Author Archives: Brian Konrad
Insurance is high on frequently stolen vehicles. Here's how to reduce your premiums
TORONTO - Looking for a break on car insurance premiums is often top of mind for drivers. And finding ways to reduce that figure is especially important now, when rampant thefts have led to higher ins...
Apr 15, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to testify at foreign interference inquiry
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to testify today at an inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada's last two elections. The inquiry has already heard that China and other state actors ...
Apr 10, 2024
B.C. doesn't know where all its groundwater is going. Experts worry as drought looms
VANCOUVER - Growing up on a ranch in the Columbia River Valley, water has always been part of Kat Hartwig's life, and over the years, she's noticed changes. Marshy areas her family used for irrigation...
Apr 10, 2024
Cypress County resident celebrating million dollar lottery win
A resident of Cypress County is celebrating after winning one million dollars on Lotto 6-49. Donald Dickson says he was washing his truck when he decided to scan his February 17th ticket on the Lotto ...
Mar 28, 2024
Spring storm leaves 15 cm on Medicine Hat
The spring snow storm has passed, with Environment Canada reporting 15 centimetres at the Medicine Hat airport, although third party reports put the total at 19 cm. Brooks had 15 centimetres as well, ...
Mar 22, 2024
Ex-police chief files $1.85M lawsuit against City of Medicine Hat, police chief, former employees
Former police chief Mike Worden plans to sue the City of Medicine Hat, the police service and several former employees for a combined $1.85 million, according to court documents viewed by CHAT News on...
Mar 20, 2024
Poilievre dangles 'carbon tax election,' as Liberal MPs ask critics for a better idea
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is threatening to try and plunge the country into a "carbon tax election," as Liberal MPs continue to defend the government's signature climate policy. Po...
Mar 20, 2024
Alberta had the highest inflation rate in Canada in February
Alberta had the largest increase in inflation over the last year among all Canadian provinces and territories. That is according to Statistics Canada, who reports the Consumer Price Index for the prai...
Mar 19, 2024
'The lost season': Winter comes to a close as Canada's warmest on record
The warmest winter on record could have far-reaching effects on everything from wildfire season to erosion, climatologists say, while offering a preview of what the season could resemble in the not-so...
Mar 19, 2024
Indications continue to point to lower water allocation in SMRID
The St. Mary's River Irrigation District says it continues on a path that indicates a below average water allocation for the summer irrigation season. Reservoirs at the headworks are up slightly since...
Mar 18, 2024