Costs, Covid-19 convince judge to allow video call in drug trial
Pandemic health risks and isolation protocols prompted an NWT judge to let RCMP officers testify in a drug trial from their new postings in Nova Scotia.
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Bobby Zoe gets new judge for second dangerous offender hearing
An NWT serial sex offender appealing his indeterminate prison sentence as a dangerous offender won’t have to face the same judge who ruled against him in 2017.
NWT man loses thousands in gift card scam
An NWT man lost thousands of dollars online after he was convinced by scammers to purchase gift cards and share their pins in order to supposedly receive a cash prize.
Desire-Tesar blames 2018 YK theft on drugs, mourns loss of friend
"I am so sick of drugs." Beau Desire-Tesar says he isn't the same person who stole safes full of guns and jewellery from a Yellowknife home two years ago.
Man wanted for murder may have left YK, police say, widening search
Ahmed Mohamed, accused of murder after a woman died in Yellowknife on October 31, is still at large. Police say Edmonton and Toronto are now areas of interest.
Man wanted after reportedly trying to hold up Behchokǫ̀ restaurant
Police in Behchokǫ̀ are searching for a man alleged to have attempted an armed robbery of the community's Trappers Restaurant on Friday.
Three NWT bear spray incidents in two days
Four people were reportedly attacked with bear spray in the space of two days, RCMP in Yellowknife and Fort Providence said. One person has been charged so far.
Neighbour, brother recall night of Fort Liard man’s killing
On day two of Selena Lomen's murder trial, a neighbour and brother of Danny Klondike gave their accounts of the October 2018 night he died in Fort Liard.
Fort Liard woman who stabbed common-law husband on trial for murder
Selena Lomen is accused of murdering her partner Danny Klondike in Fort Liard in late 2018. A trial expected to last two weeks began in Yellowknife on Monday.
Man, location unknown, charged with murder over YK death
Police in Yellowknife charged a man with murder after a suspicious death last weekend, but cannot find him. RCMP asked for help tracking down Ahmed Mohamed, 21.
Woman sentenced as judge compares knife attack to horror movie
A Behchokǫ̀ woman who stabbed her partner multiple times in “out-of-control, frenzied anger” was sentenced to three years' imprisonment on Wednesday.
Colten McNeely sentenced to seven years for manslaughter
Colten McNeely received a seven-year prison sentence for the stabbing to death of his friend Lloyd Edgi in September 2017.