Yukon courts

The town of Faro. (Yukon News file)

Second person arrested in relation to Faro shootings

Yukon RCMP have charged a second person in relation to the October…

The town of Faro. (Yukon News file)
Justice Karen Wenckebach, right, shakes hands with Chief Justice Suzanne Duncan after being officially sworn in to the Yukon Supreme Court judiciary on May 27. (Jim Elliot/ Yukon News)

Yukon Supreme Court officially welcomes newest justice

Karen Wenckebach has been hearing cases for more than a year. Swearing-in was dealyed by COVID-19.

Justice Karen Wenckebach, right, shakes hands with Chief Justice Suzanne Duncan after being officially sworn in to the Yukon Supreme Court judiciary on May 27. (Jim Elliot/ Yukon News)
The criminal trial looking into the shooting in front of a Whitehorse bar in 2019 is ongoing. (Yukon News file)

Witnesses take the stand in trial for 2019 shooting outside Whitehorse bar

Witnesses report seeing man with gun moments after shot fired

The criminal trial looking into the shooting in front of a Whitehorse bar in 2019 is ongoing. (Yukon News file)
The trial of two men tied to a near-fatal shooting outside a downtown Whitehorse bar in late 2019 began May 30 2022. (Yukon News Files)

Trial for men tied to shooting outside downtown Whitehorse bar begins

Witnesses called include patrons and staff who were at the bar on the night of the shooting

The trial of two men tied to a near-fatal shooting outside a downtown Whitehorse bar in late 2019 began May 30 2022. (Yukon News Files)
Darryl Sheepway, pictured here during a 2012 bikejoring race, will remain in prison serving a life sentence for the 2015 slaying of Christopher Brisson after the Yukon Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal of the conviction. (Yukon News file)

Appeal of 2018 murder conviction dismissed by Yukon Court of Appeal

Darryl Sheepway will not be getting a new trial and will continue serving life sentence.

Darryl Sheepway, pictured here during a 2012 bikejoring race, will remain in prison serving a life sentence for the 2015 slaying of Christopher Brisson after the Yukon Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal of the conviction. (Yukon News file)
Courthouse in Whitehorse. (Yukon News file)

Sisters plead guilty relating to 2017 murder in Pelly Crossing

Charabelle Silverfox pleads guilty to 2nd degree murder. Sister admits to interference with body.

Courthouse in Whitehorse. (Yukon News file)
An environmental services firm is suing the Liard First Nation for more than $300,000 in work and materials that allegedly went unpaid. (File Photo)

Company suing Liard First Nation for more than $300,000

Money for work and construction materials allegedly went unpaid

An environmental services firm is suing the Liard First Nation for more than $300,000 in work and materials that allegedly went unpaid. (File Photo)
Joel Krahn/Yukon News The law courts in Whitehorse. Michael Nehass has been found guilty of assaulting a woman in Watson Lake more than three years ago.

Man accused of 2018 Porter Creek home invasion acquitted

William Dean Ryan Vaneltsi was initially arrested four months after the attack.

Joel Krahn/Yukon News The law courts in Whitehorse. Michael Nehass has been found guilty of assaulting a woman in Watson Lake more than three years ago.
An RCMP places evidence markers after a fatal motor vehicle accidental involving a motorcycle near the blue bridge south of Whitehorse on July 8, 2020. (File Photo)

Accused in fatal July 2020 crash selects jury trial

Devin Edmiston is yet to enter a plea regarding July 2020 collision that killed two

An RCMP places evidence markers after a fatal motor vehicle accidental involving a motorcycle near the blue bridge south of Whitehorse on July 8, 2020. (File Photo)
Hidden Valley School. (John Tonin/Yukon News)

Whitehorse ex-education assistant denies abusing students in court response

William Auclair-Bellemare faces a slew of sexual misconduct allegations

Hidden Valley School. (John Tonin/Yukon News)
Pauline Frost and her lawyer outside the Whitehorse courthouse after losing a lots draw for the Vuntut Gwitchin riding on April 19. (Haley Ritchie/Yukon News)

Frost ordered to pay portion of Blake’s legal costs in Yukon court

Frost must pay approximately $8,000 in ruling that recognized public interest in case

Pauline Frost and her lawyer outside the Whitehorse courthouse after losing a lots draw for the Vuntut Gwitchin riding on April 19. (Haley Ritchie/Yukon News)
A lawsuit against the Yukon Government launched by a former chief mine engineer was dismissed as against the government on Nov. 1. (File Photo)

Former Yukon mining engineer’s lawsuit settled

Dismissal is against government, and carries same force and effect as a ruling from a judge

A lawsuit against the Yukon Government launched by a former chief mine engineer was dismissed as against the government on Nov. 1. (File Photo)
The company that operates a large Yukon Mine has launched its defence of a lawsuit from a former employee claiming wrongful dismissal and a toxic work environment. (File Photo)

Minto mine denies claims of wrongful dismissal, toxic work environment

Compnay files response to lawsuit from exploration manager dismissed earlier this year.

The company that operates a large Yukon Mine has launched its defence of a lawsuit from a former employee claiming wrongful dismissal and a toxic work environment. (File Photo)
The Yukon Government’s application to strike down a challenge to the SCAN act was ruled against by a judge. (File Photo)

Constitutional challenge to Yukon’s SCAN act will get its day in court

The act allows for short-notice evictions based on complaints of illegal activity at rented homes.

The Yukon Government’s application to strike down a challenge to the SCAN act was ruled against by a judge. (File Photo)
The Yukon Government has filed a lawsuit in an effort to get the owner and the occupant of the purple cabin in downtown Whitehorse off the property. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Yukon government suing over Whitehorse’s purple cabin

The government is suing to get the cabin’s owner and his tenant off the property.

The Yukon Government has filed a lawsuit in an effort to get the owner and the occupant of the purple cabin in downtown Whitehorse off the property. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
The law court building in Whitehorse. (File Photo)

Probation and conditions for Whitehorse man who assaulted minors

Geoffrey Matthew Muldoon flagged for spending time alone with minors in locker room

The law court building in Whitehorse. (File Photo)
The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun is suing the Yukon government over mining in its traditional territory. (First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun/Facebook)
The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun is suing the Yukon government over mining in its traditional territory. (First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun/Facebook)

Na-Cho Nyak Dun mining lawsuit will proceed, despite YG opposition

Judge chooses not to strike petition from First Nation challenging mining exploration project.

The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun is suing the Yukon government over mining in its traditional territory. (First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun/Facebook)
The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun is suing the Yukon government over mining in its traditional territory. (First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun/Facebook)
Interior of Whitehorse court room on April 6, 2018. (File Photo)

Pelly Crossing woman sentenced to four years for 2018 killing of Chelsey Bien

At Aug. 27 sentencing hearing, Lynzee Silverfox was sentenced to four years plus three of probation

Interior of Whitehorse court room on April 6, 2018. (File Photo)
The law court building in Whitehorse. (File Photo)

RCMP officers accused in Yukon Supreme Court lawsuit testify

The lengthy trial deals with three seperate incidents between 2012 and 2016.

The law court building in Whitehorse. (File Photo)
Courthouse in Whitehorse on March 30, 2018. (File Photo)

Whitehorse man suing over police misconduct takes stand

Mandeep Singh Sidhu testified about two traffic stops and an arrest in which he alleges mistreatment

Courthouse in Whitehorse on March 30, 2018. (File Photo)