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Amid pandemic, charities and nonprofits face huge challenges
NEW YORK - While celebrities and billionaires have announced huge gifts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, many charities and nonprofits are still struggling. Donations to some churches have plummeted, ...
Apr 22, 2020
Trudeau promises $9B aid package for students amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising a new emergency benefit for students whose education and job prospects are disrupted by COVID-19. He says a $1,250 monthly payment is coming for pos...
Apr 22, 2020
Hidden Treasures
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" -Margaret Wolfe HungerfordThe beauty of shopping at a thrift store is that every day is a surprise when it comes to our products and what's on the shelves. We ne...
Apr 22, 2020
Tigers select Andresen, Medicine Hat's Seitz a first rounder in WHL Bantam Draft
MEDICINE HAT, AB - For the first time since 2013, the Medicine Hat Tigers have used a first round WHL Bantam Draft pick on a defenceman.The Tigers used their 11th overall pick in Wednesday's 2020 WHL ...
Apr 22, 2020 Medicine Hat Tigers first round pick Reid Andresen (Photo courtesy of Saskatoon Minor Hockey Association / Twitter)
PM announces help for post-secondary students
Students at Medicine Hat College and Hatters who attend school elsewhere will soon be getting help from the federal government.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that post-secondary students will...
Apr 22, 2020 CHAT News File Photo
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:39 a.m. on April 22, 2020: There are 38,932 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 20,126 confirmed (inc...
Apr 22, 2020
Support "astronomical" says Red Deer woman who lost three in Nova Scotia shootings
RED DEER, AB - A Red Deer woman says she is incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support she and her family have received since the tragic loss of her sister, brother-in-law and niece in last wee...
Apr 22, 2020 Emily Tuck, Aaron Tuck and Jolene Oliver (Photo supplied)
AP source: A-Rod, J-Lo retain JP Morgan in bid for Mets
NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez, once again, wants to be like Derek Jeter. A-Rod and Jennifer Lopez, who are engaged, have retained J.P. Morgan to represent them in raising capital for a possible bid for th...
Apr 22, 2020
Oh, Canada: NWHL confirms plans to expand into Toronto
Professional women's hockey is set to return to Canada, with the National Women's Hockey League announcing Wednesday it is expanding into Toronto. The yet-to-be-named franchise has an ownership group ...
Apr 22, 2020
Trump tweets he's ordered Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has ordered the Navy to "shoot down and destroy" any Iranian gunboats that harass U.S. ships, a directive that comes a week after the Navy re...
Apr 22, 2020