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Brooks not being reimbursed for more than $140,000 in COVID costs
BROOKS, AB - The City of Brooks is not being reimbursed by the province for a $143,497 bill from early in the pandemic when they paid for hotels as isolation centres.When Brooks was dealing with high ...
Jan 19, 2022
Passenger train proposed to stop in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It's years away but an Alberta company is hoping to set up a passenger rail service in the province, with plans for a stop in Medicine Hat. The new service would first link Edmonton...
Jan 19, 2022
Cancer ‘seems to be everywhere in the fire hall’ making awareness even more important
MEDICINE HAT, AB - While a crew of firefighters is on their way to a call, the wife of one of their former colleagues stands in the bay and gets flashbacks."I know for Cam, even if he knew what the ou...
Jan 19, 2022
'I just felt like crying': Medicine Hat residents sound off over high utility bills
MEDICINE HAT, AB - City Hall is facing anger over utility prices this week, with a number of residents speaking out after a sharp jump in their latest bills. Posts have appeared on social media over t...
Jan 19, 2022
Toronto FC takes first steps under new coach Bob Bradley at California camp
Toronto FC held its first practice under new coach Bob Bradley on Wednesday, missing some players and with plenty of questions still to be answered at the California camp. Just getting out of snowy To...
Jan 19, 2022
Athletics Canada says CEO Dave Bedford retiring immediately
TORONTO - Dave Bedford is out as the CEO of Athletics Canada. The national governing body for track and field has announced that Bedford would be retiring immediately. The news comes after the board o...
Jan 19, 2022
Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insur...
Jan 19, 2022
More than 1,100 COVID patients in hospital in Alberta
There are now 1,101 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19, 108 of which are in ICU, and 3,413 deaths.An AHS spokesperson told CHAT News Tuesday that there are currently 34 COVID-19 positive inpatients i...
Jan 19, 2022
Iqaluit water treatment plant shut down over fuel contamination
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The City of Iqaluit shut down its water treatment plant Wednesday after the water was contaminated last week with fuel for the second time. The city said a breach in the system is s...
Jan 19, 2022
NHL reschedules 98 postponed games, moves 23 more after COVID-19 disruptions
The NHL's plan to shoehorn nearly 100 pandemic postponements into its jam-packed schedule window came into focus Wednesday. The league unveiled new dates for 98 games scrubbed during a two-month stret...
Jan 19, 2022