Tag Archives: Arts
From Contestant to Judge: Rebecca Strong Uplifts Youth
A year after winning the grand prize on Canada's Got Talent, Rebecca Strong has returned to singing competitions. But this time, Strong was on the other side of the judges' table.Strong, a Prince Albe...
Aug 14, 2025
Time for Saskatchewan to get spotlight, says pop star Chappell Roan
Saskatchewan fans of American pop star Chappell Roan are hoping she'll make good on her promise to visit the province.In Roan's new song about post-breakup heartache, called "The Subway," the singer-s...
Aug 14, 2025

The Battlefords' Keegan Isaac and Itsy Bitsy Big Band to headline Saskatoon's Broadway Theatre
Keegan Isaac, who is in his early 20s, admits it's a strange dream to have. "It's always been my dream to be a big band singer," he said. "Which is kind of a funny dream for a teenager growing up in S...
Aug 07, 2025

Allen Sapp Gallery's prairie garden blooms anew, blending culture and ecology
Under the summer sun in North Battleford, a patch of prairie sways with yellow coneflowers, blue grama grass and sweetgrass.The Allen Sapp Gallery's healing garden, first planted more than a decade ag...
Aug 02, 2025

Justin Miller takes helm of Fred Light Museum after Leslie's decades-long tenure
When Justin Miller first joined the Fred Light Museum board in 2016, he didn't expect he would one day be running the place.At the time, Miller was working at Home Hardware in North Battleford and had...
Jul 29, 2025

Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday.In Clearwater, Flori...
Jul 24, 2025

North Battleford dancer to compete in national highland dance championship
For the first time in 24 years, a representative from the Battlefords area will perform to Irish fling and reel tunes on a national stage. Eleven-year-old highland dancer Jessie Phommavong will compet...
Jun 30, 2025

Pancakes, burgers and the first day of summer: The Battlefords celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day
With National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD) tomorrow, the Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre's (BRT6HC) kicked off the weekend in a big way with their Annual National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebrati...
Jun 20, 2025

Dekker Centre announces 2025–26 season with Paula Cole and Sophie B. Hawkins
From nostalgic '90s ballads to black light puppets and ballet, the Dekker Centre is bringing star power and creativity to the stage this season.The Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts in North Battl...
Jun 11, 2025

‘I want to be able to contribute back’: Cree language keeper honoured with Sask. Order of Merit
Senapan Thunder didn't set out to win awards - she set out to honour those who came before her and to ensure that nhiyawwin, the Cree language, remains alive for future generations.Now, the longtime e...
Jun 07, 2025