Yellowknife man gets four years for killing cabbie, father gets six months for helping him
A Yellowknife man will serve just over two more years in custody after he admitted he chased down a Yellowknife cab driver in November 2018…
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Fort Good Hope man convicted of manslaughter in connection with stabbing in Sahtu community in 2017
A Fort Good Hope man has been found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Lloyd Edgi in that Sahtu community in 2017. 26-year-old Colten…
Man charged with assaulting RCMP officers in Inuvik while being lodged in cells
A suspect arrested by RCMP for armed robberies and break and enter in Whitehorse has now been charged with assaulting Mounties in Inuvik. According to…
Nine people arrested, three charged with drug trafficking offences in Hay River
Nine people have been arrested in Hay River with three of them charged with drug trafficking-related offences. According to an RCMP news release, they were…
Yellowknife cabbie killer who chased, beat and left victim to die facing six years in jail
A Yellowknife man, 18-years-old at the time of his crime, is facing six years in jail for chasing and then beating a 73-year-old Yellowknife cab…
83 per cent of inmates in correctional facilities in the NWT are Indigenous
The vast majority of offenders in correctional facilities in the Northwest Territories are Indigenous people despite the fact they make up only about half of…
Hunting rifle returned to father of convicted Yellowknife drug dealer following forfeiture hearing
A hunting rifle that belongs to the father of convicted Yellowknife drug dealer Norman Hache has been returned to its rightful owner. Denis Hache appeared…
Man with ties to Hay River and Yellowknife wanted for murder in Edmonton
Edmonton police say a man with ties to Hay River and Yellowknife is wanted for murder in Edmonton. According to an Edmonton police news release,…
RCMP say second suspect, wanted in Whitehorse armed robberies, has been arrested in Inuvik
A second suspect, wanted in connection with a series of armed robberies in Whitehorse, has been arrested in Inuvik. Corey Robert Cardinal, 32, was arrested…
Australia to pay for NWT firefighters who’ve gone ‘Down Under’ to help with wildfires
Northwest Territories taxpayers will initially pay for four firefighters who have headed to Australia to help with the country’s devastating wildfires. But the GNWT will…