A Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T., woman is expected to be sentenced Wednesday for her role in a ‘serious, significant and tragic’ car crash two years ago on Highway 3. In court Tuesday, family and friends remembered Felix Black, who died at 22.
The seven-year sentence for Marcus Bourke, who was convicted of child luring and child pornography, stands in contrast to manslaughter sentences, which have been shorter in recent N.W.T. cases. Mandatory minimum sentences played a role.
A man who convicted of sexual assault for the fourth time for an attack on a Hay River girl argued that he did not get a fair jury trial. Three NWT Court of Appeal judges disagree.