US hunter fined after trophy photo proves he shot sheep in Canada
Donald Lee claimed he killed a Fannin bighorn sheep in Alaska but an online sleuth and Yukon conservation officers proved he didn’t
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Donald Lee claimed he killed a Fannin bighorn sheep in Alaska but an online sleuth and Yukon conservation officers proved he didn’t
Michael Kipkirui, a former employee in the Yukon government's finance department, pleaded guilty to six counts of fraud under $5,000 in Whitehorse territorial court on March 1.
Donald Lee is banned from hunting in Canada for five years after falsely declaring a sheep he shot in the Yukon as an Alaska harvest. The crime was uncovered by Canadian wildlife officers who matched landmarks in hunting photos to confirm the location of the kill.
Connie Thorn, 52, pleaded guilty to manslaughter earlier this year for killing her common-law partner in 2017 in Whitehorse. The judge handed down a five-year sentence, but also gave Thorn credit for the time she's already spent in jail.
Sentencing hearing held for Whitehorse woman who killed Greg Dawson The Crown and defence are both asking for Connie Peggy Thorn, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter earlier this year, be sent to a federal institution where she'll have more access to rehabilitative programming. However, they differ on how long her sentence should actually be Social Sharing Crown, defence agree that Connie Peggy Thorn should be sent to a federal prison, but differ on sentence length Posted: Apr 20, 2021 2:18 PM CT | Last Updated: April 20 Greg Dawson, a 45-year-old Ta'an Kwäch'än citizen, was killed by Connie...