Tag Archives: Arts
Quebec legislature adopts Bill 96 language law, Legault calls reform 'moderate'
Quebec Premier Franois Legault sought to reassure anglophones that his government's language law reform, adopted on Tuesday, won't prevent people from accessing health care in English. The law, known ...
May 24, 2022
Prince Charles and Camilla wrap Canadian tour, but calls for reconciliation continue
YELLOWKNIFE - The Dene drum dance features the rhythmic pounding of caribou hide drums, singing, and dancers moving in a clockwise circle following the sun. In the 220-person Northwest Territories com...
May 20, 2022
PACI Dancers pour their hearts, soul, and skills on stage for annual fundraiser
Dozens of local students proved they have attitude, as well as arabesques and pirouettes.The annual "More Than A Room" fundraiser was held Tuesday night at the EA Rawlinson Centre for the Arts in supp...
May 19, 2022
Five reasons Quebec's language law reform is stirring controversy
MONTREAL - A protest against Quebec's proposed overhaul of its language law drew a large crowd in Montreal on Saturday. The government says Bill 96 is a moderate reform that will improve protection fo...
May 19, 2022
Prince Charles nods to 'darker' past, need for reconciliation as Canadian tour begins
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, began a three-day Canadian tour Tuesday in St. John's, N.L., where the prince shared his views on reconciliation with Indigenous...
May 17, 2022
Ottawa's Terry Fox statue will move to make way for new parliamentary building
OTTAWA - The Terry Fox statue across from Parliament Hill will need to be moved to make way for a new building complex to house offices for MPs and senators. The new central building, which is rectang...
May 16, 2022
Prince Charles to come face to face with 'woolly doppelgänger' on royal tour
The Prince of Wales is set to be greeted by a sheepish figure when he arrives in Canada on Tuesday: his own "woolly doppelgnger." Prince Charles will lock eyes with a life-size, hand-needle-felted bus...
May 16, 2022
New murals of Allen Sapp paintings brighten up downtown
Those driving through downtown North Battleford will notice the murals of acclaimed artist Allen Sapp's paintings are now much more vivid and alive.The iconic historical images of Making a Crazy Blank...
May 15, 2022
Cast and crew ‘ready to serve it up’ in the Mouse That Roared
It's been a few years since the actors from cole St. Mary's Upstage Productions have performed on a larger stage, but this year's group is ready.This is the first time many have performed outside the ...
May 11, 2022
Quebec woman raises alarm after region's only horse vet forced out over language law
MONTREAL - Horse owners in a part of western Quebec say the province's language laws are forcing them to lose their only veterinarian at a time when there's already a critical shortage of animal docto...
May 11, 2022