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AP source: Russell Westbrook going to Rockets for Chris Paul
LAS VEGAS - A person with knowledge of the situation says the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul, a shake up of top point guards and a move that ...
Jul 11, 2019
Minassian lawyer seeks publication ban on client's statement to police
TORONTO - The lawyer for a man accused of killing ten people by driving a van down a busy Toronto sidewalk has asked a judge to prevent the publication of his client's statement to police. Boris Byten...
Jul 11, 2019
Local swimmer qualifies for Olympic trials
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Delrae Vetter says she was shocked, speechless and filled with utter joy when she realized what she accomplished.The 14-year-old swimmer, who swims with the Alberta Marlin Swim club...
Jul 11, 2019 Local swimmer Delrae Vetter speaks with CHAT Television (photo by Mitch Bach)
Fire department reminds residents importance of carbon monoxide alarms
Medicine Hat, AB - Carbon Monoxide poising has been a major topic this week after 46 people were treated at hospital after a leak at a motel in Winnipeg. Although all survived, many are hopeful it wil...
Jul 11, 2019
Local man wakes campers as RV burns
Medicine Hat, AB - What started out as a fun weekend for Jeremy Daffy last Friday turned into anything but. He and friends were camping at the Cottonwood Golf Course and when Daffy decided to head bac...
Jul 11, 2019 Photo courtesy of Ross Lavigne
Cypress County family receive BMO Farm Family Award
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - A Cypress County family was recognized at the Calgary Stampede this week for their work in keeping the family farm alive.The Cash Family, who run the Cash Cattle Company, were amo...
Jul 11, 2019 The Cash Family receives a BMO Farm Family Award at the Calgary Stampede this week (photo courtesy Olivia Fraczkowski, BMO)
Former Hatter travelling by wheelchair to Mexico
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A former Hatter is heading out on a journey he hopes will inspire others and show them what is possible.Warren Schlosser, who moved from Medicine Hat to Calgary in the 1990s, began ...
Jul 11, 2019 Warren Schlosser and his dog Luna are pictured in Medicine Hat on July 11, 2019 (photo by Bob Schneider)
Outrage over killing of black teen over rap music complaint
PHOENIX - Hundreds of people including a presidential candidate spoke out on Twitter this week after a 17-year-old black youth was killed at suburban convenience store, allegedly by a white man charge...
Jul 11, 2019
Bombardier to lay off half the 1,100 workers at Thunder Bay, Ont. railway plant
Bombardier Inc. is laying off half of the 1,100 workers at its Thunder Bay, Ont., railway car plant, according to a federal government source. Two major contracts in Ontario - for the Toront...
Jul 11, 2019
While he's never won in Toronto, Hinchcliffe the headliner at his hometown race
TORONTO - When it was James Hinchcliffe's turn to speak among the panel of IndyCar drivers at Thursday's opening news conference, emcee Michael Young jokingly skipped right past the Canadian. "James H...
Jul 11, 2019