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YELLOWKNIFE — The owners of a Yellowknife pub headed to trial Thursday to fight a charge of violating Northwest Territories COVID-19 public health orders. Public health officers issued a ticket to The Monkey Tree Pub in December 2020.

YELLOWKNIFE - The owners of a Yellowknife pub headed to trial Thursday to fight a charge of violating Northwest Territories COVID-19 public health orders.

Territorial lawyer says the case is not complicated. Meanwhile, the defence argues the charge lacked a fulsome investigation.

YELLOWKNIFE - The owners of a pub in Yellowknife say they're relieved after they learned they wouldn't have to...

The owners of a pub in Yellowknife say they're relieved after they learned they wouldn't have to pay ...

There was a dance floor, and people were dancing. But there was no evidence the Monkey Tree Pub owners were aware of the Public Health order, Judge Bernadette Schmaltz said Friday morning, as she dismissed the $5,175 charge.

YELLOWKNIFE - The owners of a Yellowknife pub who were accused of violating COVID-19 public health orders say they're relieved they won't have to pay a $5,175 ticket.

A Yellowknife pub owner who is facing a $5,175 fine under the N.W.T.'s Public Health Act is heading to trial Thursday with a new lawyer, a new judge and a desire to put this all behind them.

The N.W.T’s Office of the Chief Public Health Officer is reporting a record 341 active COVID-19 cases across the territory.