Tag Archives: Arts

Hundreds flocking to P.A. for Vaisakhi Mela celebration
One of the biggest celebrations on the Sikh calendar will bring hundreds of people to Prince Albert on Friday in what will be a first-of-its-kind event in the city.Vaisakhi is a spring harvest festiva...
Apr 26, 2024

Long-time museum curator celebrated with retirement tea
A fond farewell to a Melfort fixture. A farewell tea for Gailmarie Anderson was held at the Melfort and District Museum Apr. 25. The long-time museum curator and cultural coordinator is retiring at th...
Apr 25, 2024

B.C. civil lawsuit against Sex Pistols guitarist alleges 1980 sexual assault
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver woman has filed a civil lawsuit against Paramount Pictures Corp. and punk rocker Stephen Jones of The Sex Pistols alleging he sexually assaulted her as a teenager while she was...
Apr 25, 2024

B.C. places online harms bill on hold after agreement with Meta, X, TikTok, Snapchat
VICTORIA - British Columbia has placed its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement with social media companies to "sit down in good faith" to find solutions on keeping pe...
Apr 23, 2024

Indigenous authors honoured during PAGC Fine Arts Festival
Referring to herself as a bit old school, Rose Roberts says the feeling of holding a hard cover version of the book she worked on with her mother, was very satisfying.Myths and Legends of the Woodland...
Apr 22, 2024

Information session planned for new arena and multiplex facility
People interested in seeing how the new Meadow Lake arena and multiplex facility, known as the Co-op Centre, being built is developing are invited to attend a community information session taking plac...
Apr 22, 2024

The stars align for Prince Albert dance festival
For Prince Albert's Sarah L'Abbe, there is no feeling quite like performing in your hometown.The 18-year-old accomplished dancer is one of 300 entries at this weekend's Stars on Stage dance festival a...
Apr 21, 2024

More young people in P.A. embracing vinyl records
It was once the only way to listen to your favourite musicians and while tastes have changed over the decades, vinyl is still popular.With Saturday being National Record Store Day, Prince Albert's onl...
Apr 20, 2024

Liberal government turning to influencers to get its message to younger Canadians
OTTAWA - Dennis Mathu and Stephanie Gordon first started posting financial-advice videos on YouTube three years ago - a side hustle that helped to scratch a creative itch. They never imagined it would...
Apr 20, 2024

MMIWG2S+ Walk coming to Melfort
It is a walk to recognize those who have been lost. The second annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit Plus Walk (MMIWG2S+) Walk in Melfort is coming up on May 3 at Memor...
Apr 19, 2024