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'What happens after the 90 days?:' City exploring additional ways to provide relief amid COVID-19
MEDICINE HAT- With mass job losses across the city as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Medicine Hat says they are looking into additional ways to provide relief to residents affected by ...
Apr 07, 2020 (Tiffany Goodwein/ CHATNewsToday)
Modelling scenarios show infections could total anywhere from 800,000 to one million, deaths between 400 and 6,600
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney presented stark figures Tuesday evening of what the COVID-19 pandemic may hold for Alberta.During an address to the province, Kenney presented a two sce...
Apr 07, 2020 Screengrab from live stream
Regional ag sector stabilizing local economy
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta's agriculture sector is widely celebrated symbolically through rodeos and agricultural fairs. But that recognition is becoming more tangible as the global COVID-19 pandemic ...
Apr 07, 2020 Carole Hillson, McBride's Bakery owner. (CHAT News photo)
Flames GM Brad Treliving does what he can to be ready for NHL reboot
CALGARY - Prefacing his hopes that the Calgary Flames return to the ice soon with the acknowledgment that pro hockey is not a societal priority right now, general manager Brad Treliving remains o...
Apr 07, 2020
Players, managers intrigued by MLB's all-Arizona option
Boston's Chris Sale, out for the season following Tommy John surgery, thought about the prospect of his teammates sequestered in the Phoenix area for an extended period if Major League Baseball and it...
Apr 07, 2020
SARC providing virtual support for front line workers during COVID-19 pandemic
MEDICINE HAT, AB -The Southeastern Alberta Sexual Assault Response Committee is hosting a virtual online group for front line workers who may be experiencing compassion fatigue during the COVID-19 pan...
Apr 07, 2020 Logo courtesy of SARC
Another 25 cases in Alberta, none in the South Zone
MEDICINE HAT, AB - There was no official briefing from Dr. Deena Hinshaw this afternoon, but updated counts on the alberta.ca COVID-19 page indicate another 25 cases in Alberta.There are no new cases ...
Apr 07, 2020
Canada 'aggressively ordering' medical supplies in competitive global market
OTTAWA - As federal officials grease diplomatic wheels to ensure shipments of medical supplies make it to Canada, others are also working hard behind the scenes to navigate the increasi...
Apr 07, 2020
Doctors say governments should released as many inmates as possible amid COVID
VANCOUVER - Government medical professionals say Canada's jails and prisons don't meet with physical distancing guidelines for COVID-19 and they want as many inmates as possible to be releas...
Apr 07, 2020
Taber man arrested after licking food in store as part of "COVID-19 prank"
TABER, AB - The Taber Police Service (TPS) says a local 20-year-old man was attempting to take part in a Tik Tok trend known as the "COVID Challenge."They received a complaint on Thursday, April 2 tha...
Apr 07, 2020 (Lethbridge News Now)