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Final debate behind them, federal leaders begin sprints to Oct. 21 voting day
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is leaving Ottawa for the West Coast today, though he's saying goodbye with an exceptionally early morning rally at a downtown food court before he departs. With...
Oct 11, 2019
Party leaders dish baloney in French-language debate
OTTAWA - The six federal party leaders used the last televised debate of the campaign Thursday to make their pitches to voters. Along the way, they each made assertions with varying degrees of accurac...
Oct 11, 2019
Trudeau blasts Tories for platform delay before taking fight to Singh's riding
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau took a swipe Friday at the Conservatives for waiting until the eve of a long weekend to release their platform, before the Liberal leader boarded a plane and took the fight to ...
Oct 11, 2019
NDP proposes $32.7B deficit in plan with lots of new spending, new revenues
OTTAWA - The NDP is proposing to run a deficit of $32.7 billion next year if they win the federal election, with no plan to return to balance. New Democrats released their platform costing Friday, and...
Oct 11, 2019
How to handle hot-potato election issues at Thanksgiving dinner
TORONTO - Politics will likely be on the table when Nick Difruscio joins his family for Thanksgiving dinner this weekend, and that has the Ryerson University student bracing for heated discussions alo...
Oct 11, 2019
TSB deploys investigator to train derailment west of Barnwell
BARNWELL, AB - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has sent out an investigator to the site of a CP Rail train derailment near Lethbridge.The incident was first reported shortly after 6:00...
Oct 11, 2019 An image from the derailment site (Photo: M.D. of Taber Regional Fire Service - Station 4 & 7 Taber / Barnwell on Facebook)
Lethbridge Pro-Life group squares off in court with the City over anti- abortion ads
LETHBRIDGE, AB - How freedom of speech as protected in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms can or should be balanced, with the rights of the City of Lethbridge to act in the public good is the subject ...
Oct 11, 2019 LPL ad displayed on a transit bench in the spring of 2018
Agrium fined for ammonia release
CALGARY- Agrium has been fined nearly $30,000 for failing to report an ammonia release from a facility southeast of Calgary.Alberta Environment says the release occurred at Agrium's Carseland Nitrogen...
Oct 11, 2019
Level of competition motivating high school volleyball players
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Monsignor McCoy High School Colts say the competitive local scene is driving them to be better on the volleyball court.All four high school volleyball teams have been showing su...
Oct 10, 2019 Reese Bourassa, a member of the Monsignor McCoy High School Colts volleyball team, speaks with CHAT News. (Photo by Mitch Bach)
City trying to break down barriers for people to be more physical active
Medicine Hat, AB - The city of Medicine Hat and the Family Leisure Centre are trying to get more young people engaged in physical activity with their new "Breaking Down Barriers" campaign.According to...
Oct 10, 2019 New interactive posters to promote "Breaking Down Barriers" (Photo by Bob Schneider)