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JMU cancels rest of softball season after player's death
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) - James Madison has canceled the remainder of its softball season as the school tries to cope with the apparent suicide of one of its star players last week. Lauren Bernett, a s...
May 02, 2022

Arrest warrant issued in Alabama for missing jail official
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - An arrest warrant has been issued for a jail official who disappeared while escorting a prisoner last week in Alabama. Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said a warrant was...
May 02, 2022

Sex assault trial getting underway for Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard
TORONTO - The sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is getting underway after multiple delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hoggard is in a downtown Toronto courtroom today where a j...
May 02, 2022

Jan. 6 panel wants interviews with Brooks, Biggs, Jackson
WASHINGTON (AP) - Three more House Republicans received requests Monday to voluntarily appear before the congressional committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection, weeks after investigators ...
May 02, 2022

Six verified candidates vying to lead the Conservative Party of Canada
OTTAWA - The Conservative party has confirmed that six candidates have been verified as leadership contenders after passing the final hurdles to getting their names on the ballot. Pierre Poilievre, th...
May 02, 2022

Silver Muse docks in Nanaimo for temporary stay ahead of Alaska cruises
NANAIMO - It's not loaded with passengers but the arrival of a cruise ship in local waters still turned heads over the weekend.The 213 metre long Silver Muse, owned by Silversea Cruises, arrived in Na...
May 02, 2022

'We are very excited:' construction imminent to enhance Nanoose Bay park
NANOOSE BAY- Including sports courts to Jack Bagley Community Park (JBCP) in Nanoose Bay headlines phase one improvements to be in play in the near future.The Regional District of Nanaimo's manager of...
May 02, 2022

Getting boostered and Mattea goes for number 20: In The News for May 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... B...
May 02, 2022

Military must better accommodate troops with exceptional family needs: watchdog
OTTAWA - Canada's military watchdog is calling on the Armed Forces to better accommodate troops with disabled children and other exceptional family circumstances, warning some are being forced to choo...
May 02, 2022

Proposed cattle feedlot threatens popular but fragile Alberta lake, residents say
EDMONTON - Thousands of Alberta cottagers and homeowners are waiting anxiously to see if a provincial regulator will allow a large cattle feedlot to be developed near a popular and environmentally fra...
May 02, 2022