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Encounter ‘not a proud moment’: officer

March 12, 2010 at 5:02 pm

The intercourse he had with a woman after a party in Watson Lake last March was consensual,

Judge to deliver his verdict on Tuesday

March 12, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Crown prosecutor Robert Beck described the two RCMP officers on trial for sexual assault as opportunists targeting a vulnerable woman who was new to Watson Lake,

Officer tells court his version of events

March 11, 2010 at 3:47 pm

As his pregnant wife and two-year-old son slept at home,

Complainant wanted officers to like her

March 10, 2010 at 4:12 pm

A lawyer for one of two RCMP officers accused of raping a woman in Watson Lake last March attempted to portray the alleged victim as the initiator of the sexual encounter.

Husband regretted not attending party

March 9, 2010 at 4:02 pm

The husband of the woman accusing two RCMP officers of sexually assaulting her after a party in Watson Lake took the stand this morning in the trial of constables Graham Belak and Shawn McLaughlin.

Thomson Centre plans take next stepSubscribers only

March 9, 2010 at 3:54 pm

It will cost the Yukon government $1.5 million to take the mothballed Thomson Centre off life support and rehabilitate it to a standard capable of housing 29 continuing care patients.

Accused officers’ trial begins in Supreme Court

March 8, 2010 at 3:37 pm

The trial of two RCMP constables accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Watson Lake last March began in Whitehorse this morning.

Whitehorse earns another financial reporting awardSubscribers only

March 8, 2010 at 3:28 pm

The city has once again been praised for its financial reporting with an award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.

Premier gives thumbs-up to federal budgetSubscribers only

March 5, 2010 at 4:49 pm

Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie is hailing the federal budget, unveiled yesterday by federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, as good news for the territory.

Folk group nominated for Juno AwardSubscribers only

March 5, 2010 at 4:47 pm

Yukon folk group Annie Lou’s self-titled debut album has earned a Juno nomination in the annual Canadian music awards’ Roots and Traditional category.

All news by Jason Unrau