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Accused denies killing drug dealer, ‘bragging’ about it
Ashley Bourget admitted she didn’t like Grant Norton. “It doesn’t mean I killed him,” she said during her third day in the witness box at her first-degree murder trial. Bourget, 41, who has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of the 59-year-old drug dealer, began her testimony on Tuesday and started to […]
Accused testifies she ‘felt betrayed’ to be left with drug dealer’s body
Ashley Bourget says she went for a bike ride and bought clothing at a thrift store after being ordered to leave her east London apartment where a bloodied, motionless Grant Norton was tied up on her couch. Bourget returned to her Adelaide Street home hours later to find Norton dead on the couch and the […]
Accused says she was asked to lure drug dealer to her apartment
Ashley Bourget said she’s putting her safety and reputation at risk by taking the stand at her first-degree murder trial. “I’m afraid of retaliation from the mob,” she testified Tuesday as the defence began its case in the Superior Court jury trial now in its fifth week. “I’m also afraid of what people on the […]
Italian eatery closing as U.S. tariffs curb customer spending: Owner
A beloved restaurant in southwest London’s Byron area is closing due to a “perfect storm” of U.S. tariffs and a need to downsize, its owner says. The upscale Italian eatery, Bocconcini, located at Boler Road and Southdale Road West, will be serving its last customers on April 27 after six years in business. “I’m trying […]
I Speak for the Fish: How to photograph mysterious freshwater fish
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