5 h. ago Detective tells murder trial of discovery of drug dealer's body in barrel

Before they found Grant Norton’s body, the police already had information that he might have been killed. “We had information that he was involved in the illicit drug culture and that he had been robbed . . . and killed,” London police Det.-Const. Blake Morrison, who has spent years on the investigation into Norton’s death, […]

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29 h. ago Dealer had $30K to buy crystal meth before he was killed: Witness

Grant Norton spent the final hours of his life driving around London with a vehicle console full of cash, making drug deals and looking to buy a brick of crystal meth. A Superior Court jury, hearing the first-degree murder trial of Ashley Bourget, 40, learned Norton, 59, considered to be a local high-level dealer, was […]

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5 d. ago In Calgary courts: Date for final submission in youth murder trial in fatal shooting of teen set for May

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from March 10-14, 2025

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5 d. ago In Calgary courts: Final submission in youth murder trial over fatal shooting of teen set for May

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from March 10-14, 2025

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6 d. ago Witness describes alleged contract killing in graphic detail at B.C. trial

On Wednesday, Crown prosecutor Joe Bellows had the witness, the accused's alleged accomplice, take the jury through the killing in chilling detail. 

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7 d. ago Prosecutors say Kohberger’s defense will argue evidence was planted in student murders case

BOISE, Idaho — Prosecutors say Bryan Kohberger’s defense team will argue at his murder trial that someone else could have planted a knife sheath with Kohberger’s DNA at the home where four University of Idaho students were killed in 2022. Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson made the claim in a motion filed in the case […]

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1 week ago In Calgary courts: June trial date in jeopardy after lawyer and accused murder suspect part company

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from March 3-7, 2025

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2 w. ago Accused acquitted of murder in case of Ontario woman found dead in suitcase

A jury has acquitted a Toronto woman on trial for the second-degree murder of a 41-year-old Caledon woman whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase.

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2 w. ago B.C. contract killing murder trial hears about alleged accomplice

In court on Monday, an RCMP officer told the jury 'Person X' signed a contract in 2018 — a year after Nicolas Khabra's killing — to flip and become an informant for the police.

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2 w. ago Justice minister orders new trial for Edmonton man convicted of murder in 1991

OTTAWA — The federal justice minister has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of murder in Edmonton more than three decades ago. Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Susan Kaminsky, who disappeared in 1987. The office of Justice Minister Arif Virani said the minister found reasonable grounds […]

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3 w. ago Federal justice minister orders new trial for Alberta man convicted of murder in 1991

Virani's office says new information has been identified which wasn't considered by the courts during the initial trial or appeal.

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3 w. ago Idaho prosecutors seek to limit accused killer’s alibi evidence at trial

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho prosecutors say a man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students shouldn’t be allowed to offer an alibi defence unless he takes the stand himself during the murder trial later this year. Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson asked a judge to limit any alibi evidence during Bryan […]

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3 w. ago Variational AI Announces Oversubscribed $5.5 Million Financing to Launch Foundation Model for Small Molecule Drug Discovery

New funding to fuel market expansion of compute efficient foundation model for biopharmaceutical companies VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Variational AI, the company behind Enki™, an advanced foundation model for small molecule drug discovery, today announced the completion of its oversubscribed $US5.5 million Seed extension round. Enki™ empowers biopharmaceutical chemistry teams to efficiently discover and optimize […]

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3 w. ago Teen stabbed homeless Toronto man twice during swarming, Crown tells murder trial

A teen girl who took part in the violent swarming of a homeless Toronto man more than two years ago was the only one in the group who could have stabbed him twice during the attack, prosecutors alleged Wednesday at her murder trial. The girl — one of eight teens charged in the case — […]

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4 w. ago Nevada judge reschedules trial for suspect in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing for next year

LAS VEGAS — A Nevada judge on Tuesday postponed the murder trial of the only suspect ever charged in the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur for nearly a year, saying she had little choice given new developments presented by his defense attorneys and the need to ensure a fair trial. The trial of […]

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4 w. ago MANDEL: Girl on trial for murder in swarming pleads guilty to manslaughter

The girl, 16 at the time, admits being involved in the last 23 seconds of the 3-minute-and-20-second assault on Kenneth Lee

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