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Crown grills defiant ex-Woodstock mayor at sex assault trial

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On a day of denials and explanations, the Crown challenged the truthfulness of the former mayor of Woodstock on trial for sexual assault. “Mr. Birtch, you’re just making this up as we go, sir,” assistant Crown attorney Jennifer Moser said to Trevor Birtch, 49, midway through her cross-examination. “I’m not,” Birtch, the former two-term mayor, […]

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London police board spent $104K on PR firm to sell high-spending budget

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The London police board paid a prominent public relations firm more than $100,000 to help sell its controversial high-spending budget earlier this year, according to documents obtained by The Free Press. One city councillor called it “disturbing” to learn the board used taxpayers’ money to win support from the public and politicians for the $672-million, […]

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Appeal hearing held for London police officer convicted of sexual assaults

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A London police officer has appealed his sexual assault convictions, asking that a court scrutinize a judge’s analysis of witness credibility and the inclusion of what it says was “bad character” evidence at his trial. Lawyers for Eldin Omerovic, 27, made their arguments at a summary conviction appeal hearing on Thursday before Superior Court Justice […]