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Separate together

The goal of the territorial government's new family law mediation program can be summed up in two words: separate together. Launched in late March, the estimated $80,000 program aims to encourage couples involved in the process of separation or divorce to resolve matters cooperatively and outside of court.

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Meet the Judges of Nunavut
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NWT Sheriff's Office
The primary role of a Sheriff is his or her presence in the courtroom. A Sheriff is present in the courtroom, not only to assist in court procedure by calling jurors and escorting prisoners, but also to provide overall security for the judiciary, jurors, and court staff.

Nunavut Family Abuse Intervention Act
Emergency protection applications for wives needing protection from violent husbands, husbands needing protection from violent wives, children needing protection from violent parents, parents from violent children.

Nunavut Change of Name Forms
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NWT Rental Office Decisions
Searchable database of landlord-tenant cases.

Information for Landlords and Tenants
A source of Information for both landlords and tenants covering aspects from tenancy agreements to eviction.

Recent court stories

Man accused of robbing cabbie jailed for convenience store theft

A man accused of robbing a Yellowknife cabbie and attempting to rob another taxi driver the same night last December appeared in court yesterday to address a future preliminary inquiry.

City of Iqaluit denies wrongful dismissal

The City of Iqaluit is denying allegations in a civil lawsuit by a former planning and lands director of mistreatment and wrongful dismissal.

Man accused of robbery remains in jail

A Yellowknife man accused of theft at a city convenience store earlier this month and the robbery of a Yellowknife cab driver in December appeared in court this week.


The dark legacy of residential schools

Since Caroline Wawzonek began practising law in the North four years ago, asking her clients if they attended residential school has become a standard question.


Marijuana activist seeks seized cash for legal fees

As he prepares what the Crown calls a "major constitutional challenge against Canada's marijuana laws," Ed deVries is seeking access to the funds police seized from his compassion society so he can pay his legal fees, Justice Earl Johnson heard Jan. 17.




Guilty plea in Frame Lake sex assault

A man accused of a 2008 sexual assault on a woman on the Frame Lake Trail has pleaded guilty to the crime.


Fisher caught in legal storm

If legal troubles were fish, the nets of commercial fisher Brian Abbott would be full.


Accused hold-up man charged in relation to store theft

A man accused of robbing a cab driver at knifepoint in early December is in trouble with the law once again.


Former chief's civil case may go to court soon

After more than four years, a civil suit by an ousted chief in Fort Resolution is expected to finally be heard in court this year.


Former Inuvik teacher charged with sex crimes wants French trial

A former Inuvik teacher accused of multiple offences, including sexual assault and making child pornography, appeared in territorial court by video Wednesday afternoon.


More European countries join ban on harp seal products

The Russian Federation, Belarus and Kazakhstan joined with the European Union (EU) by banning the import of all harp seal products effective last summer, and now the Nunavut government and Inuit are examining how the ban might affect the territory in the new year.



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