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First responders staying safe during pandemic
MEDICINE HAT, AB -One thing that hasn't changed during the pandemic is the need for essential services.Medicine Hat's first responders have been continuing to ensure our safety while also keeping them...
Apr 08, 2020 Chat News file photo

Medicine Hat Village mobile home park on track for expansion
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A mobile home park located in the city's south end has cleared its first big hurdle towards a major expansion project.At Wednesday's Municipal Planning Commission, an amendment to t...
Apr 08, 2020 Photo courtesy of Colton McKee

Police respond to homeless encampments with partnership
MEDICINE HAT, AB -Medicine Hat Police along with local organizations are partnering to combat homeless encampments in our city.Police say the ultimate goal of the program is to ensure all parks and op...
Apr 08, 2020

New board elected for Prairie Gleaners
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Amid the COVID-19 pandemic Prairie Gleaners is trying to conduct business as normally as possible.A new board was elected at the annual general meeting in late March. Those serving ...
Apr 08, 2020 prairiegleaners.com

Senators head coach D.J. Smith on California road trip: 'The fear hadn't set in'
D.J. Smith noticed something when his Ottawa Senators arrived in northern California last month. There weren't many people around. "At that point, no one knew what we know now," the team's r...
Apr 08, 2020

More COVID-19 aid, PPE needed for First Nations and Metis, leaders say
OTTAWA - First Nations and Metis leaders say they need more from Ottawa to combat COVID-19 in their communities, including money, assistance with security and help acquiring protec...
Apr 08, 2020

N.W.T. creates enforcement squad for public health orders around COVID-19
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories is creating a squad of public health officers to enforce orders around the COVID-19 epidemic. N.W.T.'s chief medical officer of health Dr. Kami Kandol...
Apr 08, 2020

Kenney: Alberta is doing well compared to other jurisdictions, but cautions it's early
Premier Jason Kenney announced another 50 cases of COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, putting the provincial total at 1,423. There have also been three new deaths in the province for a total of 29, and...
Apr 08, 2020

Canada won't tip hand on possibility of import tariffs on Saudi oil
OTTAWA - Canada's energy minister will speak to his U.S. and Mexican counterparts Thursday in a bid to generate a common front ahead of talks by the world's biggest economies aimed at ending the ...
Apr 08, 2020

WATCH: Modelling data to be released at daily update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Premier Jason Kenney, chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Alberta Health Services CEO Dr. Verna Yiu will provide an update on COVID-19
Apr 08, 2020