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Crews rush 46 to hospital after carbon monoxide leak at Winnipeg hotel
WINNIPEG - Sergiy Bolshakov was watching TV in his Winnipeg hotel room when a firefighter knocked on the door and told him the building was being evacuated because of an emergency. The Toronto man qui...
Jul 09, 2019
Massive choir a place for Estonians to find identity, solace
TALLINN, Estonia - Tens of thousands of Estonians joined in singing folk songs Sunday on the 150th anniversary of a music festival that inspired resistance to Soviet control and later received recogni...
Jul 09, 2019
NewsAlert:Bombardier to lay off 550 workers at its Thunder Bay, Ont. plant
Bombardier Inc. is laying off 550 workers at its Thunder Bay, Ont. plant, according to a federal government source. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jul 09, 2019
No current plans to extend Naloxone training to other city departments
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A Calgary city councillor's recent experience saving a man who could have died from a drug overdose has once again brought Naloxone kits to the spotlight.Over the weekend, Diane Col...
Jul 09, 2019 A Naloxone kit (CHAT News file photo)
Premiers to meet at Calgary Stampede in advance of Council of the Federation
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will host the premiers of Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories at the Calgary Stampede. A news release from the province says ...
Jul 09, 2019
Brooks RCMP investigating deceased male
Brooks, AB - Brooks RCMP have announced that the Brooks Fire Department found a deceased adult male while a search of Spring Hill Canal was being conducted by the Brooks Fire Department Tuesday mornin...
Jul 09, 2019 File Photo
Woman charged after car strikes pub exterior
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A 57-year-old woman has been charged after a vehicle struck the outside of a pub in Southridge Tuesday afternoon.Medicine Hat police were called to Jiggers Pub at 12:18 p.m. after a...
Jul 09, 2019 A Ford Edge is pictured after it crashed in the front of Jiggers Pub Tuesday afternoon (Photo by Bob Schneider)
Sophomore Veach looking to reclaim momentum with strong Indy Toronto
TORONTO - Zach Veach was having an inconsistent rookie season before a top-10 finish at last year's Honda Indy Toronto helped turn things around. Faced with a similar situation ahead of this...
Jul 09, 2019
Market at Medalta cancelled for summer
Medicine Hat, AB - For many, a summer tradition is heading down to the Market at Medalta. That will not being happening this year though. Medalta has announced that their market will not be running th...
Jul 09, 2019 File Photo
'Spider-Man' soars with $185.1M over six-day holiday weekend
NEW YORK - It pays to have one of the biggest lead-ins ever. "Spider-Man: Far From Home," the first Marvel movie after "Avengers: Endgame," swung past any franchise fatigue to dominate the July Fourth...
Jul 09, 2019