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In shutdown, a glimpse of life without movie theatres
NEW YORK - Jennifer Page jokes that four months in, this decade is already the worst of her life. A server at a nearby resort, she's out of work due to the pandemic. After someone tested positive at h...
Apr 14, 2020
North Korea fires suspected cruise missiles in latest launch
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea fired several suspected cruise missiles off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a slew of weapons launches by the North despit...
Apr 14, 2020
Mom of T-wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns dies from COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS - Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, the mother of Minnesota Timberwolves centre Karl-Anthony Towns, died Monday due to complications from COVID-19 after more than a month of fighting the virus. She w...
Apr 13, 2020
Federal money for farmers, food producers, processors
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Area farmers and food production and processing employers are getting some relief from potential labour shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.The federal government announc...
Apr 13, 2020 CHAT News File Photo
Churches go virtual to celebrate Easter
MEDICINE HAT- For Christians, it's a celebration marking the resurrection of Jesus.But on Easter Sunday, things were done a little differently at churches around the globe. At Church Unlimited in Medi...
Apr 13, 2020 (Tiffany Goodwein/ CHATNewsToday)
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID 19
COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed hundreds. Here are the stories of some of those who have lost their lives: Noble (Butch) Gullacher REGINA - Noble Gul...
Apr 13, 2020
Tax season as busy as ever for local businesses despite extended window
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians are still in the middle of tax season from coast to coast.The federal government has extended the window for when taxes must be filed, however ...
Apr 13, 2020 Photo courtesy of Dreamstime.com / Osa855
Provincial government matching charitable COVID-19 donations
MEDICINE HAT, AB -The province is launching a program to help charities during the COVID pandemic.Starting on Wednesday, the Alberta government will match donations from charities and non-profits up t...
Apr 13, 2020
Call of Duty beckons for Leafs' Marner, Raptors' Miller and rapper Zach Zoya
TORONTO - Pro video gamer Anthony (Methodz) Zinni first connected with Mitch Marner when he tweeted about "Call of Duty: Warzone" and the Toronto Maple Leafs forward followed him. "I shot him a D...
Apr 13, 2020
'A good kid:' Saskatchewan community rallies for Colby Cave's family
BATTLEFORDS, Sask. - A lineup of vehicles stretching several kilometres along a Saskatchewan highway greeted family members of Colby Cave on Monday, as they returned home from Toronto w...
Apr 13, 2020