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MacLean sisters draw on Olympic swim careers, each other during pandemic
Heather MacLean was walking into Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital for a night shift recently when she heard people shouting her name. "I'm talking on the phone walking into the hospital," the Olymp...
Apr 22, 2020

Cases spike again in Brooks, another three in Medicine Hat
The number of cases of COVID-19 in Alberta shot up again on Wednesday.Alberta has confirmed another 306 cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the provincial total to 3,401. There have als...
Apr 22, 2020

Raptors guard VanVleet said public health is more important than a big payday
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet said he'd by lying if he hasn't thought about how the financial impact of COVID-19 will affect this summer's NBA free agency. The Toronto Raptors guard was enjoying the be...
Apr 22, 2020

Claypool, Gallimore top-rated Canadian prospects for 2020 NFL draft
Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM Kyle Walters isn't spending much time evaluating Oklahoma defensive lineman Neville Gallimore and Notre Dame receiver Chase Claypool. That's because neither of the t...
Apr 22, 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. She will be joined by Lisa Chen, director of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), who will be ...
Apr 22, 2020

Milestone birthday definitely worthy of a parade
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Turning 100 years old is special enough but a parade can put the celebration over the top.Martha Wilson celebrated the century mark today and had about 100 vehicles and even more pe...
Apr 22, 2020 Photo Courtesy Colton McKee

Man with dementia among increase in reported hate crimes in Vancouver: police
VANCOUVER - An assault on a 92-year-old Asian man with dementia in Vancouver is being investigated as a hate crime and police say they have recently noticed an increase in reports of ha...
Apr 22, 2020

Workers scared to go to work, union calling for shutdown of the JBS plant in Brooks
BROOKS, AB - The union representing workers at the JBS Food Canada meat packing plant in Brooks is calling for the shutdown of the facility. So far 77 employees have tested positive for the COVID-19 v...
Apr 22, 2020 UFCW president Thomas Hesse is calling for the shutdown of the JBS Canada meat packing plant in Brooks to protect workers safety (submitted photo/UFCW)

Fireworks to go ahead but Canada Day in Kin Coulee cancelled
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Canada Day celebrations in Medicine Hat are the latest large summer event to be stricken from the calendar due to COVID-19. But the July 1 night sky will still be lit and loud o...
Apr 22, 2020 CHAT News File Photo

Test more correctional officers to ease burden in federal prisons, union says
OTTAWA - The national president of a union representing federal prison workers says widespread testing of correctional officers for COVID-19 would help ease the strain on staffing levels. Jeff Wilkins...
Apr 22, 2020