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Provincial total of COVID-19 cases climbs toward 1,000; sixth case in Medicine Hat
Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced 97 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, bringing the provincial total to 968. There are two more cases in the South Zone, one in Medicine Hat and the other in Lethbridge. The ...
Apr 02, 2020
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 02, 2020
AP source: Ex-Dallas police chief to lead Chicago police
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday will name former Dallas Police Chief David Brown to lead the police force in the nation's third largest city, a city official told The Associated Press. Lightf...
Apr 02, 2020
Passengers on COVID-19-stricken cruise ships hope to be on land again soon
Passengers stranded aboard two COVID-19-stricken cruise ships said they're finally hopeful their ordeal is nearing its end as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged Thursday to ensure the Can...
Apr 02, 2020
Parking fees suspended at hospital, other AHS facilities
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Parking fees will suspended at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital and all Alberta Health Services facilities across the province during the COVID-19 pandemic."Health-care workers an...
Apr 02, 2020 CHAT News File Photo
HALO names chief medical officer
MEDICINE HAT, AB - HALO is announcing a new addition to the Medicine Hat-based helicopter rescue service's advocacy efforts with various levels of government and health agencies.HALO is announcing Dr....
Apr 02, 2020
Judge won't delay Wisconsin election but extends voting
MADISON, Wis. - A federal judge on Thursday declined to postpone Wisconsin's presidential primary over the health threat from the new coronavirus, but he ordered that people be given an extra six days...
Apr 02, 2020
Hockey players in the minors face uncertainty, job fears
Tim Harrison made the long drive from South Carolina to his home just south of Boston with a lot on his mind. The ECHL season had just been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the 26-ye...
Apr 02, 2020
Appeal court nixes fresh lobby probe of Aga Khan in Trudeau vacation case
OTTAWA - An appeal court says there's no need for the lobbying commissioner to take another look at whether the Aga Khan broke the rules by giving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau&nbs...
Apr 02, 2020
The race to trace the spread of COVID-19 in Canada using disease trackers
TORONTO - Increasingly frustrated health officials say they are prepared to take more aggressive measures to track and contain people with COVID-19 as the number of sick and dead continues to soar. An...
Apr 02, 2020