Suspended Denesoline CEO Ron Barlas designed contracts which gave him the power to bankrupt the company “at his whim”, lawyers for Denesoline owner Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation argued in Northwest Territories Supreme Court on Friday.
Both the prosecution and defence are recommending a six-year prison sentence for the third Edmonton man involved in a 2021 beating in a Yellowknife apartment.
According to court documents, the prosecutor was caught off-guard by the move. He noted witnesses and family members had already booked travel to Yellowknife for the trial, which has been scheduled for months.
Posted: Apr 07, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 7
Longtime Yellowknife social activist Arlene Hache leaves court on Tuesday after representing herself and winning back a Mercedes sport utility vehicle the crown had attempted to seize as part of a drug bust five years ago.(Richard Gleeson CBC)
An N.W.T. judge has ordered authorities to return a Mercedes sport utility vehicle that was seized after a large drug bust in Yellowknife five years ago.
Justice Andrew Mahar made the order In Northwest Territories Supreme Court on Tuesday, dismissing the crown s argument that owner of the Mercedes ML500, Norman Hache, transferred ownership to his mother after it was seized to avoid having to forfeit it.