9 h. ago Arsonist who torched home testifies against man accused of orchestrating fires for Edmonton landlord

Willier is in the middle of a trial on 16 counts related to multiple arsons to homes around Alberta Avenue between 2020 and 2022.

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15 h. ago Weinstein accuser testifies about alleged 2006 sex assault: ’The unthinkable was happening’

NEW YORK (AP) — A former TV production assistant told a jury Wednesday that Harvey Weinstein held her down on a bed and forced oral sex on her after she told him: “No, no — it’s not going to happen.” Dabbing her eyes, Miriam Haley recalled what ran through her mind during the alleged July […]

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19 h. ago Accused Alberta Avenue arsonist allegedly worked for notorious landlord later killed in shooting, trial told

A man facing trial for a series of arsons in central Edmonton allegedly lit the fires on the orders of a notorious landlord who was later gunned down in an assassination-style slaying, court has heard. Court of King’s Bench Justice Nathan Whitling issued a decision Friday on a pair of search warrants in the trial […]

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6 d. ago Sex assault accuser’s roommate testifies at Weinstein retrial

NEW YORK (AP) — Hovering in the doorway of her roommate’s bedroom one evening in July 2006, TV production assistant Miriam Haley said Harvey Weinstein — her boss — had forcibly performed oral sex on her, her then-roommate testified Thursday at the ex-movie mogul’s retrial. “I said, ‘Miriam, that sounds like rape. I think you […]

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7 d. ago 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 […]

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7 d. ago Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial begins with opening statements in New York

Two accusers who testified in Harvey Weinstein's initial trial are expected to take the stand again. He also faces an additional allegation made by an unnamed woman.

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3 w. ago Doctor testifies Maradona should have been admitted to clinic instead of being sent home

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A doctor testified Tuesday at the trial of seven medical professionals accused of negligence in the death of Diego Maradona that the soccer star should have been admitted to a rehabilitation center rather than taken home following surgery he underwent in 2020. Maradona, who led Argentina to the World Cup title […]

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3 w. ago Brother of man accused in OPP officer’s death says he saw suspects that day

The brother of a man accused of fatally shooting a provincial police officer more than two years ago testified Monday that he found the two accused killers inside a trailer on his property on the afternoon of the alleged murder. Richard McKenzie told the jury trial in Cayuga, Ont., that his trailer was locked when […]

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