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Richard Gleeson

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  • 1 month 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.

  • 2 months 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.

  • 2 months 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.

  • 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.

  • Mar 21, 2025 | 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.

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