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Montreal police introduce new patch to replace controversial 'thin blue line' symbol
MONTREAL - Montreal police have introduced a new patch to replace a symbol that many officers wore on their uniforms to honour fallen colleagues but that has become associated with the far right. The ...
May 29, 2024

Holland defends new ministerial powers to pull products off the shelves
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says he needs new powers to unilaterally take dangerous products off the shelves if they're hurting people and not being used as intended. He defended the new pow...
May 29, 2024

Canada's Taylor hopes to repeat at RBC Canadian Open but McIlroy could challenge
HAMILTON - Nick Taylor hopes that he or a fellow Canadian win the RBC Canadian Open this year. Taylor, from Abbotsford, B.C., won last year's men's national golf championship at Oakdale Golf and Count...
May 29, 2024

Wildfire that forced thousands out of Fort McMurray officially under control
A wildfire that forced thousands from their homes in Fort McMurray earlier this month is now under control.Alberta Wildlife officials say the blaze remains less than six kilometres from the community ...
May 29, 2024

Stampeders' receiver Malik Henry out with season-ending knee injury
CALGARY - Calgary Stampeders receiver Malik Henry suffered a knee injury in practice and will undergo season-ending surgery. The Stampeders say the 27-year-old wideout sustained a patellar tendon inju...
May 29, 2024

Access to Information plan includes administrative steps but no legislative changes
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is outlining a variety of steps intended to make the much-criticized Access to Information system work better. But it appears any changes to the federal law will have t...
May 29, 2024

On-ice camera shot of fight at Memorial Cup puts spotlight on fighting in hockey
An up-close look at a scrap during a Memorial Cup game has put the spotlight on fighting in hockey. A TSN cameraman, dressed in white to blend in, came onto the ice Monday night to film a second-perio...
May 29, 2024

Noon Interview: Chris Brown — May 28
Chris Brown, head of marketing for the Medicine Hat Public Library, joined anchor Dan Reynish on CHAT News at Noon on Tuesday.
May 29, 2024

Edmonton Oilers set to make lineup changes for Game 4 of Western Conference final
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers are shaking things up. Down 2-1 in the NHL's Western Conference final to the Dallas Stars, head coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed there would be lineup changes for tonight'...
May 29, 2024

Remains belong to woman, one of four people missing from Dawson Creek, B.C.: RCMP
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - Police in northern British Columbia say human remains found along a river near the community of Dawson Creek this month belong to a woman who went missing nearly six months ago, o...
May 29, 2024