Tag Archives: Arts

Battlefords Concern for Youth encourages creativity through writing
Battlefords Concern for Youth is encouraging those ages 14-19 to pick up a pen, and let their creativity flow.The organization's Creative Stories project is offering creative writing programming each ...
Apr 28, 2021

Quebec won't appeal acquittal of writer charged for his scenes of child sex assault
MONTREAL - Quebec won't appeal the acquittal of an author who was found not guilty of producing child pornography last year in connection with fiction scenes in his horror novel. The Supreme Court of ...
Apr 28, 2021

Local students awarded scholarships for music and agriculture
The Battlefords & District Community Foundation has awarded two annual scholarships to local students in the community.Piper Mutch, a senior at North Battleford Comprehensive High School, was name...
Apr 27, 2021

Johnson, Körner nominated for 2021 Saskatchewan Book Awards
Two northern Saskatchewan authors have made it onto the 2021 Saskatchewan Book Awards Shortlist.Nominated in the Rasmussen and Company Indigenous Peoples Writing Award category is Harold Johnson was h...
Apr 23, 2021

Hate crimes jumped 51 per cent in part spurred by pandemic, Toronto police report
TORONTO - Hate crime complaints and arrests in the country's largest city jumped sharply last year, with Jewish and Black people the most common targets, according to an annual police report released ...
Apr 22, 2021

Retaking language test unfair during COVID-19: applicants to new residency pathway
OTTAWA - International graduates and essential workers eligible to apply for permanent residency under a new program say requiring them to retake language proficiency tests is unreasonable, especially...
Apr 22, 2021

Prince Albert shines at SCMA awards
Two days after winning the Saskatchewan Country Music Association (SCMA) award for Best Emerging Artist, Prince Albert's Katelyn Lehner is still in shock.The former St. Mary grad was among a number of...
Apr 19, 2021

Allen Sapp Gallery to offer Sewing for Youth classes
The Allen Sapp Gallery will be offering three Sewing for Youth classes in the community over the next month. Each lasting two days in duration, the first will take place Apr. 27 and 28 from 6-7:30 p.m...
Apr 16, 2021

Vancouver Aquarium now owned by Dollywood theme park operator Herschend Enterprises
VANCOUVER - A privately owned American entertainment company is the new owner of the Vancouver Aquarium, after the previous owner couldn't maintain operations due to the financial impacts of the pande...
Apr 15, 2021

Dekker Centre, Battlefords Untapped continue live-stream team
The Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts and Battlefords Untapped are continuing their collberation to host live-stream concerts during the COVID-19 pandemic.Following cancellations in their 2020 lin...
Apr 15, 2021