A former Yellowknife immigration consultant is facing a lawsuit for alleged unpaid fees to a local interior designer. Liang Chen, who is listed as the director of Northern Gateway Consulting Services Ltd., is facing a civil suit from Charlotte Henry of Henry Design Build Live for $29,891.62 from unpaid services…
Warning, this article contains graphic content of an alleged murder. The final arguments to determine the fate of a Fort Liard woman accused of murdering her partner were delivered at the Yellowknife Courthouse on Wednesday. Selena Lomen is facing a second-degree murder charge for stabbing her partner Danny Klondike in…
Warning: this article discusses suicide. RCMP is investigating incidents of cyberbullying in Beaufort Delta communities, including Inuvik. NNSL reported several parents reached out to the Inuvik Drum with concerns about cyberbullying on TikTok, a video sharing platform. The article says several youth’s videos were reposted on an account called @exposingInuvik28…
Łútsël K’é Dene First Nation Chief Darryl Marlowe is facing charges of impaired driving connected to a snowmobiling accident from earlier this year. The charges stem from an incident on Jan. 3 which resulted in Marlowe being taken to the Stanton Territorial Hospital after being injured in the accident. RCMP…
Warning: This story reports graphic content. The impact of alcohol and provocation were discussed as part of Chad Beck’s murder trial for a 2018 incident in Fort Resolution. Beck is facing a second degree murder charge for killing 27-year-old Cameron Sayine with an axe on July 1, 2018. He has…
Colten McNeely has been sentenced to seven years in prison for the death of his friend Lloyd Edgi. The sentencing was delivered by Justice Andrew Mahar on Wednesday morning at the Yellowknife Courthouse. The incident took place on Sept. 3, 2017 when McNeely stabbed Edgi nine times — including fatally…
The family of Lloyd Edgi delivered emotional victim impact statements describing the trauma his loss has caused them. Edgi, 28, died after being stabbed in the heart by his friend Colten McNeely in Fort Good Hope on Sept. 3, 2017. McNeely, 27, was found guilty of manslaughter in January and…
A Fort McPherson man convicted of sexual assault has been designated a long-term offender and will be spending two years in prison. Chief Justice Louise Charbonneau gave her ruling for the fate of Johnny Simon on Friday at the Yellowknife courthouse. Simon was convicted of sexual assault in 2018 for…
The content below may be disturbing On Monday, court heard a Fort Resolution man admit to killing another man with an axe. However, Chad Beck did not agree with the second degree murder charge he is facing from the incident that occurred on July 1, 2018, where 27-year-old Cameron Sayine…
A Yellowknife man who robbed the same convenience store twice has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years of prison time. Chief Justice Louise Charbonneau gave her verdict for 21-year-old Joanasie Qumuaqtuq, Thursday afternoon at the Yellowknife courthouse. Qumuaqtuq previously pleaded guilty to the offences in January. He was also sentenced for…