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Gas City Campground closed for May
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Anyone hoping to spend time at the Gas City Campground will have to wait until at least June.The City of Medicine Hat announced that the campground will remain closed for May as a r...
Apr 15, 2020 CHAT News File Photo

Military seeks to re-enrol commercial pilots laid off due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force is getting creative about finding new pilots. Commercial airlines across Canada have been temporarily laying off pilots in recent weeks as the industry struggles ...
Apr 15, 2020

CERB expanded to include part-time, seasonal workers, more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced a pay boost for some essential workers and an expansion of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to get more money into the hands of Canadians duri...
Apr 15, 2020

Bibeau says Canada has enough food but COVID-19 will still cause challenges
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Canadians could see higher prices and less variety of food on store shelves this year. Bibeau says she's confident the country has enough food bu...
Apr 15, 2020

Canadian Elite Basketball League postponing start date until at least June
COVID-19 has forced another Canadian sports league to push back its start date. The Canadian Elite Basketball League had been scheduled to tip off its second season on May 7 with the expansion Ottawa ...
Apr 15, 2020

MPs should return to House of Commons to scrutinize COVID-19 measures: Scheer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has repeated his call to see MPs return to the House of Commons to question and scrutinize the Liberal government's COVID-19 measures. ...
Apr 15, 2020

Emergency doctors urged to avoid drugs used to ventilate COVID-19 patients
OTTAWA - The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians is calling on its doctors to protect the limited supply of certain sedatives and painkillers needed for patients on ventilators. Putting a pat...
Apr 15, 2020

Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold at 0.25%
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate target on hold at 0.25 per cent, saying this morning that it is effectively as low as it can go to combat the economic impacts of COVID-19....
Apr 15, 2020 Canadian Press

Bill Peters moves to Russia in 1st job since leaving Calgary
MOSCOW - Bill Peters made a return to professional hockey on Wednesday when he was appointed coach of Russian hockey club Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Peters resigned as coach of the Calgary Flames las...
Apr 15, 2020

Canada's emissions count jumped 15 million tonnes in 2018, report shows
OTTAWA - A new federal report on Canada's greenhouse-gas emissions shows they soared 15 million tonnes in 2018. Most countries file their accountings for emissions with the United Nations every April ...
Apr 15, 2020