An Edmonton man who was sentenced to five years in jail after he was convicted in Yellowknife of possession of crack cocaine for the purpose of trafficking in Fort Providence, has had his appeal of both his conviction and his sentence quashed by the NWT Court of Appeal. That’s despite…
Young mushers and their support teams sure noticed the frigid temperatures in Fort Providence Thursday but if the dogs were cold, you really couldn’t tell. Five teams from across the Northwest Territories gathered in the Decho community for the Arctic Winter Games (AWG) sled dog racing trials. At stake was…
An Edmonton man has been sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a loaded AR-15 assault rifle found in his car in Fort Providence last fall. Cassiuis Paradis, 30, showed little reaction when he was…
A Crown prosecutor is calling for a seven-year prison term for an Edmonton man who pleaded guilty to weapons and drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop in Fort Providence last fall. Morgan Fane said in court Thursday that Cassiuis Paradis, 30, deserves the lengthy sentence because he was selling…