Yellowknife pub acquitted of breaking COVID-19 rules

YELLOWKNIFE — The owners of a pub in Yellowknife say they’re relieved after they learned they wouldn’t have to pay a more than $5,000 ticket for violating Northwest Territories COVID-19 public health orders.
The Monkey Tree Pub was acquitted in Territorial Court of operating a dance floor on November 14, 2020, which was against requirements for restaurants and bars to stay open at the time. 
Deputy Judge Bernadette Schmaltz says she accepted the evidence of two liquor insp