Tag Archives: Arts
B.C. premier made the 'wrong call,' stops $800-million museum project
VICTORIA - A plan to tear down and replace British Columbia's provincial museum was put on hold indefinitely Wednesday by Premier John Horgan who admitted he miscalculated public support for the $789 ...
Jun 22, 2022
CRTC renews CBC licensing for another five years, tweaks its mandate
OTTAWA - The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said Wednesday that it is renewing CBC's licensing, with tweaks to its mandate that will make it spend money on programming pro...
Jun 22, 2022
Quebec judge dismisses defamation suit against comedian Mike Ward regarding joke
MONTREAL - A Quebec comedian who won a high-profile Supreme Court of Canada human rights case last year has logged another legal victory against one of his accusers. A Quebec court judge has dismissed...
Jun 22, 2022
Indigenous Day celebrations at WDM a step toward healing
Hundreds of people came together at the Western Development Museum (WDM) in North Battleford Tuesday to forge a new history. Both Indigenous people and non-Indigenous took part in a traditional powwow...
Jun 21, 2022
Unity planning Canada Day events
The Unity community will be coming together on July 1 to celebrate Canada Day in a big way. Unity and District Heritage Museum (UDHM) will host a number of events throughout the day to get people in t...
Jun 20, 2022
The P.A. Downtown Street Fair is back!
It has been a long three years, but finally, the Prince Albert Street Downtown Street Fair is finally coming back.The one-day festival takes over downtown starting at 10:00 a.m. Saturday and will feat...
Jun 17, 2022
Author Tootoosis relates impact of MMIW in her book
A Battlefords area author describes her book as a memoir that also deals with the tragedy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), since the topic has touched her on a personal level. Stephani...
Jun 16, 2022
Battlefords Community Players casting call a success
Those looking to get more involved in local theatre will want to consider Battlefords Community Players (BCP). The non-profit organization recently held two days of auditions for people interested in ...
Jun 13, 2022
Three new inductees welcomed to P.A. Arts Hall of Fame
With COVID-19 sidelining the event the past two years, this year's Prince Albert Arts Hall of Fame induction gala was well overdue.This year, several new inductees were added to the Hall of Fame repre...
Jun 13, 2022
Local DJ uses music to raise money for Ukraine
Almost 100 years after his father moved from Ukraine to Canada, Terry Chitrenia still feels the call of the homeland and the need to help out. In the wake of the Russian invasion, Chitrenia felt like ...
Jun 13, 2022