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Featured, Justice, Law courts, News July 30, 2024

Canadian equipment company fined $200K after fatal workplace injury

A worker died from being pinned by a haul truck at the Gahcho Kue Mine on September 1, 2022

SMS Equipment Ltd. will have to pay $200,000 to the Worker’s Protection Fund after pleading guilty to failing to ensure the health and safety of a worker who died nearly two years ago. The worker was fatally injured at the Gahcho Kue Mine after being pinned by moving parts of…

Featured, Law courts, News July 25, 2024

Karin L.E. Taylor appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of the NWT

Taylor takes over from Karan Shaner, who was elevated to the Court of Appeal of Alberta

Karin L.E. Taylor has become a Judge of the Supreme Court of the NWT, appointed by Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani. Taylor takes the baton from Karan Shaner, who was elevated to the Court of Appeal of Alberta on June 20. Taylor has been the…

Featured, Health, Justice, Law courts, News, Police April 18, 2024

RCMP ‘need to have more compassion for women,’ says victim of horrific attack

A plea agreement allowed Kelly Ovayuak to lose eight of 10 charges for an additional three years behind bars

“Christine is not going to be another statistic. Another Indigenous woman that doesn’t matter. Her story, her truth, her life matters, she is valued.” Billie Lennie, older sister of Christine Cardinal. An Inuvik mom, now living with disfiguring injuries after being left for dead by her intimate partner on a…

Featured, Justice, Law courts, News, Police March 12, 2024

Charges laid following man’s death in Délı̨nę

Délı̨nę RCMP have charged 38-year-old Jonathan Tetso with manslaughter after a man was found dead on Saturday. On March 9, RCMP were called to a local home to check on the well-being of the resident. Officers discovered a man suffering from serious injuries inside the residence. The man was transported…

Featured, Justice, Law courts, News, Police January 24, 2024

Randall Blake charged with manslaughter in Fort McPherson arson death

A man suspected of causing fatal fire that claimed the life of Clara Blake in Fort McPherson last month now faces a manslaughter charge. Randall Blake, 27, was arrested and charged in connection with the December 15 blaze, stated an RCMP media release today. However, on December 20, human remains…

Featured, Justice, Law courts, News, Police November 9, 2023

Yellowknife man sentenced for possession, distribution of child sexual abuse material

Twenty-year-old Chase Straker faces five years in prison and ten years of probation.

A Yellowknife man has been sentenced to five years in prison and ten years of probation for the possession and transmission of child pornography and for extortion. Twenty-year-old Chase Straker was sentenced in an N.W.T. court on Monday, according to an RCMP release. He was found to have stored and…

Featured, Justice, Law courts July 7, 2023

Yellowknife man charged with drunk driving causing a fatal accident near High Level

The twenty-four-year-old Yellowknife resident also faces two charges of sexual assault and two of sexual interference of persons under 16 years of age

Twenty-four-year-old Yellowknife resident Bradley Storm Beaulieu has been allegedly identified as the driver who caused a fatal accident near High Level, Alberta, on June 24. Beaulieu is facing multiple charges, including impaired driving, dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm, and operating a motor vehicle while forbidden. The 33-year-old Yellowknife…

Featured, Justice, Law courts, News, Police April 4, 2023

McNeely pleads guilty to manslaughter, aggravated assault

McNeely is expected to appear in court again in May

Thaddeus McNeely has pled guilty to manslaughter and two counts of aggravated assault. According to court documents, 24-year-old McNeely appeared in court on Monday before Justice Louise Charbonneau. McNeely pled not guilty to the most serious charge of murder, but pled guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. By entering…

Featured, Justice, Law courts, News, Police, Politics January 10, 2023

Former Yellowknife city councillor charged with assault, sexual assault

Robin Williams faces nine charges, including assault causing bodily harm or with a weapon

A former Yellowknife city councillor has been charged with multiple crimes, including assault and sexual assault, according to court documents. Robin Williams faces nine charges, including four counts of assault, one count of assault causing bodily harm or with a weapon, one count of sexual assault, one count of uttering…

Featured, Justice, Law courts, News October 26, 2022

Former crown attorney behind allegations against NWT judge

Chertkow filed a complaint with the Judicial Council alleging Judge Donovan Molloy is guilty of misconduct

After staying in the shadows, the person who has filed a complaint against a Territorial Court Judge has come to light. Her name is Martha Chertkow – a former crown attorney. Chertkow filed a complaint with the Judicial Council alleging Judge Donovan Molloy is guilty of misconduct. Aside from Chertkow’s…