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AHL Playoffs Preview: Rocket thrilled to play first ever post-season in Laval
LAVAL, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens could not be farther away from the NHL post-season, but their American Hockey League affiliate is gearing up to host playoff games in nearby Laval for the first ti...
May 02, 2022
NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting officer in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal jury on Monday convicted a New York Police Department veteran of assaulting an officer during the U.S. Capitol riot, rejecting his claim that he was defending himself when ...
May 02, 2022
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
CRH Foundation fundraising golf tournament returns after two-year hiatus
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A popular golf tournament returns to Lethbridge this summer.The 25th annual Val Matteotti Italian Open will tee off at the Lethbridge Country Club on Wednesday, August 10. The event h...
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
Alert Ready to conduct public notice test on Wednesday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Expect to get an alert on your phone Wednesday.On May 4, Alert Ready will broadcast a public test of the National Public Alerting System across most provinces and territories. Alberta...
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