Number of justices of the peace declining in Nunavut
By Samuel Wat Territory’s new chief justice says recruitment, training of justices of the peace is priority for her The
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6-year sentence proposed for former Nunavut priest who sexually abused children
By Emma Tranter The justice expects to sentence Eric Dejaeger Thursday Crown and defence lawyers in the case of a
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Appeal dismissed for man convicted of possessing $62K of drug-related cash in N.W.T.
Ali Omar was convicted in May 2022 despite the court acknowledging his rights were breached A man convicted two years
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Judge denies bail for former RCMP officer in sexual assault appeal
By Samuel Wat Justice Jack Watson said he’s ‘not persuaded there is a viable appeal for conviction.’ A former Iqaluit
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‘Beyond belief’ Quebec judge blasts youth protection over treatment of northern teen
By Samuel Wat · CBC News Youth protection services failed to intervene and kept teen in rehab centres for too long, judge
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Quebec bar association videos inform Nunavik residents about rights, lawyer duties
A series of videos released that informs Inuit and First Nations on both their rights, and a lawyer’s duties to
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Que. coroner says alcohol withdrawal should be taken into account when sentencing
Recommendation comes following Inukjuak man’s death from alcohol withdrawal A Quebec coroner says judges should take alcohol withdrawal into account
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Nunavut judge: Driving bans inconvenience Inuit hunters, not a rights violation
By Emma Tranter, CBC News A Nunavut judge has ruled that mandatory driving bans for people charged with impaired driving
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Indigenous men imprisoned for Alaska murder settle for $5M after vacated conviction
By Becky Bohrer · The Associated Press · All three will receive $1.59 million from the insurer for the city of Fairbanks Three of
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Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal of Nunavut murder case
By Emma Tranter Daniel Hodgson granted leave to appeal on Thursday The Supreme Court of Canada will hear the case
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Alleged drug dealer temporarily barred from Selkirk First Nation land
By Ethan Lang As Yukon court considers longer injunction, Brent Nibecker must leave Pelly Crossing by May 5 An alleged
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Class action lawsuit on behalf of Nunavik crime victims gets the go-ahead
A class action lawsuit on behalf of crime victims in Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec, has got the
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Labrador Inuit beneficiary among appointees to provincial Supreme Court in Atlantic Canada
David Lametti, Canada’s minister of justice and attorney general, filled the four vacancies on the Supreme Court in the Atlantic
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Man gets life sentence for murder of Nunavik teen Robert Adams in Arctic Quebec
KUUJJUAQ, Quebec – A 34 year-old man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Wednesday in the 2018 killing of Nunavik
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Inuit focus in violence inquiry important for Arctic Canada, conference hears
Canada’s landmark inquiry into violence against Indigenous women was a wake-up call for the nation and continues to have important
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