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Coyotes file $2.3 billion claim against Phoenix over arena
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Coyotes appeared to have finally found an answer to their arena issues by working out a deal to build an entertainment district in Tempe. A snag with the city of Phoeni...
Apr 05, 2023

Coyotes file $2.3 billion claim against Phoenix over arena
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Coyotes appeared to have finally found an answer to their arena issues by working out a deal to build an entertainment district in Tempe. A snag with the city of Phoeni...
Apr 05, 2023

COVID-19 numbers staying steady
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and new cases in Alberta is relatively steady, according to this week's update.Province-wide as of April 3, there are 485 Albertans currently hospitalized with ...
Apr 05, 2023

Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. challenging Biden in 2024
NEW YORK (AP) - Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and scion of one of the country's most famous political families, is running for president. Kennedy filed a statement of candid...
Apr 05, 2023

Canada's Corey Conners is fresh off a win and ready to contend at Augusta
Corey Conners consistently thrives in early April. He's hoping that can carry him to a win at the Masters, the first major of the men's golf season. The first time Conners qualified for the storied to...
Apr 05, 2023

Move with the Seed supporting Mustard Seed programs
MEDICINE HAT, AB - People are on the move in Medicine Hat this spring as part of the Mustard Seed's Move with the Seed fundraiser.Morgan Widmer, events and volunteer coordinator for the Medicine Hat M...
Apr 05, 2023

Hangover from discriminatory policies may still be felt by Roma refugees: advocates
OTTAWA - Roma advocates say discriminatory policies meant to keep people from making what a former immigration minister called "bogus" refugee claims have a lingering effect on families fleeing persec...
Apr 05, 2023

B.C. to boost minimum wage to $16.75 an hour, matching inflation with 6.9% hike
VICTORIA - British Columbia's minimum wage will increase to $16.75 an hour, a boost that the government says fulfils a promise to tie the benchmark pay level to inflation. The new minimum wage kicks i...
Apr 05, 2023

'Union guy through and through': New NHLPA boss getting positive early reviews
Marty Walsh provided some broad strokes on his plans for the NHL Players' Association. The union's new executive director didn't offer specifics on how he will approach negotiations on the next collec...
Apr 05, 2023

Sweden's Edin makes a "one in a 1,000" game-tying spinner at world curling playdowns
OTTAWA - Thinking it may have been a circus throw for show, some laughs were heard at TD Place when Niklas Edin tried a spin shot in the 10th end of Sweden's game against Norway on Wednesday. Gasps mi...
Apr 05, 2023