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No shortage of memories for Plouffe after short stint with Tigers
SHERWOOD PARK, AB - Five seasons and over 300 career games are lofty numbers for any WHL player, but that time has gone by in the blink of an eye for Dylan Plouffe.After 307 games split between the Va...
Apr 02, 2020 Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin
Cardboard cutouts pose as guests for wedding amid COVID-19
DOWAGIAC, Mich. - Cardboard cutout wedding guests will make for a not-so-cookie-cutter wedding as a Michigan couple prepares to tie the knot during the coronavirus pandemic. After Amy Simonson and Dan...
Apr 02, 2020
MHPS' Olenic named Rookie of the Year by national magazine
MEDICINE HAT, AB - He may have only joined the Medicine Hat Police Service a few years ago, but Cst. Taylor Olenic has already made quite the impression among his peers.The 28-year-old has caught the ...
Apr 02, 2020 Cst. Taylor Olenic has been named the recipient of Blue Line's Rookie of the Year award (Photo courtesy of Colton McKee)
Local businesses weigh options after Emergency Wage Subsidy announcement
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The business of being in business for Medicine Hat commercial, retail and service sectors is proving to be a tough proposition as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on t...
Apr 02, 2020 CHAT News Photo
Delivery worker urging others to remain cautious after dog attack
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A local woman is recovering from severe injuries after being attacked by two dogs last weekend while delivering food.The COVID-19 global pandemic is seeing increased numbers of deli...
Apr 02, 2020 Delivery worker Petrina Tellstone suffered extensive injuries following a dog attack last Saturday (Photo courtesy of Colton McKee)
Judge lets rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine go home, citing COVID-19
NEW YORK - Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was ordered immediately freed from a Manhattan federal lockup four months early Thursday by a judge who cited his asthma and the greater danger he would face behind b...
Apr 02, 2020
Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19
A look at some of the top quotes from across Canada on Thursday in relation to COVID-19: "It's kind of a done deal we're getting off this pleasure cruise." - Ottawa's Catherine McLeod, aboard a...
Apr 02, 2020
Food bank getting funds for student nutrition programs
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat and District Food Bank will receive provincial funding for nutrition programs to help vulnerable Kindergarten to Grade 12 students and their families during the COV...
Apr 02, 2020 CHAT News File Photo
Morgan Rielly can't explain talent-loaded Maple Leafs' rollercoaster campaign
TORONTO - Morgan Rielly has been working out at home trying to stay in shape. The Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman is also reading, watching movies and improving his rudimentary cooking skills. He'...
Apr 02, 2020
Navy fires captain who sought help for virus-striken ship
WASHINGTON - The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus was fired Thursday by Navy leaders who said he created a panic by sending his memo pleading for he...
Apr 02, 2020