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Ceremony to be held today for service members who died in helicopter crash
CFB TRENTON, Ont. - The Canadian military is to hold a special ramp ceremony today at Canadian Forces Base Trenton to repatriate remains of a service member and honour all six who died in a ...
May 06, 2020
Family of dead crew member with virus sues Royal Caribbean
MIAMI - The family of a cruise crew member who died after testing positive for COVID-19 filed a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises on Tuesday saying the company failed to protect its employees as...
May 05, 2020
Pint-sized driver surprises Utah trooper during traffic stop
OGDEN, Utah - A Utah Highway Patrol trooper got a pint-sized surprise when he pulled over a 5-year-old driver who was swerving so badly he thought the driver needed medical attention. Trooper Rick Mor...
May 05, 2020
Imperial Oil reports deaths of birds that landed on Alberta tailings ponds
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Imperial Oil Ltd. is reporting the deaths of 50 birds that landed on tailings areas near its Kearl oilsands project in northern Alberta. Imperial says more than 100 birds per da...
May 05, 2020
Justice Ginsburg in hospital with infection, court says
WASHINGTON - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Tuesday with an infection caused by a gallstone, the Supreme Court said. The 87-year-old justice underwent non-surgical treatment for what the...
May 05, 2020
Hinshaw pleads for more compassion for meat plant workers
BROOKS AB- It was a plea that hit close to home. A plea from the province's chief medical officer for more compassion for the communities hardest hit by COVID-19." We should be supporting people who a...
May 05, 2020 (file photo/ CHATNewsToday)
Virtual sittings has MPs doing things not allowed in House of Commons
OTTAWA - A stuffed deer head made a cameo appearance Tuesday during a virtual gathering of members of Parliament. The deer head, replete with antlers, was mounted on the wall behind Conserva...
May 05, 2020
Opening of Ronald McDonald House delayed until late spring or early summer
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Although opening day has been pushed back for Medicine Hat's Ronald McDonald House, work continues to progress on the project.Construction on the two-story home near the Medicine Ha...
May 05, 2020 Photo courtesy of Colton McKee
Restaurants plan to reopen next week as part of Alberta's phase one economy relaunch
MEDICINE HAT, AB - If all goes well over the next week and a half, phase one of the Alberta government's plan to reopen will begin.Restaurants are part of phase one and are slated to open on Thursday,...
May 05, 2020 AHS sign at Skinny's front entrance May 5, 2020 (photo courtesy Ross Lavigne)
City events cancelled through August including Canada Day fireworks
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It was a decision many in the community were anticipating, but the City of Medicine Hat officially announced that all city-run events have been cancelled this summer.Speaking at the...
May 05, 2020 Mayor Ted Clugston speaking to local media on May 5 outside of City Council chambers (Photo courtesy of Colton McKee)