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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
Friend remembers cadet who died in vehicle incident as 'class clown'
TORONTO - One of four officer cadets who died when their vehicle plunged into water is being remembered as an outgoing athlete who was proud of the hard work he put in at Canada's Royal Military Colle...
May 02, 2022
Canada finishes in fifth place at Langford women's rugby 7s event
LANGFORD, B.C. - With all the international competition Canadian coach Jack Hanratty looked forward to seeing as a challenge for his side at the HSBC Canada Sevens rugby tournament in Langford, B.C., ...
May 01, 2022