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Liberals to face pressure to move quickly on fiscal plan as fourth wave hits economy
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals may soon start feeling the pressure to move quickly on spending and tax plans, some of which the party's platform promised this fiscal year.The Liberals are expected to r...
Sep 22, 2021
Green Party in tatters, with glimmers of hope, after disappointing election finish
OTTAWA - A former top Green official says the party faces a self-reckoning after a federal election that dashed hopes of growth following a year marred by internal strife. The party now confronts alte...
Sep 22, 2021
Canadian men drawn with South Africa at rugby sevens event in Edmonton
Canada has been drawn in Pool A with South Africa, Hong Kong and Mexico at the HSBC Canada Sevens in Edmonton this weekend. The Canadian men are coming off a sixth-place finish Sunday in Vancouver whe...
Sep 22, 2021
Bloc leader calls on Trudeau to hold summit on health transfers with premiers
MONTREAL - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to convene a summit with his provincial and territorial counterparts to discuss federal health transfer...
Sep 22, 2021
Aurora Cannabis to close Edmonton facility, won't say how many workers impacted
EDMONTON - Aurora Cannabis Inc. is closing one of its Alberta facilities as it strives to streamline its operations.The cannabis company says its Aurora Polaris property in Edmonton will be shut down ...
Sep 22, 2021
Most postal votes to be counted by the end of today: Elections Canada
OTTAWA - A clutch of close-run ridings, including a nail-biting photo finish in Vancouver, Granville, are still waiting for mail ballots to be counted to determine the final result. But Elections Cana...
Sep 22, 2021
CHAT raising money for Brown Bag Lunch Program in front of Rossco's
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Volunteers with the Medicine Hat & District Food Bank work tirelessly making brown bag lunches that feed more than 500 kids in the community.To help raise money for the program,...
Sep 22, 2021
Conservative on national council says members should review O'Toole's leadership
OTTAWA - A Conservative who sits on the party's national council says Erin O'Toole should undergo a leadership review by members following his election loss, marking the first open challenge to him st...
Sep 22, 2021
City confirms death of councillor Jim Turner
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Jim Turner, a two-term Medicine Hat city councillor running for re-election next month, has died.In an email to CHAT News, the City of Medicine Hat says it is saddened to hear the n...
Sep 22, 2021
UN health agency sets higher, tougher bar for air quality
GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization said Wednesday that the harmful health effects of air pollution kick in at lower levels than it previously thought and it is setting a higher bar for policy...
Sep 22, 2021