Employees at jail in Fort Smith, N.W.T., say men's unit slated to close cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Eighty-five prisoners from jails in the Northwest Territories are being transferred to Alberta s correctional system as wildfires bear down on Yellowknife one of the first times in Canadian history a natural disaster has forced a large-scale movement of prisoners between jurisdictions.
Fort Smith man pleads guilty to assault charge while in custody awaiting homicide trial cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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.