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Brooks rodeo cancelled for 2020
MEDICINE HAT, AB - One of the biggest events on the Brooks calendar has fallen victim to COVID-19. The Brooks Kinsmen Club announced this week that this year's edition of the Brooks Kinsmen Pro Rodeo ...
Mar 27, 2020

Chamber praising federal payroll subsidy, Economic Recovery Team established
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Times are tough for local businesses across Canada, but an injection from the federal government is hoping to ease many of those concerns.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on ...
Mar 27, 2020 File Photo

No response from mayor following closed council meeting on COVID-19
MEDICINE HAT, AB - There is still no word from the mayor regarding actions the City of Medicine Hat is considering or will be taking in light of the COVID-19 pandemic following a closed-door meeting F...
Mar 27, 2020 (CHAT News file photo)

Injured Humboldt Broncos player launches lawsuit against drivers in 2018 crash
CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed from the chest down in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has launched a lawsuit that names both drivers involved. Ryan Straschnitzki is seeking dam...
Mar 27, 2020

COVID-19's effect on hotels
Hotels throughout Canada are feeling the effects that COVID-19 has had on their business.d3h Hotels, which owns the Days Inn and Home hotel in Medicine Hat, have had to make some very difficult decisi...
Mar 27, 2020

Spectrum Festival cancelled
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The organizers of the annual Spectrum Festival announced the cancellation of this year's event.Below is the statement posted to Facebook.With Spectrum scheduled to be held just 2 sh...
Mar 27, 2020

AP Sources: Alleged Maduro co-conspirator is in DEA custody
MIAMI - A retired Venezuelan army general indicted alongside Nicols Maduro has surrendered in Colombia and is being taken by Drug Enforcement Administration agents to New York for arraignment, four pe...
Mar 27, 2020

Tokyo 2021 qualification remains a puzzle for majority of Canadian athletes
For those who have already booked their berths in the Tokyo Games, the International Olympic Committee's confirmation that athletes who have qualified remain qualified provides some cla...
Mar 27, 2020

'Tremendous' response from blood donors has supply keeping pace with demand
OTTAWA - Canadians have been coming forward in large numbers to donate blood after Canadian Blood Services warned of a possible shortage as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Blood dono...
Mar 27, 2020

No more dine-in services, maximum gathering size dropped to 15
Premier Jason Kenney announced another 56 cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, bringing the total to 542 cases across the province. There were no new cases in the South Zone.Kenney also introduced new measur...
Mar 27, 2020