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Via Rail calling back employees as service resumes to normal schedule
MONTREAL - Via Rail Canada says most of the 1,000 employees affected by the suspension of service last month due to blockades will be called back to work as most normal service resumes on Sa...
Mar 04, 2020
Woman with presumed case of COVID-19 in critical condition in B.C.
VICTORIA - A woman in her 80s with a presumptive case of the novel coronavirus is in critical condition at a Vancouver hospital. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, says the woman develop...
Mar 04, 2020
'A little disappointing:' Teacher's association reacts to new bill, wage freeze
MEDICINE HAT, AB.-Uncertainty is billowing, according to the Alberta Teacher's Association, as to what collective bargaining will look like following a bill introduced by the finance minister Tuesday....
Mar 04, 2020 (file photo/ CHAT News Today)
School divisions say Bill 5 puts their local autonomy at risk
Local school district officials are weighing in on the province's plan to have districts get ministerial approval before spending reserve funds. The idea is part of Bill 5, the Fiscal Measures and Tax...
Mar 04, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Coronavirus: Hat businesses low on products
Canadians around the country are being cautious amid fears of the coronavirus, COVID-19.So far, there have been no confirmed cases in Alberta but that hasn't stopped hatters from taking precautions. "...
Mar 04, 2020 Limited supply of hand sanitizer & face masks at Greg's Pharmacy
Emergency room doctors: UCP is putting future of Albertans health at risk
MEDICNE HAT, AB - All thirty-six emergency room doctors from Medicine Hat and Lethbridge are calling on the UCP government to return to the negotiating table to avoid, "draconian and devastating effec...
Mar 04, 2020 Medicine Hat hosptial's ER Dr. Paul Parks speaking out against changes to Alberta healthcare Wednesday. (CHAT News photo)
Travel agent speaks about COVID-19 outbreak
MEDICINE HAT, AB - When it comes to travel precautions with the spread of COVID-19, a local travel specialist says she hasn't seen any decline when it comes to her clients heading out on holidays.Ruth...
Mar 04, 2020 Airport - Chat News file photo
Kim Kardashian West, former prisoners visit White House
WASHINGTON - Kim Kardashian West visited the White House on Wednesday along with three women who had their sentences commuted by President Donald Trump last month, allowing them early release from fed...
Mar 04, 2020
Brian Urlacher's brother pleads not guilty in gambling case
CHICAGO - Casey Urlacher, the brother of Chicago Bears Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges alleging he was part of an offshore sports gambling busin...
Mar 04, 2020
Canadian troops on alert as novel coronavirus outbreak spreads to Iraq
OTTAWA - Canadian military personnel in Iraq are on high alert following reports the novel coronavirus is spreading within the country. Chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance says troops have ...
Mar 04, 2020