Tag Archives: Arts

Local author shortlisted for $20K national book award
Author Miriam Krner's latest book Fox and Bear has been shortlisted for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award.That's according to a media released issued Tuesday by the Canadian Children's Book Centr...
Sep 12, 2023

Tom Cochrane bringing the ‘Big League’ to P.A.
Prince Albert music fans will have "No Regrets" getting tickets to this major show just announced for the EA Rawlinson Centre.Canadian music icon Tom Cochrane will grace the stage at the centre on Nov...
Sep 12, 2023

Corb Lund film among the lineup at film festival in Waskesiu
Movie lovers across Saskatchewan will get to enjoy a few award-winning films this weekend as they venture to Prince Albert National Park.This weekend will mark the 19th edition of the Reel Rave Intern...
Sep 08, 2023

Prince Albert dance group wraps up competitive season on winning note
Northern Prairie Dancers have ended their competitive season on top.Competing last weekend in Reedy Creek, MB, the group won first place at the Asham Stomperfest's square dance competition. Modeste Mc...
Sep 06, 2023

Rod Stewart apologizes to Saskatoon after missing performance
Sir Rod Stewart is very sorry.The British singer didn't appear on stage at a performance at Saskatoon's SaskTel Centre on Saturday night after suffering a vocal cord injury during his warmup immediate...
Aug 24, 2023

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80
Robbie Robertson, The Band's lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" mined and helped reshape American music...
Aug 09, 2023

Local fire department association develops house logo
The La Ronge and District Firefighters' Association has developed a house logo they plan on featuring on shirts, mugs and other merchandise."Most fire departments do have their own house logo," associ...
Aug 09, 2023

Miller selected as semi-finalist in Pow Wow Pitch competition
For the second consecutive year, Sparked Apparel owner Wyatt Miller is a semi-finalist in the Pow Wow Pitch entrepreneurial competition.Pow Wow Pitch is a grassroots community of Indigenous entreprene...
Aug 08, 2023

Buffy Sainte-Marie retires from live performances, cites health concerns
Buffy Sainte-Marie has announced that she's retiring from live performances.A statement announcing her decision cited factors including travel-induced health concerns and performance-inhibiting physic...
Aug 04, 2023

Métis festival hears possibly last public performance from Canadian fiddling legend
Those attending the last day of this year's Back to Batoche Days may have witnessed the last performance ever by an Indigenous legend.The annual event which celebrates Mtis culture and heritage was he...
Jul 25, 2023