Tag Archives: Arts
'It's going to come down to one block': Building an igloo for Nunavut arts festival
IQALUIT - Solomon Awa thinks he's probably built about 150 igloos, or igluit in Inuktitut, over his lifetime, starting when he was 15. Now in his 60s, Awa is considered a master igloo builder in Nunav...
Mar 22, 2021
Northern Lights Quilters Guild warming community with donations of blankets
The Northern Lights Quilters Guild continues to provide quilts to organizations in the northeast.A donation of 25 quilts was made to the Melfort Salvation Army on Thursday for the family services mini...
Mar 19, 2021
Canadian fashion mogul facing U.S. sex trafficking charges appeals bail ruling
WINNIPEG - Prosecutors say a Canadian fashion leader facing charges of sex trafficking and racketeering in the United States could use former employees to contact victims if he is released from jail. ...
Mar 18, 2021
Allen Sapp Gallery launches new online and virtual school program
The Allen Sapp Gallery has announced the launch of their newly developed online and virtual school program, Living on the Land: The Art of Allen Sapp. The program includes a live tour with gallery sta...
Mar 16, 2021
Alberta energy minister defends 'war room' petition against children's Bigfoot movie
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister is defending her government's attack on a children's movie about Bigfoot that she says is "quite offensive" and carries an inaccurate anti-oil message. Sonya Savag...
Mar 16, 2021
NW Saskatchewan kitty has good showing in 'America’s Favorite Pet' competition
A popular Northwestern Saskatchewan furball has made a bit of a name for himself in the international online competition americasfavpet.com.The black tabby called Mr. Molly of the Battlefords placed f...
Mar 16, 2021
Local artists featured in new podcast
A woman who is well-versed with Prince Albert's music community now wants to give back and create opportunities for other artists.Allison Cote (formerly Bohmann) has created a podcast called Behind th...
Mar 15, 2021
Dr. Bonnie Henry's book offers insight into early days of the COVID-19 pandemic
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's top doctor says a burning anxiety in the pit of her stomach had become her constant companion as China began reporting a few cases of an unusual pneumonia in Wuhan in De...
Mar 13, 2021
Kickstarter campaign launched for Humboldt’s Auroraman trading cards and new issue
Humboldt's Jeff Burton is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Adventures of Auroraman by launching a new Kickstarter campaign and Issue 8 of his comic series.Auroraman is a superhero and a teache...
Mar 10, 2021
Now not the time to talk about breaking with the monarchy, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he's not eager for a debate over the future of the monarchy in the wake of allegations of racism at Buckingham Palace. Accusations from Prince Harry...
Mar 09, 2021