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Year in review: Here are the stories that shaped Medicine Hat in 2023
Over the course of a year, CHAT News reports the stories that matter to you, our viewers and readers. This is our 2023 year in review. It highlights a community that cares, civic turmoil in the Hat, h...
Dec 28, 2023
Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional and legislative districts that will favor GOP
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday accepted new Georgia congressional and legislative voting districts that protect Republican partisan advantages, saying the creation of new majority-Black v...
Dec 28, 2023
Century-old heat records fall in B.C. as weather system brings warmth and wind
VANCOUVER - Unseasonably warm weather has broken temperature records in southern British Columbia, including century-old marks in the provincial capital. Multiple records fell on Wednesday at weather ...
Dec 28, 2023
Montreal man seeks to launch class action over cantaloupe salmonella outbreak
MONTREAL - A Montreal man who spent almost a week in hospital with a salmonella infection after consuming cantaloupes is seeking permission to launch a class-action lawsuit against two food companies....
Dec 28, 2023
Alexander wins bronze in eventful Bormio World Cup downhill, Schwarz airlifted to hospital
BORMIO, Italy (AP) - Canadian skier Cameron Alexander won bronze at an eventful men's World Cup downhill Thursday. Alexander, from North Vancouver, B.C., finished 1.23 seconds behind Cyprien Sarrazin ...
Dec 28, 2023
Air Canada signs sponsorship deal with Professional Women's Hockey League
MONTREAL - Air Canada has a sponsorship deal with the soon-to-launch Professional Women's Hockey League. The airline says it is an inaugural premier partner and the official airline for the first six ...
Dec 28, 2023
Rescue efforts underway to evacuate 10 people after plane crash in N.W.T.
Rescue efforts are underway after a small aircraft crashed on Wednesday leaving 10 people stranded with injuries near a diamond mine about 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife. The spokesman of the...
Dec 28, 2023
Hoops star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander named CP male athlete of the year
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took 2023 by storm, blossoming into a superstar on both the NBA and international stages. The basketball star from Hamilton has added another feather to his cap, coming out on ...
Dec 28, 2023
Mikaela Shiffrin masters tough course conditions at women's World Cup GS for career win 92
LIENZ, Austria (AP) - Mikaela Shiffrin held on to a big first-run lead to win a women's World Cup giant slalom amid tough course conditions Thursday for the American's record-extending 92nd career vic...
Dec 28, 2023
Quebec reaches tentative deal with teachers union on strike since Nov. 23
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has reached a tentative deal with a union representing about 40 per cent of the province's teachers, who have been on unlimited strike since Nov. 23. Fdration autonome...
Dec 28, 2023