Tag Archives: Arts
Winners of BBEX Awards
Local businesses and individuals were honoured at the 27th Annual Battlefords Business Excellence Awards (BBEX) Thursday evening.The theme of this year's awards was BBEX Goes To The Movies, an evening...
Nov 12, 2020
Local artist working on mural at South Hill Mall
A student at Carlton Comprehensive Public High School has been asked to paint a large mural on one of the walls at the South Hill Mall.Jordyn Twist, a Grade 12 student, said she has always been involv...
Nov 12, 2020
Singh says government must move to counter hate groups, which have tripled since 2015
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government must do more to tackle the growing threat of hate groups. The past five years have seen a proliferation of neo-Nazi groups and online cont...
Nov 10, 2020
Evidence wraps up at sex assault trial of Quebec TV star Eric Salvail
MONTREAL - The Crown rested its case Monday at the sexual assault trial of former Quebec television star Eric Salvail, with final arguments to be heard later this week. Prosecutors were expected to pr...
Nov 09, 2020
Fabled host of quiz show "Jeopardy!" Alex Trebek dies at age 80 after cancer battle
To millions of television viewers, Alex Trebek was almost like a family member. To his friends and colleagues, he was a quintessential quiz-show legend who could connect with almost anyone and do almo...
Nov 08, 2020
Amidst a tough and sad year, a Halifax choir creates a concert of communal lament
HALIFAX - In a year of pandemic, mass murder and military tragedies, a choir on Canada's East Coast has created a concert that gives singers, a poet and their online audience an outlet for communal la...
Nov 07, 2020
TeleMiracle 45 set to take place spring of 2021
Saskatchewan's TeleMiracle 45 is set to keep the show running, despite COVID-19. The event will take place the weekend of February 27 to 28 in Saskatoon. Saskatchewan's longest running charity event w...
Nov 06, 2020
Judge hears defence arguments at rape trial of ex-entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon
MONTREAL - A lawyer for former entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon told the court Friday that the testimony of the complainant at her client's rape trial was unreliable and inconsistent.Rozon, 65, is ch...
Nov 06, 2020
Human rights museum in Winnipeg releases framework to address racism
WINNIPEG - The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg has laid out how it will move forward after allegations of racism, homophobia and censorship. Museum president and CEO Isha Khan says ...
Nov 05, 2020
Feds propose changes to Broadcasting Act that may raise $800 million from streamers
Online platforms like Netflix and Spotify may end up spending more than $800 million on Canadian content over the next three years under a series of legislative changes the federal government proposed...
Nov 03, 2020