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No rite of spring for golf: Masters postponed due to virus
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Augusta National on Friday postponed the Masters, another massive hit to the spring sports calendar from the new coronavirus that already is responsible for the loss of March...
Mar 13, 2020

Medicine Hat MP agrees with suspension of House of Commons
OTTAWA - .Medicine Hat - Cardston - Warner MP Glen Motz says the decision this morning to suspend the House of Commons was done to keep everyone safe.Motz says MP's travel frequently both in the const...
Mar 13, 2020 CHATNEWSTODAY.CA

AP Exclusive: Inside massive DEA raid targeting drug cartel
CHANTILLY, Va. - In the darkness, the team suits up quietly, putting on their helmets and tactical gear. Federal agents lug battering rams, bolt cutters and heavy weaponry by foot up a hill on a resid...
Mar 13, 2020

Canadian marathoners left in limbo after COVID-19 cancels global races
TORONTO - Krista DuChene knew the bad news was coming. As one global sporting event after another has been wiped out in a rapid-fire COVID-19 string of dominoes, DuChene...
Mar 13, 2020

Canadian boxing team in holding pattern after Olympic trial event cancelled
Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold had been trying to tune out negative COVID-19 news and focus solely on training and her quest for a Tokyo Olympic berth. But the two-time Pan American Games champion woke u...
Mar 13, 2020

AP Exclusive: Visits to federal inmates halted over virus
WASHINGTON - Inmates at all 122 federal correctional facilities across the country will no longer be allowed visits from family, friends or attorneys for the next 30 days, in response to the threat of...
Mar 13, 2020

UPDATED - City takes next step in COVID 19 preparations
MEDICINE HAT - The city has announced it has activated it's emergency management plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as of Thursday night.Mayor Ted Clugston and city Emergency Manager Merrick Br...
Mar 13, 2020 CHATNEWSTODAY IMAGE

3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich planned to die with a secret she kept quiet for two-plus decades: an affair with a college coach she began falling in love with as a teenager...
Mar 13, 2020

3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich planned to die with a secret she kept quiet for two-plus decades: an affair with a college coach she began falling in love with as a teenager...
Mar 13, 2020

Internal government docs raise new questions about approval of 737 Max
OTTAWA - Internal government documents about the Boeing 737 Max are raising new questions about Canada's aircraft approval process. The documents, made public at a parliamentary hearing Thursday, reve...
Mar 13, 2020