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Being on the East Coast a double-edged sword in COVID-19 pandemic medical battle
HALIFAX - Being a small East Coast province in the pandemic is a double-edged sword: there are fewer critically ill patients, but the supply of hospital beds is limited if the...
Apr 03, 2020
Rugby Canada preparing for financial hit due to COVID-19 shutdown of the sport
TORONTO - World rugby is taking a financial beating because of the COVID-19 shutdown. USA Rugby, its bottom line battered, has already filed for bankruptcy. Rugby Canada is expecting a sizable hit. Ho...
Apr 03, 2020
Concerns raised about feds dealings on First Nations elections amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - The chief of an Ontario First Nation says her community is caught up in bureaucratic and "paternalistic" voting rules that could leave it with a governance gap in the midd...
Apr 03, 2020
Feds urge med students, retirees to volunteer in the fight against COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government is seeking volunteers with medical experience to provide backup support in the fight against COVID-19. Health Canada is creating a database of specialized voluntee...
Apr 03, 2020
Canada Infrastructure Bank chief executive Pierre Lavallee steps down
OTTAWA - The federal government says Pierre Lavallee is stepping down as chief executive of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, effective immediately. It says the board has asked Annie Ropar, chief financ...
Apr 03, 2020
At Madrid field hospital, staff seeks to provide human touch
MADRID - There's a bookshelf filled with donated novels. Hotel toiletries rest on cardboard boxes turned into bedside tables. Meals are served with personalized notes from the staff. And an army of vo...
Apr 03, 2020
COVID-19 response fund created by Community Foundation of Southeast Alberta
MEDICINE HAT, AB -The Community Foundation of Southeast Alberta has established a COVID-19 response fund for the local region.Community Engagement Coordinator Niki Gray says the fund will address the ...
Apr 03, 2020
Lethbridge man with possible COVID-19 exposure charged after assaulting peace officer
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 27-year-old Lethbridge man who admitted to possible COVID-19 exposure has been charged after assaulting a peace officer.LPS stated that on April 2, at around 10:30 p.m., police were...
Apr 03, 2020 The Lethbridge Police Service station (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Conservative leadership campaigns continue, despite request from party
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidates remain on the campaign trail despite a request from the party to put most of their efforts on pause during the COVID-19 crisis. A recording of a campaign co...
Apr 03, 2020
Gas prices at a level rarely seen in more than a decade
MEDICINE HAT, AB - As Albertans have watched the price of oil on world markets drop over the past few months they've also seen the price of gas at the pumps drop.The current average in Medicine Hat is...
Apr 03, 2020 CHAT News File Photo