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Local diner posts sign requesting no masks in store
MEDICINE HAT, AB- A local diner is sparking controversy after a sign posted in its store window asks customers not to wear masks inside. The sign is posted outside of Windy's Diner. The owner of the e...
Jul 14, 2020
Family of Canadian child stuck in Syria taking government to court
OTTAWA - The case of a five-year-old Canadian girl stuck in Syria appears to be headed to court as her family escalates efforts to bring her to Canada. The girl known publicly as Amira was found on th...
Jul 14, 2020
Wendy's Canada to source lettuce from Coaldale greenhouse
COALDALE, AB. - A Coaldale greenhouse has been chosen to provide all Wendy's restaurant locations in Canada with greenhouse grown lettuce.Whole Leaf greenhouse uses technology to capture and reduce it...
Jul 14, 2020
NDP wants out-of-province investigation into Phillips surveillance
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's NDP is calling for an out-of-province investigation into the unauthorized surveillance by police of Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips.On Monday, CHAT News reported that t...
Jul 14, 2020
Feds should have put $900M into Canada Summer Jobs program: Opposition
OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are demanding to know why the Liberal government created a $900-million program to help students find volunteer positions rather than putting the money into an exis...
Jul 14, 2020
Ex-PQ leader Andre Boisclair pleads not guilty to two sexual assault charges
MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair has pleaded not guilty on two counts of sexual assault. The ex-politician was not in court today but was represented by his lawyer. Boiscl...
Jul 14, 2020
Sources say Canada, U.S. likely to extend mutual travel ban into late August
WASHINGTON - Sources say Canada and the United States are likely to agree to extend their mutual ban on non-essential travel between the two countries for another 30 days. The Canada-U.S. border has b...
Jul 14, 2020
Draisaitl, MacKinnon and Panarin named Ted Lindsay Award finalists
TORONTO - Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl, Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon and New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin are the finalists for the 2019-20 Ted Lindsay Award. The award...
Jul 14, 2020
Senators call for changes to COVID-19 aid and more transparency on spending
OTTAWA - The Senate's finance committee says the Trudeau Liberals need to tell people very soon what they will do for those who max out a key federal COVID-19 benefit in the fall without jobs&nbs...
Jul 14, 2020
Column: What's in a name? Stubborn Snyder about to find out
Try to think of a more deserving guy in all of sports than Dan Snyder to get his name-change plans caught in a vise. Go ahead, we'll wait. In the meantime, let's all savour this quote from the owner o...
Jul 14, 2020