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.
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.
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.
Man who disappeared from YK rape trial loses right to jury
A man who bailed on his sexual assault jury trial last month – causing a city-wide police manhunt – will now be tried by a judge alone.
Relatives and Yellowknifers remember Air Tindi’s lost pilots
Air Tindi's president, the Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief, family members, and colleagues remember Will Hayworth and Zach McKillop, lost in a plane crash in January.
Kelly Canadian launches lawsuit as jail guards are fired
A Yellowknife man who claims he was sexually exploited by jail guards is suing the GNWT, plus updates on appeals filed by Denecho King and Kevin Mantla.
Tourism funding gives YK multilingual ‘wayfinding’ maps
Three tourism projects in Yellowknife received federal cash on Thursday: Snowking's Winter Festival, Jackpine Paddle, and a City project to install new signage.
18-month sentence in ‘peculiar’ case of Diavik diamond thief
Dismissing the Crown's call for a longer sentence, an NWT judge said the case of a diamond thief was more nuanced than the 'brute' value of the gems he stole.
No mercy from judge for cocaine-dealing YK grandmother
Supreme Court Justice Karan Shaner dismissed Serenus Charlene Bryan’s pleas for leniency due to chronic health problems and her own opioid addiction.
NWT attracting drug traffickers from all over, says judge
Details of the depth and desperation of the NWT's illegal drug trade emerged in a pre-trial hearing regarding two police raids last year.
Aurora College celebrates past, looks to uncertain future
“We’re sitting on the precipice of a very exciting time for us," said the college's interim president, as staff and students marked its 50th anniversary.
YK sobering centre worker sexually assaulted by client
Christopher Michel wept as he apologized in court on Thursday to a female employee he sexually assaulted at the city’s sobering centre.