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As the outbreak of COVID-19 continues to spread and officials preach the need for social distancing the list of closures, cancellations and postponements in Medicine Hat is growing.Following Dr. Deena...

EDMONTON - The Government of Alberta will not proceed with changes to physicians' payments for complex modifiers on March 31."During these unprecedented times, we want to ensure physicians on the fron...

EDMONTON - There are now two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the South Zone and the total across the province sits at 97. The province's chief medical officer of health updated Albertans on the latest ...

Coming up at 3:30 p.m. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw is scheduled to update Albertans with the latest on COVID-19. Hinshaw will appear in person after testing negative for the viru...

COUTTS, AB - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is advising travellers of the possibility for higher-than-normal traffic at southern Alberta land crossings, including Coutts, over the next sever...

MEDICINE HAT - The Canadian Armed Forces has activated its worldwide pandemic response, Operation Laser, CHAT News has learned.The operation involves four phases from preparedness to post-pandemic res...

MOSCOW - Eduard Limonov, a Russian author and political activist known for his poignant and controversial writings, died on Tuesday. He was 77. Limonov's death was announced by the Other Russia politi...

WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that the Pentagon will provide 5 million respirator masks and 2,000 specialized ventilators to federal heath authorities to help in the response ...

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney declared a state of emergency for Alberta in response to the COVID-19 pandemic a few minutes ago."This is an unprecedented moment in our history and decisive action is ...

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney provides an update on COVID-19.