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Northern B.C. drug users criticize lack of access to safe supply
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - At one point, Juls Budau says her boyfriend was going through $4,000 worth of cocaine in a week. He would express a desire to get sober and then in the middle of the night a...
May 23, 2020
Feds probing ways to address COVID-19 impact on women
OTTAWA - With women bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal officials are trying to figure out how recovery efforts can help get women back to work, earning more money and securing&nb...
May 23, 2020
Plastics bans, environmental monitoring get short shrift during pandemic
OTTAWA - In mid January the British Columbia government announced it was looking at a wide ban on single-use plastic grocery bags to put an end to a piecemeal, city-by-city approach to the problem of ...
May 23, 2020
Bad lie: cross-border golf course unplayable for Canadian members
FREDERICTON - Border restrictions related to COVID-19 are proving a hazard for Canadian members of a golf course along the Canada-U.S. boundary. The Aroostook Valley Country Club, built during the Pro...
May 23, 2020
Bad lie: cross-border golf course unplayable for Canadian members
FREDERICTON - Border restrictions related to COVID-19 are proving a hazard for Canadian members of a golf course along the Canada-U.S. boundary. The Aroostook Valley Country Club is uniquely positione...
May 23, 2020
NHLPA executive board authorizes more talks with NHL on a return to play
The NHL and its players are going to keep talking. The NHL Players' Association announced late Friday its executive board has authorized "further negotiations" on a 24-team playoff format as the ...
May 22, 2020
Child exploitation on the rise
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The arrest of four men in Medicine Hat on child exploration charges on Thursday has the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) warning of an increase in such activities on th...
May 22, 2020
Arena land deal set to close in July hits snag
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A much-heralded land deal which would have seen the Medicine Hat Arena and surrounding land re-developed into a river-side housing development has hit a snag, CHAT News has learned....
May 22, 2020
City play structures, skate parks to reopen May 29
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Skate parks, skate spots, fitness parks and outdoor play structures across the city will be open to the public on May 29.The city released that information on Friday afternoon.Playg...
May 22, 2020
Brooks mayor says majority of businesses ready to reopen
BROOKS, AB - After a week's delay, Premier Jason Kenney announced Friday morning that businesses in Brooks and Calgary can now participate in phase one of the province's relaunch plan starting on Mond...
May 22, 2020