Richard Gleeson

Richard Gleeson is a reporter for CBC in Yellowknife. He covers a wide variety of issues, including politics, the justice system and the environment.

Latest from Richard Gleeson

Gwich'in green energy company in Inuvik focus of lawsuit filed in N.W.T. Supreme Court

Leaders 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.

Fort Smith woman pleads guilty to defrauding employer

Dorreen Elizabeth Vogt has pleaded guilty to defrauding a local company out of more than $5,000.

Man charged in fatal attack in Yellowknife pleads guilty to manslaughter

Darren 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.

N.W.T. drunk driver who caused fatal accident sentenced to 3.5 years

Bradley Storm Beaulieu was sentenced in a Peace River courtroom Monday after pleading guilty to impaired driving causing death and impaired driving causing bodily harm.

Gahcho Kue contractor pleads guilty in workplace death

A contractor at the Gahcho Kue diamond mine has been ordered to pay $200,000 in connection with an accident that killed one of its workers.

2 Fort Providence, N.W.T., men accused of beating and robbing elder

RCMP say two men are facing charges after an elder in Fort Providence, N.W.T., sustained serious injuries and was medevaced to Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife. Police say the attack happened in the early morning hours of Saturday.

Judge says Parks Canada unfairly rejected licence application of N.W.T. fishing lodge

A federal judge has set aside a Parks Canada decision to deny a longtime fishing lodge on Great Slave Lake a licence to continue operating within Thaidene Nëné National Park.

Trial starts Monday for Tuktoyaktuk man accused of kidnapping

The week-long trial of Kelly Ovayuak, a Tuktoyaktuk man accused of kidnapping, begins Monday in Northwest Territories Supreme Court in Yellowknife.

Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation to make its case against former CEO

In a Yellowknife courtroom on Wednesday, lawyers for the Łutsel K'e Dene will lay out the First Nation's case against the man who led its businesses for 10 years.

Man who murdered N.W.T. RCMP officer applies for early release

Emrah Bulatci, who murdered an RCMP officer in Hay River, N.W.T., in 2007, is applying to be released on parole.