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Local early childhood coalition ceasing operations
MEDICINE HAT, AB - After more than 10 years of working to improve the developmental outcomes of the youngest among us, the Medicine Hat Early Childhood Coalition announced last week it is ceasing oper...
Jul 06, 2020
Dog recovering after allegedly getting sick at local dog park
MEDICINE HAT AB- A local dog owner is sending out a word of caution after her puppy fell ill after allegedly visiting a popular local dog park. Cassie Konopek- Drouin told CHAT News Today that her nin...
Jul 06, 2020
'Divine event:' Surgeon who helped man after hike operates on him days later
CALGARY - A Saskatchewan man who had a heart attack after a hike in the Rocky Mountains says it was divine intervention that the same cardiac surgeon who helped resuscitate him near the trai...
Jul 06, 2020
One new COVID-19 case in Medicine Hat over the weekend
The province totalled 130 new cases of COVID-19 in the past three days, 15 of which are in the South Zone. Medicine Hat recorded one of the new cases.Medicine Hat now stands at 49 total cases -- 38 of...
Jul 06, 2020
Alberta to streamline approvals for new private clinics to boost surgeries
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is proposing legislation that would accelerate approvals of private clinics in order to get more surgeries done.It's one of the changes proposed in the Health Statute...
Jul 06, 2020
Manitoba's public health officer sees merit of Winnipeg CFL hub idea
WINNIPEG - The CFL still hasn't approached the Manitoba government about Winnipeg being a hub city for a potential 2020 season, but the province's chief public health officer thinks the plan coul...
Jul 06, 2020
Small business aid went beyond hard-hit companies, data show
WASHINGTON - The government on Monday identified roughly 650,000 mostly small businesses and nonprofits that received taxpayer money from a federal program that probably softened job losses from the c...
Jul 06, 2020
Trump lashes out at NASCAR, Wallace over flag and noose
WASHINGTON - NASCAR's layered relationship with President Donald Trump took a sharp turn Monday when Trump blasted the racing organization for banning the Confederate flag and wrongly accused the spor...
Jul 06, 2020
Spurs captain Lloris confronts Son during 1-0 win vs Everton
LONDON - Tottenham duo Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min had to be separated by teammates during a confrontation at halftime of a 1-0 victory over Everton in the English Premier League on Monday. As the s...
Jul 06, 2020
Pandemic slows disclosure of information to defence lawyers in RCMP secrets case
OTTAWA - A federal prosecutor says the disclosure of evidence to defence lawyers has "slowed significantly" in the case of Cameron Jay Ortis, an RCMP member charged with revealing secrets. Crown ...
Jul 06, 2020