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MEDICINE HAT, AB - An online portal that launched this week is connecting businesses and organizations in Western Canada that have been forced to change operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.There a...
Apr 17, 2020
Two Montreal lawyers file application to trademark the term COVID-19
Two Montreal lawyers have applied to trademark COVID-19, a filing that some experts said it is unlikely to succeed. Meriem Amir and Giovanni De Sua filed applications on ...
Apr 17, 2020
COVID-19 cases jump as testing becomes more aggressive, Brooks has 32
After two days without regional numbers after an electrical fire at the data centre impacted the reporting system, Medicine Hat has seen just two more cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 13 cas...
Apr 17, 2020
NBA players to receive 25% less in paychecks starting May 15
NBA players will see 25% of their paychecks taken out starting May 15, the first direct hit to their salaries because of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was finalized Friday in a board of gover...
Apr 17, 2020
Wood chips to make pulp for toilet paper in short supply, Commons committee told
OTTAWA - The Forest Products Association of Canada says the demand for toilet paper has skyrocketed - increasing by 241 per cent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Association president Derek Nighbor told ...
Apr 17, 2020
Picture Perfect: Canadian photojournalist wins major award for Raptors picture
With prime courtside positions at a premium, photographer Mark Blinch was saddled with a perch way up in the press box for the deciding game of the Toronto Raptors' Eastern Co...
Apr 17, 2020
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID 19
COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed hundreds. "While we can start to become numb to these numbers as time goes on, each one of these individuals had a life that...
Apr 17, 2020
WATCH: Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides an update on COVID-19.
Apr 17, 2020
Power out for parts of the city, Redcliff
UPDATE: 3:30 p.m. The City of Medicine Hat says "All power has been restored. Thank you for your patience."______________MEDICINE HAT, AB - Some Medicine Hat power customers are experiencing a power o...
Apr 17, 2020 CHAT News File Photo
Taylor Swift has cancelled all shows, appearances for 2020
NEW YORK - Taylor Swift is cancelling all of her performances and appearances for the rest of the year because of the coronavirus pandemic. "With many events throughout the world already cancelled, an...
Apr 17, 2020