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Pipeline talks with hereditary chiefs resume for second day in northern B.C.
SMITHERS, B.C. - The hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en are meeting for a second day with senior federal and provincial ministers as they try to break an impasse in a pipeline dispute tha...
Feb 28, 2020

Overnight fire in Red Deer County claims one life
It's believed that a young child has tragically died following a fire early Friday morning in Red Deer County.The fire affected three homes in the Westview Estates mobile home park (formerly Les's Tra...
Feb 28, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Alberta entered “mild recession” in 2019: report
LETHBRIDGE- Last year was not Alberta's strongest from an economic standpoint, but things should improve somewhat in 2020.According to a new report from the Conference Board of Canada, real GDP fell b...
Feb 28, 2020

Ridley to hit broadcasting milestone in March
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The voice of the Medicine Hat Tigers is hitting another milestone in his broadcasting career.On March 14, Bob Ridley will call his 4,000th game for the Medicine Hat Tigers, when the...
Feb 28, 2020 Bob Ridley speaks with CHAT Television in 2019

Medicine Hat falls in straight sets to open ACAC Womens Volleyball championships
MEDICINE HAT - A full house at the Medicine Hat College gym went home disappointed, as the Rattler women's volleyball team dropped a 3 set match to top ranked Augustana Vikings.It was the third match ...
Feb 28, 2020 Medicine Hat College image

Cubs grab home ice advantage with game 3 win
COCHRANE AB. - The Medicine Hat Cubs have taken home ice advantage in their second round Heritage Jr B hockey playoff series.They beat the Generals 3-2 in Cochrane last night, to take a 2-1 lead in th...
Feb 28, 2020

Greenhouse corridor main issue as inter-municipal development plan meeting draws large crowd
MEDICINE HAT, AB - More than 100 residents of Medicine Hat, Redcliff and Cypress County turned out Thursday night to a joint meeting of the three municipalities on the proposed Tri-Area Inter-municipa...
Feb 27, 2020 (CHAT News photo)

Beyak suspended again from Senate despite apology for posting offensive letters
OTTAWA - The Senate has voted to suspend Sen. Lynn Beyak a second time over derogatory letters about Indigenous Peoples posted on her website. Senators have approved a report from the upper house...
Feb 27, 2020

Trudeau to meet provincial, territorial leaders amid heightened tensions
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will sit down with provincial and territorial leaders on March 13 to wrestle with some of the thorny issues that are dividing the nation. The first ministers' me...
Feb 27, 2020

Champagne heads to Europe to discuss Iran crash in Ukraine, meet troops in Latvia
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he will make a renewed push for compensation for families of people who died in the Ukraine International Airlines crash on a th...
Feb 27, 2020