Kelsi Camsell, who pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death and impaired driving causing bodily harm, was sentenced to 3.5 years in custody on Wednesday. The crash that happened nearly two years ago claimed the life of Felix Black, 22, and injured another passenger.
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.
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.
Mario Laplante, who in 2019 admitted to posession and distribution of child pornography, spoke in court on Thursday afternoon during his sentencing hearing.
Posted: Feb 26, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 26
The Yellowknife courthouse. Justice Charbonneau has acknowledged that the five-year sentence was on the very very low end. She later said she is bound by a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that requires Judges to follow the joint submission, unless it seriously impedes the administration of justice. (Walter Strong/CBC)
Justice Louise Charbonneau sentenced Tariq St Croix Thursday to five years in jail and three years probation for brutally stabbing his ex-wife on New Year s Eve two years ago.
St Croix pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and aggravated assault in N.W.T. Supreme Court. The Crown prosecutor and defence lawyers jointly recommended a five-year sentence.