A Yellowknife man, who skipped out on his sexual assault trial one day after a jury had been picked, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for failure to attend court. Alden Lennie, 35, was a no-show in court back in January. A warrant was issued for his arrest…
A jury has found a Lutsel K’e man not guilty of sexual assault after a three-day trial in Yellowknife. The jury, made up of seven women and five men, took less than two hours to acquit Paul Catholique, 43, on Wednesday. This was actually his second trial following the alleged…
Closing arguments by the Crown prosecutor and a defence lawyer are expected to start Wednesday morning in the sexual assault trial for a Lutsel K’e man. Paul Catholique, 43, took the witness stand in his own defence in a Yellowknife courtroom on Tuesday. He was charged in November of 2017…
A trial has been postponed for an Inuvik man, charged under the Northwest Territories Wildlife Act, for shooting and killing a polar bear out of season. The trial for Justin Noah Elias, 30, was to have begun this past Monday in Inuvik but the case has now been adjourned until…
A trial is now underway in Yellowknife for a Ndilo man, accused of sexually assaulting a woman and forcibly confining her while he was out on bail for the exact same offences. Peter Tsetta, 50, is accused of attacking both women in 2017. At least two women’s advocates in the…
A judge has found a Tsiigehtchic man not guilty in the death of his son. Supreme Court Judge Andrew Mahar acquitted 57-year-old Wayne McDonald on a manslaughter charge Monday in Inuvik. McDonald, who was not in custody during his trial last week, was charged in connection with the April, 2016…
A verdict is expected Monday in the trial of a man from the Beaufort Delta community of Tsiigehtchic who is charged with manslaughter in the death of his son. The trial for Wayne McDonald, 57, was held this past week in Inuvik. He is charged in connection with the April,…
An Edmonton man has been sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a loaded AR-15 assault rifle found in his car in Fort Providence last fall. Cassiuis Paradis, 30, showed little reaction when he was…
In a cautionary tale for parents, a former Yellowknife man has been convicted of a form of child luring after he pleaded guilty to sending a photo of his genitals to a teenage girl on social media. Ricky Lee Sutherland, 50, a former gymnastics coach in Yellowknife, was in court…
A jury is expected to begin deliberating Friday in the Yellowknife trial of a Whati man charged with having sex with a 13-year-old girl. It’s actually the third trial for Cory Nitsiza, 29. The first two ended with hung juries – the jurors having not been able to come up…