Coronavirus brings postponements to NWT court system
The coronavirus outbreak is affecting courts in the Northwest Territories. Details have been outlined on the NWT Dept. of Justice court schedule website. Supreme Court…
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Behchoko man charged with murder after “sudden death” of man in Behchoko last weekend
A Behchoko man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a man in that Tlicho community last weekend. Colton Migwi, 29,…
Yellowknife man guilty of criminal negligence causing bodily harm for giving Fentanyl to woman who overdosed
A Yellowknife drug dealer has been found guilty of the relatively rare charge of criminal negligence causing bodily harm for giving the powerful painkiller Fentanyl…
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal 2019 beating in front of Yellowknife Sobering Centre
A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection to a fatal beating outside downtown Yellowknife’s Day Shelter and Sobering Centre last September. Court documents…
Judge skewers Yellowknife’s bylaw department as dog attack trial comes to an end
The public won’t hear the verdict for more than four months in a dog attack trial that wrapped up in territorial court in Yellowknife Thursday….
Update: Coroner’s Jury makes 12 recommendations to NWT RCMP following death of man in Inuvik
The Coroner’s Jury in Inuvik has made sweeping recommendations to the NWT RCMP on how they could do their jobs better. This follows an inquest…
Trial begins for Yellowknife lawyer charged with allowing dog to be loose and bite person
A trial began Wednesday in territorial court for a Yellowknife lawyer who is charged under a City of Yellowknife bylaw with letting his dog run…
‘Ice Road Truckers’ star pleads guilty to arson by causing explosion in Yellowknife apartment while making cannabis resin
A star of the reality television show Ice Road Truckers has pleaded guilty in a Yellowknife courtroom to “arson by negligence” for causing an explosion…
Inquest called into the 2018 death of Richard Binder Jr. of Inuvik
An inquest has been called into the 2018 death of Richard Binder Jr. whose body was found near the community of Inuvik. That news came…
Yellowknife man not guilty of drug trafficking charges while his co-accused from Edmonton is convicted
A Yellowknife man has been found not guilty of drug trafficking charges while his co-accused, a man from Edmonton, has been convicted of possession of…