Tag: crime
Accused in drug dealer’s death tells police ‘I want to die’
While slumped in a wheelchair, her long hair covering her face and wrapped in two blankets, Ashley Bourget got to listen to what others in her circle were saying about her involvement in the death of drug dealer Grant Norton. They told the police Bourget had been “bragging” about killing Norton, that he was “tortured […]
Police charge driver after pedestrian hit in Walkerton
A 64-year-old pedestrian who was crossing the road was hit by a car in Walkerton Wednesday. The pedestrian was taken to hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening and the driver, a 27-year-old Brockton resident, was charged with careless driving causing bodily harm, a Highway Traffic Act offence. The collision occurred about 12:16 p.m. […]
London home where nurse was fatally shot listed for $1.18M
A northwest London home linked to one of the city’s most shocking homicides in recent years has been listed for sale for $1.18 million. Homicide victim Lynda Marques lived at 2229 Wateroak Dr., located in the city’s Fox Hollow neighbhourhood, with her boyfriend, Ali Bhatti, and their young son. Two masked gunmen shot Marques, 30, […]
Letters to the Editor: April 16, 2025
Kudos to the Catholic school board for not planning “field trips” to the U.S.A.
Accused in drug dealer’s death told police she deserved ‘Purple Heart’
Ashley Bourget told the police officer she should have been given “a Purple Heart” instead of a first-degree murder charge. “I shouldn’t go to jail for murder. I should get a Purple Heart instead,” she said through loud sobs during her police interview on June 16, 2021, referring to the U.S. military honour. The interview […]