Two Toronto men are in custody, three illegal handguns are off the streets, and cocaine with a street value of $300,000 was seized following a dramatic takedown in Yellowknife this week. The 18-and 24-year old men had been under surveillance operating out of a downtown Yellowknife Airbnb since mid-January by…
The search is on for an armed suspect wanted by RCMP after an injured female was found in a Yellowknife residence on Thursday night. Police are looking for 34-year-old Jeremy Charney, who was in possession of a handgun when he reportedly fled the assault scene in a Black 2021 Ford…
A male party-goer on court order not to have firearms shot off a gun after an argument started in the early hours on the K’atl’odeeche First Nation Reserve. The end result is 28-year-old Ryan Beaulieu was arrested without incident and now faces a host of firearms-related charges. RCMP stated in…
The early and repeated suspensions of newly elected Salt River First Nation chief starting in 2022 by the band council were procedurally unfair and even unlawful, a federal court judge in Edmonton has ruled. Justice Paul Favel peppered his 35-page Salt River decision with terms such as “unreasonable” “unfair” and…
Inuvik RCMP didn’t fall for the ‘fell down the stairs’ story and instead charged a man with severely beating his partner. Police were called to a residence on Wednesday after receiving a call someone inside had been injured. An RCMP spokesperson stated today that, “Officers were initially told that the…
A committee of MLAs is to hold public meetings in Aklavik and Inuvik next month as part of their review of a proposed Missing Persons Act. The NWT Assembly’s Standing Committee on Social Development invites members of the public to the Council of Chambers Building in Aklavik on Tuesday, April…
Cocaine, suspected opioids, and $15,000 in cash were seized by Inuvik RCMP following execution of a search warrant at a hotel room in the Beaufort Delta community. Thirty-year-old Abubakar Bakal, of Edmonton, was charged after the March 7 raid with possession of: the proceeds of crime, a controlled substance (cocaine);…
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…
The Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission has launched an online survey to understand how Indigenous people and new Canadians react to being at a higher risk of discrimination than other groups. This project is to understand more about what people know about human rights in the Northwest Territories, states the…
Weekend traffic stops by RCMP at Behchokǫ̀ led to a weapons charge and multiple drug-related counts with the seizure of cocaine and crack-cocaine. RCMP confiscated cocaine and crack-cocaine packaged for sale during both traffic stops. On Friday, during a traffic stop, an officer “found reason” to arrest a 28-year-old female…