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Singer John Prine is in stable condition, his wife says
NEW YORK - John Prine is in stable condition after being placed on a ventilator while being treated for COVID-19-type symptoms, his wife, Fiona Whelan Prine said Monday. The singer-songwriter's family...
Mar 30, 2020
MHPSD superintendent Davidson hired by district in Washington State
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat Public School Division superintendent Mark Davidson appears to be heading stateside for a new position in Washington State.Over the weekend, the Richland School Distric...
Mar 30, 2020 MHPSD superintendent Mark Davidson (File Photo)
Crews to begin work on shrub, tree bed enhancements
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With spring here the city's parks and recreation department is out to beautify the city.Working at various locations in the city, crews will begin removing the above-ground portions...
Mar 30, 2020
Two inmates, nine employees at Quebec prison test positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Two inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at a maximum-security prison in Quebec, the first confirmed cases involving prisoners in a federal institution. The Correctional Service of ...
Mar 30, 2020
Canadian military ready to mobilize 24,000 troops for COVID-19: defence minister
OTTAWA - The crews of two Royal Canadian Navy vessels were ordered to sequester in a Halifax hotel for two weeks as the federal government announced Monday that it is ready to mobilize up to 24,000 Ca...
Mar 30, 2020
Alberta heavyweight Tanner Boser waits for UFC to call again after COVID-19
His latest fight postponed because of the UFC's inability to find a place to stage it due to COVID-19, Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser is chilling in his condo with a couple of 40-pou...
Mar 30, 2020
Ferry operators call for inclusion in COVID-19 travel restrictions
OTTAWA - As new restrictions came into effect barring people with symptoms of COVID-19 from planes and trains, ferry operators called for the federal government to ban such travellers from their vesse...
Mar 30, 2020
Former CFL coach/GM Rita feeling sad for Italy's COVID-19 pandemic anguish
TORONTO - Adam Rita's heart aches over the toll the COVID-19 pandemic is taking on Italy. Italy, which had over 97,000 confirmed cases of the disease with more than 10,000 fatalities as of S...
Mar 30, 2020
Trump defends extending virus guidelines as spread continues
WASHINGTON - Siding with public health experts' dire projections, President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to extend restrictive social distancing guidelines through the end of April, wh...
Mar 30, 2020
Co-op: Plenty of fuel as spring seeding nears
MEDICINE HAT, AB - South Country Co-op is reassuring farmers that fuel won't be a problem as spring seeding is set to begin soon."Whether it's preparing the field for this year's crop or finishing las...
Mar 30, 2020 CHAT News File Photo