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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

The Hudson's Bay Co. ceded Rupert's Land in 1869 and it was formally annexed by Canada in 1870. This land was renamed Northwest Territories. Over the next 25 years parts of the territory were split off to form the Yukon, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. The last division occurred in 1999 when Nunavut was formed from the eastern half of the territory. Most executions that occurred in the territory took place in communities that are now in the prairie provinces.


Click here to see the 5 executions that took place in the part of the NWT that is now in ALBERTA (1870-1905)
Click here to see the 16 executions that took place in the part of the NWT that is now in SASKATCHEWAN (1870-1905)


NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (1870-PRESENT)

Executions listed here took place in the part of the NWT that still exists. Keep in mind most NWT executions took place in what is now Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Name Date Method Location Crime Sex Race Age Occupation Executioner Notes
LeBeau, Albert 1921 November 01 hanged Ft Smith murder M native ? trapper Wakefield Killed the baby he had with his daughter.
Beaulieu, Victor 1952 February 16 hanged Ft Smith murder M metis 23 ? ? Shot Mary Madelaine Norn and also killed her 2 children on Apr 18 1951 at Ft Resolution. Charged only with Mary's murder.
Cardinal, Frederick 1954 June 01 hanged Ft Smith murder M metis 45 trapper, guide for RCMP ? Murdered wife Marie Rose Cardinal in Arctic Red River
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