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N.S. Appeal Court hears case of woman trying to stop husband's assisted death
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's highest court is hearing an appeal today of a ruling that rejected an 82-year-old woman's bid to stop her husband from receiving a medically assisted death. The woman had ...
Sep 24, 2020

CHAT 94.5 live at Rossco's for Brown Bag Lunch Day
It's Brown Bag Lunch Day for our friends at CHAT 94.5 radio.The station is live on location in the parking lot of Rossco's Pub until 6 p.m. today, raising money for the Medicine Hat & District Foo...
Sep 24, 2020

Wolfpack fate could be decided Friday at meeting of Super League board
TORONTO - A meeting of the Super League board Friday could decide the future of the Toronto Wolfpack. Then again it could just trigger more questions about the transatlantic rugby league team's new&nb...
Sep 24, 2020

Throne speech promises on tackling systemic racism earn mixed reactions
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government's throne speech promises on systemic racism are being met with mixed reactions, with some applauding the commitments and others calling for less talk and more a...
Sep 24, 2020

Meryam Haddad back on the ballot after Greens rethink expulsion from leadership race
OTTAWA - Montreal immigration lawyer Meryam Haddad will be on the ballot for the Green party's leadership after all. The party's leadership committee says it has overturned its Tuesday decision ...
Sep 24, 2020

Some CRA online services remain unavailable a month after cyberattacks
The Canada Revenue Agency won't say when it expects its website to return to normal. In August, the federal tax collection agency took its website offline after it suffered two cyberattacks, and some ...
Sep 24, 2020

Cities in U.S. erupt in protest as Breonna Taylor decision inflames racial divide
WASHINGTON, Wash. - America's streets are again pulsing with anger and frustration, this time over the deadly police shooting of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor. Protesters flooded cities across the ...
Sep 24, 2020

Legislation to set five-year climate targets highest priority this fall: Wilkinson
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says he plans to move quickly this fall to set legislated targets to cut Canada's greenhouse gas emissions. The Liberals promised during the 2019 elect...
Sep 24, 2020

Ontario reports higher daily COVID-19 cases after Trudeau warns second wave is here
Canada's most populous province is reporting an increase in new daily COVID-19 case numbers a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned the pandemic's second wave could make for a tough fall.&nbs...
Sep 24, 2020

Saratoga Dog Park temporarily closed
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Saratoga Dog Park is closed for the remainder of Thursday and the city's Parks & Recreation Department says it hopes to open the park on the afternoon of Sept. 25.According ...
Sep 24, 2020