Alex Norwegian.
An 18-year-old made a short appearance in a Yellowknife courtroom on Tuesday after being charged with the attempted murder of a man from Hay River.
A Yellowknife man was sentenced for assaulting RCMP officers and exposing himself to a store clerk. An unusual injury as a toddler played a role in sentencing.
A man considered violent and likely to re-offend was released from jail after being sentenced to time served and probation for a Fort Simpson home invasion.
