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HOT SUMMER READS 2024: London Public Library’s most-requested books

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Summer doesn’t get much better then when you’re digging into a sizzling summer read in a hammock or on the beach under the sun. Here is the London Public Library’s 10 most-requested summertime holds, a rundown that includes thrillers, romances and true crime. Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand The final installment in this bestselling author’s […]

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Judge reads riot act as slow-moving murder re-trial begins closing arguments

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ST. THOMAS – Just before Boris Panovski’s re-trial finally made it to the home stretch, there was one more potentially devastating snag. Nine weeks into the case, the judge was told Panovski was close to firing defence lawyer Margaret Barnes over a disagreement about calling more witnesses and reviewing additional evidence before she began her […]

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Dog breeder opts not to testify at first degree murder trial

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ST. THOMAS – The once-high flying dog breeder Boris Panovski won’t be testifying at his first-degree murder retrial. “The answer from Mr. Panovski is no,” defence lawyer Margaret Barnes told Superior Court Justice Marc Garson on Friday when asked if the 80-year-old Scarborough man, who has pleaded not guilty to first degree murder and attempted […]