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Province spurs job creation with $2B investment
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Alberta government is launching a massive infrastructure program to help get Albertans back to work and is also making small businesses aware of supports available to help them ...
Apr 09, 2020 CHAT News File Photo

WATCH: Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides an update on COVID-19.
Apr 09, 2020

Quebec health-care workers going without protective equipment, union says
OTTAWA - A health-care union in Quebec says workers dealing with at-risk patients are going without protective equipment in some cases, sparking criticism of the national emergency stockpile. The Fede...
Apr 09, 2020

Hamilton's 2030 Commonwealth Games bid leaders mull flip to 2026
Hamilton has a choice between poetry and a slam dunk. Canada's candidate city for the 2030 Commonwealth Games has been asked to consider a bid for 2026 instead because of a global dearth of citie...
Apr 09, 2020

The Yard will be ready when the time is right
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Your backyard, downtown.That's the vibe managing partner Josh Hopkins and partner Darren Howes want to bring to the city this summer with The Yard. They see it as a way to bring Hat...
Apr 09, 2020 The lot on Third Street downtown may not look like much now, but it will be transformed into The Yard. (CHAT News Photo)

Temporary regulation changes will help keep supply chain moving
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta is temporarily modifying some regulations for truck drivers and railway operators to protect the supply chain and ensure Canadians can access necessities like medical suppli...
Apr 09, 2020 CHAT News File Photo
Prize claim period extended for winning Western Canada Lottery Corporation tickets
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Western Canadian Lottery Corporation doesn't want the COVID-19 pandemic to cause you to miss out on a windfall of cash.The WCLC has announced an extension on claiming prizes for...
Apr 09, 2020 Canadian Press File Photo

Climate, clean tech could take centre stage in federal economic recovery plans
OTTAWA - The federal government is quietly looking at longer-term recovery plans from the COVID-19 crisis even as its focus remains squarely on getting more than $100 billion in emergency economic&nbs...
Apr 09, 2020

April blood donor clinic cancelled
MEDICINE HAT, AB - People looking to give blood in Medicine Hat will have to wait for two months for the next mobile clinic.Canadian Blood Services cancelled the scheduled clinic for next week, and ha...
Apr 09, 2020 Canadian Press File Photo

Saudi Arabian-Canadian arms deal improved, more transparent: federal government
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has improved a controversial contract to sell light-armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia by making its details more transparent to the Canadian publ...
Apr 09, 2020