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CHAT News Year in Review
It's been another difficult year marred by COVID-19 in Medicine Hat and in Alberta, not a year many people are eager to look back on.We at CHAT News kept track of which stories resonated with viewers ...
Dec 31, 2021
Omicron's New Year's cocktail: Sorrow, fear, hope for 2022
PARIS (AP) - Sorrow for the dead and dying, fear of more infections to come and hopes for an end to the coronavirus pandemic were - again - the bittersweet cocktail with which the world said good ridd...
Dec 31, 2021
ATA president says delaying return to school 'the right call'
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The organization representing teachers across the province was pleased to learn that schools will remain closed for one extra week.On Thursday, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange ann...
Dec 31, 2021
Hughes' second goal gives Devils' wild OT win over Oilers
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jack Hughes scored 2:55 into overtime and New Jersey beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Friday after Devils coach Lindy Ruff tested positive for COVID-19 hours before the game. Hughes...
Dec 31, 2021
NHL postpones eight more games in Canada due to attendance restrictions
The NHL has postponed eight more games in Canada due to attendance restrictions implemented in response to a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases. The league postponed Ottawa's home game Monday against Minnes...
Dec 31, 2021
More federal prisons reporting COVID-19 outbreaks, dozens of new cases among staff
OTTAWA - More federal prisons are reporting COVID-19 outbreaks, with the surge in new infections affecting not only inmates but also a large number of correctional officers and staff. New outbreaks we...
Dec 31, 2021
B.C. reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to five days with no symptoms
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has reduced the requirement to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 to five days for fully vaccinated people without symptoms. A mask must be worn around other...
Dec 31, 2021
Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, whether as a man-crazy TV hostess on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" or the loopy ...
Dec 31, 2021
CHAT Sports Year in Review
Local athletes, coaches and volunteers got back to the sports they love in 2021 after the previous shut almost everything down.And there were plenty of things to cheer about. Scott Roblin looks back a...
Dec 31, 2021
Devils coach Lindy Ruff tests positive, misses Oilers game
New Jersey coach Lindy Ruff tested positive for COVID-19 hours before the Devils' game against the Edmonton Oilers and was isolated from the team. The Devils made the announcement Friday, roughly 45 m...
Dec 31, 2021