Gameti man will get new dangerous offender hearing after appeal court decision
Zoe update Feb 4/20 A man originally from the North Slave community of Gameti, who had been declared a dangerous offender after convictions for multiple…
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Délįne RCMP seize over 20 bottles of alcohol in traffic stop
A traffic stop led to the seizure of dozens of bottles and cans of alcohol in Délįne this past weekend. According to a news release,…
Prosecutor unsure whether to appeal four-year sentence given to Yellowknife cabbie killer
Crown prosecutors in Yellowknife have yet to decide if they will launch an appeal into the four-year jail sentence handed to a Yellowknife man who…
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…
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…
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…
Mistrial declared in Yellowknife sexual assault trial after accused asks for Tlicho interpreter
A sexual assault trial ground to a halt on Tuesday in Yellowknife after the accused asked for a Tlicho interpreter. Leon Nasken, 65, is facing…