Yukon has handed down its first sentence for drug-related death.
WHITEHORSE, Yukon—Yukon's territorial court has issued its first manslaughter sentence in a drug overdose death. Jared Skookum, 34, was sentenced to two years in custody less a day for selling two points of "down," or opioids, to Stephanie Pye, 36, who was a member of the Liard First Nation.
Pye died from an overdose of fentanyl and etizolam, commonly known as "street valium."
Skookum, a citizen of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, was arrested for trafficking and possession for the purpose of trafficking a controlled substance. He was subsequently charged with manslaughter in March 202...
