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SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE - Doris Kendi, charged with second-degree murder in the death of her sister, Lorraine Bonnetplume, had her preliminary hearing in territorial court adjourned Tuesday until March 31.

Crown counsel John MacFarlane said the hearing was pushed back so the Crown prosecutor could provide the defence with further information and allow both Crown and defence lawyers to discuss the files, including which witnesses were required for the preliminary inquiry.

"On (March 31), we will either be scheduling a date for the preliminary inquiry or it could be another adjournment," said MacFarlane.

Kendi, 58, is presently being kept in jail.

She was charged with second-degree murder after Bonnetplume was found unresponsive by her husband in a cabin outside Yellowknife, along Highway 3, on June 27, 2008.

Woman facing eviction awaits fate

Northern Property REIT's eviction order hearing against Deborah Klengenberg was adjourned last Friday until March 25, after NWT Supreme Court Justice Don Cooper declared a conflict with the case.

Klengenberg's lawyer had also asked for an adjournment to allow her to look over the case, as she had just recently taken it over.

Northern Property's lawyer argued the eviction order could be a moot point should the hearing be postponed any further, as Klengenberg's lease for her Lanky Court townhouse runs out at the end of April.

However, in an interview after the hearing, Klengenberg said her lawyer had argued that an expired lease doesn't necessarily constitute eviction.

Yellowknifer reported last week that Klengenberg, 52, faces being on the streets, with eight children under her care.

"I still don't know if there's something available out there," she said on Tuesday, in reference to a shortage of affordable housing in the city that could accommodate a family as large as hers.

"I'm not looking for a free ride," she added.

Man pleads guilty to three drug charges

On Tuesday, Kirk Magrum pleaded guilty to three drug-related charges and awaits sentencing, scheduled for April 16 in territorial court.

Magrum was arrested on Feb. 13,as a result of RCMP investigations into the city's crack cocaine trade.

He pleaded guilty to possession for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking and possession of property obtained through crime. Crown counsel Janice Walsh said the Crown intends to withdraw two other drug-related charges with convictions on the three offences.

Magrum has been in custody since his arrest.