Ashley Bourget called her poem “Small Child” – but it contained a big, glaring comment that kept it out of a jailhouse poetry-writing competition. Instead, her creative writing from October 2023 while she was behind bars became evidence at her first-degree murder trial in the death of high-level drug dealer Grant Norton. “Now that I’m […]
Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared London police of wrongdoing in the death of a senior who jumped from the balcony of his apartment six days before Christmas. Two police officers were sent to an apartment building near Southdale Road and Pomeroy Lane in southwest London on Dec. 19 shortly after 1 p.m. to apprehend a […]
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 […]
The new and councillor-run London Transit Commission (LTC) held its first meeting Wednesday, focused on staff bringing the seven politicians up to speed on operations and budgets.
Central Elgin is establishing a planning department to prepare for a population surge driven by Volkswagen’s massive electric vehicle battery plant scheduled to open in neighbouring St. Thomas in 2027. A largely rural municipality bordering St. Thomas, Central Elgin announced Tuesday it starting a “transformative initiative” by seeking a planning manager, senior planner and planning […]
Fundraising for the expansion of Kincardine’s hospital and the addition of an MRI machine at the site has officially passed the halfway mark. “We are deeply grateful to everyone who has contributed to this campaign so far,” said Becky Fair, president of the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation, in an April 16 news release. […]
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 […]
A 49-year-old man is dead after a motorcycle crash in London on Monday, police say.
A massive vacant warehouse fire in St. Thomas that sent black smoke billowing across the city is now under police investigation. “The fire has been deemed suspicious and is currently under investigation by our criminal investigation bureau,” St. Thomas police spokesperson Samanatha Wakefield said on Tuesday morning. The fire at the former Weatherhead Co. of […]
During construction of its signature downtown Cornerstone building in 2011, Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) faced sudden criticism of the ambitious and taxpayer-funded project. Some council members and city officials complained about a $2.2-million overrun and delay, because of what they called “luxury features” in the renovation of a historic building at York and Richmond streets. […]
A 22-year-old from the Toronto area was killed in a vehicle crash north of Innerkip in Oxford County on Monday afternoon, police say. Oxford County OPP said they, along with firefighters and paramedics, were called to a collision between a sedan and a commercial motor vehicle at the intersection of Oxford County Road 8 and […]
Ashley Bourget said she’d had enough. “I’m done with this because I told you now what happened 100 times and I’m fed up so I’m going to go. If you need me you know where I live,” she said as she stood up to leave the London police interview room. “Now I look like a […]