Tag Archives: Arts
Hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike as contract talks collapse
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Leaders of a Hollywood actors union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment indust...
Jul 13, 2023
Dubnick, Johnstone have artwork exhibited at Government House
Government House in Regina is currently showcasing Retreat to Morning Lake, an art exhibit featuring two La Ronge area artists. Back in 2021, visual artist Hilary Johnstone received a $6,400 Independe...
Jul 11, 2023
People flock to Newfoundland in search of the Come From Away kindness — and find it
GANDER, N.L. - Janet Hayward didn't show too much outward excitement Friday night as she walked toward a Gander, N.L., theatre to see the musical that inspired what she calls her "Newfoundland Quest" ...
Jul 08, 2023
Francophonie ministers stress collaboration on official languages action plan
VANCOUVER - Ministers have wrapped up a meeting in Vancouver with the hope of increasing francophone immigration and addressing the decline of French across Canada. The Ministers' Council on the Canad...
Jul 07, 2023
'Don't fall off the horse': Astronaut Jeremy Hansen leads Calgary Stampede parade
CALGARY - Col. Jeremy Hansen is preparing to become the first Canadian to travel to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission, but Friday he cowboyed up to become the second astronaut to be marshal o...
Jul 07, 2023
Battlefords author hosting first-of-its kind writing workshop
North Battleford's Miguel Fenrich is helping young aspiring writers get the start they need. Fenrich, who himself is a journalist, author, and poet, is also the owner and publisher of Supernova Press,...
Jul 05, 2023
Another successful year for the Napatāk Ramble festival
For more than a decade, an arts festival takes over Potato Lake in northern Saskatchewan and that tradition continued over the Canada Day long weekend.The Napatk Ramble was held on June 30 and July 1 ...
Jul 04, 2023
Sneakers of the House: Canada's MPs embrace comfort, style in office footwear trend
OTTAWA - You won't catch Omar Alghabra in a pair of Jordans. The federal transport minister has been loyal to the Adidas brand ever since he was a kid playing soccer in Saudi Arabia. "Adidas was the s...
Jul 02, 2023
North Battleford celebrates Canada Day with free BBQ, cake and music
Whether they were getting a Canadian-themed tattoo or waving their own mini Canadian flag, people from across the Battlefords area came together to celebrate Canada Day at Centennial Park Saturday. Th...
Jul 01, 2023
Canada Day in La Ronge includes several activities
There are plenty of activities happening on Canada Day that residents of the tri-communities can enjoy. Festivities begin with a free pancake breakfast between 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at Patterson Park ...
Jun 30, 2023