Tag Archives: Arts
Vocal critic of Liberals' online streaming bill partly funded by YouTube and TikTok
OTTAWA - An outspoken critic of the Liberal government's online streaming bill received funding from two of the biggest digital platforms in the world. Scott Benzie, founder of Digital First Canada, t...
May 31, 2022
'It was magical': Youth Fine Arts Night showcases local talent
Hundreds of people attended a Youth Fine Arts Night on Saturday at La Ronge's Churchill Community High School. It was hosted by the Tri-Community Dance Club and featured group members, musicians, as w...
May 30, 2022
Ottawa's main Canada Day celebrations to be held at LeBreton Flats Park
OTTAWA - Large-scale Canada Day celebrations will return to the national capital July 1, with most of the action taking place in a park just west of Parliament Hill. Daytime and evening shows are sche...
May 30, 2022
Barveenok Dancers to hold critical fundraiser in June
Another big event is coming for the Barveenok Ukrainian dancers, but this one has a deeper meaning than past events.Barveenok 911 is taking place on June 11 at the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre. It ...
May 30, 2022
Aurora Art show returns to in-person event
For the first time in over two years, the Aurora Art Group is able to hold their annual spring show and sale in person. The show runs until Saturday afternoon at the Prince Albert Arts Centre. Leah Jo...
May 27, 2022
English school board says it will file legal challenge of Quebec language law reform
MONTREAL - The English Montreal School Board says it will launch a legal challenge of Quebec's recently adopted language law reform. The board said in a news release today that it believes the law, co...
May 27, 2022
Northern Pikes to headline 2022 Chester Fest
The Chester Fest Music Festival is back once again this summer and in a new location.The annual festival will run July 8-9 at the Exhibition Grounds in Prince Albert, with a big name headlining this y...
May 27, 2022
Indigenous leaders say Quebec language law damages reconciliation efforts
MONTREAL - Indigenous communities in Quebec say the language law passed Tuesday will harm the education prospects of their youth and undermine reconciliation in the province. In Kahnawake, south of Mo...
May 25, 2022
Wilkie group asking for designs for town's new grasshopper sculpture
Just like Vegreville, Alta. has its huge pysanka, a Ukrainian-style Easter egg, or Glendon is known for its giant perogy on a fork, Wilkie wants to stand out from the crowd with its plans to erect a m...
May 24, 2022
Creator of popular kids' YouTube channel slams federal online-streaming bill
OTTAWA - The Canadian creator of a children's YouTube channel with 34.2 million subscribers has condemned the government's online-streaming bill as a "bad piece of legislation" written by people who d...
May 24, 2022