Richard Gleeson

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Reporter at CFYK-TV (Yellowknife, NT)

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Firefighters put out shack fire near Yellowknife's Pilot's Monument

1 week ago | cbc.ca | Richard Gleeson

North·NewThe Yellowknife fire department responded quickly to a small fire in an area below Pilot's Monument in Yellowknife Thursday morning. Shack not believed to have been occupiedRichard Gleeson · CBC News · Posted: May 29, 2025 12:07 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes agoFirefighters respond to what is believed to be a shack fire below Pilot's Monument on Thursday morning.
Environmental assessment ordered for Imperial’s closure plan for Norman Wells

1 month ago | rcinet.ca | Richard Gleeson

Review of final closure plan is the third EA ordered for Norman Wells operationA northern review board has ordered an environmental assessment of Imperial Oil’s plan to eventually shut down and clean up its operation at Norman Wells. The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board announced in a news release on Wednesday that it has ordered the assessment of the closure and reclamation plan.
Prosecutor, defence agree on 5-year sentence for armed drug dealer

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Richard Gleeson

Crown and defence lawyers have recommended a five-year prison sentence for a 21-year-old Edmonton man who came to Yellowknife to sell cocaine and brought a handgun along with him. The joint sentencing recommendation was heard in a Yellowknife courtroom on Monday, when Zein Mikaeel Gova pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and unauthorized possession of a loaded handgun. The prosecutor dropped four other charges he was facing.
N.W.T. lawyers agree on new sentence recommendation for man declared a dangerous offender

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Richard Gleeson

North·NewBoth prosecutor and defence agree that Noel Avadluk, who was declared a dangerous offender and sentenced in 2017 to remain in prison indefinitely, should be released in a little more than two years.
Judge says Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation claim against law firm can move ahead

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Richard Gleeson

North·NewAn Edmonton law firm that's accused of helping Ron Barlas defraud a First Nation in the N.W.T. of millions of dollars has mostly failed in its bid to have the claim against it thrown out of court.
Northview says crime, vandalism rampant in its N.W.T. buildings

Mar 6, 2025 | cbc.ca | Richard Gleeson

North·NewOne of the north’s biggest landlords is calling for changes to landlord-tenant law in the Northwest Territories, saying it’s “drowning in this crisis” of constant vandalism and violence plaguing its buildings in Yellowknife and Inuvik.
Former N.W.T. MLA charged following traffic stop

Feb 6, 2025 | cbc.ca | Richard Gleeson

North·NewA former MLA has been charged with refusing to provide a breath sample to police. Steve Norn due back in court later this month on charge of refusing to provide a breath sampleRichard Gleeson · CBC News · Posted: Feb 06, 2025 10:04 PM EST | Last Updated: 25 minutes agoFormer Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh MLA Steve Norn pictured in 2019. (Mario De Ciccio/Radio-Canada)A former N.W.T. MLA has been charged with refusing to provide a breath sample to police.
Gwich’in green energy company focus of lawsuit filed in N.W.T. Supreme Court

Nov 26, 2024 | rcinet.ca | Richard Gleeson

Nihtat Gwich’in say company was created and operated without any oversight from board membersLeaders of the Nihtat Gwich’in Council of Inuvik are alleging a former chair and a key official made secret business deals that benefited them personally at the expense of the Nihtat Gwich’in. In a lawsuit filed in N.W.T. Supreme Court, the Nihtat Gwich’in say that Jozef Carnogursky, then president of the council, and Grant Sullivan created Nihtat Energy without telling the Nihtat board of directors.
Fort Smith woman pleads guilty to defrauding employer

Oct 23, 2024 | cbc.ca | Richard Gleeson

Fort Smith woman pleads guilty to defrauding employerRichard Gleeson | CBC News | Posted: October 23, 2024 11:22 PM | Last Updated: Just nowDorreen Elizabeth Vogt defrauded local construction company she worked forImage | Yellowknife courthouseCaption: The courthouse in Yellowknife on June 6. Dorreen Elizabeth Vogt pleaded guilty Wednesday to defrauding a Fort Smith company of more than $5,000.
Man charged in fatal attack in Yellowknife pleads guilty to manslaughter

Oct 22, 2024 | cbc.ca | Richard Gleeson

NorthDarren Nulliayuk was charged in July 2023, shortly after police found an unresponsive man in the parking lot of the Capital Suites on Franklin Ave. in Yellowknife. Darren Nulliayuk admitted Monday to killing Adam Kakolak in a hotel parking lot in 2023Richard Gleeson · CBC News · Posted: Oct 22, 2024 10:59 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours agoThe Capital Suites hotel in Yellowknife. Darren Nulliayuk has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a man in the hotel's parking lot.