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B.C. Premier John Horgan recovering well after biopsy surgery, office says
VICTORIA - The premier's office in British Columbia says John Horgan is recovering well after undergoing biopsy surgery for a growth in his throat. It says in a statement that Friday's surgery was suc...
Oct 29, 2021
Derelict properties need to be dealt with says business owner
MEDICINE HAT, AB- A local business owner is urging the city to do more about vacant properties. Lawton Wong is the owner of IGA Foodland on Maple Avenue. He said the issue of derelict, or vacant prope...
Oct 29, 2021
Cypress County gets pay day from energy companies
Officials with Cypress County say a large portion of taxes owed by energy companies in recent years have been paid. As CHAT News reported Thursday, the province wants to crack down on oil and gas comp...
Oct 29, 2021
Health region cautions staff that motive unclear in hospital attack, homicides
WINNIPEG - The president of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is cautioning workers that a motive remains unclear for a stabbing at a hospital, which police believe is linked to two killings. Pol...
Oct 29, 2021
City crews prepping for the onslaught of winter
Judging from the forecast, accumulation of snowfall in Medicine Hat Friday likely won't amount to much, but the city's snow-clearing operation is already in gear, just in case. The city's road works d...
Oct 29, 2021
City to show council swearing-in ceremony at Esplanade
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The city will hold a viewing party for those who want to watch history made on Monday evening when Medicine Hat's first-ever female mayor is sworn-in.The ceremony will take place in...
Oct 29, 2021
Division Avenue and Third Street SE reopened to traffic
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The intersection at Division Avenue and Third Street SE is open to traffic once again.The city made the announcement on its Facebook page Friday afternoon.Crews will continue periph...
Oct 29, 2021
Sinner extends winning run, joins Zverev in Vienna semis
VIENNA (AP) - Jannik Sinner stretched his winning streak on indoor hard courts to 11 matches and 22 sets Friday by beating Casper Ruud 7-5, 6-1 in the quarterfinals of the Erste Bank Open. The seventh...
Oct 29, 2021
Supreme Court declines to block Maine vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in Maine to block a vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday. Three conservative justices noted their ...
Oct 29, 2021
Medicine Hat drops below 150 active COVID-19 cases, records two new deaths
There are 145 active cases of COVID-19 in Medicine Hat on Friday.Medicine Hat has had 4,414 total cases - the 145 active, 4,192 recovered and there have been 77 deaths, two new today.There are five ne...
Oct 29, 2021