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Viard's debut at Chanel ready-to-wear is crashed by comedian
PARIS - In her first solo ready-to-wear show since Karl Lagerfeld's death, Chanel designer Virginie Viard had a lot to prove. And by recreating a sprawling Parisian roofscape inside the Grand Palais w...
Oct 01, 2019
NDP promises money for youth programs to help prevent organized crime
SURREY, B.C. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh promised a $100-million fund Sunday dedicated to helping keep young people out of gangs, but the head of a parent-led group that has called for a...
Oct 01, 2019
NDP would allow new parents to receive full benefit over shortened leave: Singh
VANCOUVER - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says a New Democrat government would allow new parents to condense their employment insurance benefits so they can take shorter parental leaves while still re...
Oct 01, 2019
Chamber to host election forum on Wednesday
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Voters in Medicine Hat will have the opportunity to hear from the candidates in the Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner riding Wednesday evening.The Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Co...
Oct 01, 2019 The Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce building appears in a CHAT News file photo
Canadian man's sculpture of refugees unveiled by Pope Francis in Vatican City
VATICAN CITY - A Canadian artist's sculpture has been unveiled in St. Peter's Square by Pope Francis as part of a Mass for the World Day for Migrants and Refugees. "I wanted this artistic work he...
Oct 01, 2019
US court: FCC had the right to dump net-neutrality rules
WASHINGTON - A federal court is ruling that the Federal Communications Commission had the right to dump net-neutrality rules, but couldn't bar states like California from passing their own. The ruling...
Oct 01, 2019
Scheer would cut foreign aid by 25%, re-invest savings in tax cuts
TORONTO - A Conservative government would cut foreign aid spending by 25 per cent, Andrew Scheer promised Tuesday as he laid out proposals for Canada's relations with the rest...
Oct 01, 2019
Winnipeg Jets try to put early adversity behind them as season opener looms
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets will soon find out if dealing with some early adversity has harmed or helped them. Training camp started without restricted free-agent goal scorers Patrik Laine and Kyle C...
Oct 01, 2019
Maintain and playoff gain the aim of the Calgary Flames this season
CALGARY - The key pieces are back, but can the Calgary Flames both repeat the performance and add a playoff push? Topping the NHL's Western Conference with 50 wins in 2018-19 whetted ap...
Oct 01, 2019
Captain Scott Arfield returns for U.S. showdown in CONCACAF Nations League play
TORONTO - Captain Scott Arfield returns from injury for Canada's crucial CONCACAF Nations League match Oct. 15 against the U.S. in Toronto. Uncapped Stephen Eustaquio and centre back Amer Didic are bo...
Oct 01, 2019