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Charities directly impacted by COVID-19 can apply for the CFSEA spring re-purposing fund
MEDICINE HAT. AB - The Community Foundation of Southeast Alberta is now accepting grant applications for the spring re-purposing fund.It's for charities serving the most vulnerable sectors due to the ...
Apr 24, 2020 Logo courtesy CFSEA

World Triathlon Grand Final in Edmonton cancelled due to COVID-19
The 2020 World Triathlon Grand Final in Edmonton has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Triathlon Union announced the cancellation Friday, saying the global pandemic has ma...
Apr 24, 2020

CBO says deficit to reach $3.7 trillion in economic decline
WASHINGTON - A recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic and a burst of government spending on testing, health care and aid to businesses and households will nearly quadruple the government's budge...
Apr 24, 2020

Top court overturns oilsands mine approval over Aboriginal concerns for land
EDMONTON - Alberta's highest court has overturned regulatory approvals for a $440-million oilsands mine that would have encroached on land a local First Nation considers sacred. The Court of Appeal sa...
Apr 24, 2020

Dutch soccer season over but no title for leader Ajax
AMSTERDAM - The rest of the Dutch soccer league was cancelled on Friday and leading team Ajax won't be declared the champion. The Eredivisie is the first top-tier European league to end its season pre...
Apr 24, 2020

Kenney announces new help for oil and gas sector
Premier Jason Kenney announced today Alberta's Site Rehabilitation Plan, an initiative that will put 5,300 Albertans to work remediating wells, pipelines, and oil and gas sites.The program will launch...
Apr 24, 2020 CHAT News File Photo

Sinclair finds herself in Florida during pandemic, but still repping Canada
Through a variety of circumstances, Christine Sinclair finds herself in Florida these days. But as she weathers the COVID-19 lockdown, her heart remains in Canada. And the global pandemic strikes clos...
Apr 24, 2020

Trudeau unveils rent relief for small businesses hurt by COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing significant rent relief for businesses that can't afford to pay their landlords at a time when their operations are shut down due to...
Apr 24, 2020

Don't inject disinfectant: Blunt pushback on Trump musing
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's comment that disinfectants perhaps could be injected or ingested to fight COVID-19 received heavy pushback from health and other officials Friday and even prompte...
Apr 24, 2020

Residential street sweeping starts next week
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Starting Monday, city crews will be out sweeping away the last signs of winter - the sand, dirt and debris that has built up on residential streets over the past few months. Hatters...
Apr 24, 2020 CHAT News File Photo