Tag Archives: Arts
Battlefords artists make strides with Sask Music Award wins
They're the best! Among the Saskatchewan Music Awards winners this year are several artists with roots in the Battlefords area.Falynn Baptiste, who is from Red Pheasant Cree Nation, is still overwhelm...
Dec 08, 2023
Winter Showcase highlights tri-community dancers
The Tri-Community Dance Club's Winter Showcase was a chance for members to highlight the skills and abilities they have been learning since September.The event was held Dec. 3 at La Ronge's Churchill ...
Dec 07, 2023
'Crossed my line': Calgary traffic reporter goes viral after response to body comment
CALGARY - TV traffic reporter Leslie Horton developed a thick skin over the years because of nasty feedback from viewers, but she unleashed a viral smackdown last week after she says one of them "cros...
Dec 07, 2023
English River's Tenille Campbell new indigenous Storyteller In-Residence at USask
Tenille Campbell has chosen female empowerment as her overarching theme after being named to the University Library Indigenous Storyteller In-Residence at the University of Saskatchewan. "I'm really e...
Dec 07, 2023
Hospital Foundation's Swinging with the Stars SOLD OUT
Hot on the heels of another successful Festival of Trees, the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation got more exciting news on Wednesday with the announcement that the upcoming "Swinging With The...
Dec 07, 2023
North Battleford Comprehensive High School Band to perform in New York
North Battleford Comprehensive High School Band hope to show off their skills when they head off to perform in New York City next year. About 28 students from Grades 8 to 12 in the band are currently ...
Dec 05, 2023
Charges dropped against Quebec theatre owner and 'Dragon's Den' star Vincenzo Guzzo
MONTREAL - Quebec's prosecution service says it has abandoned criminal charges against Vincenzo Guzzo, CEO of a large independent movie theatre chain and investor on CBC Television's "Dragon's Den." S...
Dec 04, 2023
CBC cutting 600 jobs, some programming as it slashes budget
TORONTO - The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio-Canada will eliminate about 600 jobs and an additional 200 vacancies will go unfilled as it contends with a $125-million budget shortfall. The publi...
Dec 04, 2023
Prince Albert youth theatre group takes deeper plunge with latest production
Featuring bright and colourful costumes, and a setlist of nostalgic songs, the latest production by the Broadway North Youth theatre group will take the audience to new depths of fun.Their adaptation ...
Nov 30, 2023
Saskatchewan First Nation chief says Buffy Sainte-Marie should take DNA test
The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that has been thrust into the controversy over Buffy Sainte-Marie's ancestry says the legendary singer and songwriter should take a DNA test to provide an answ...
Nov 30, 2023