celebration

MOOSE JAW – Many organizations have been celebrating the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) 100th anniversary this year, with the Royal Canadian Mint being the latest to parachute in to honour the aviation agency. The Mint recently released a $2 collector coin that features a Hercules CC-130H plane — in service for six decades — in the centre […]

Famed director David Lynch was once credited with saying “cinema can translate ideas.” At their core films are ideas brought to life by actors, writers, directors, camera people, prop and set designers, electricians, grips, craft services people, and so many more that it’s not possible to note them all here. These people and the work […]

At one time, drive-in theaters dotted all the prairie provinces, but as viewing habits and technology changed, many of these places went out of business. That’s not the case with the Twilight Drive-In at Wolseley where it continues to operate successfully after 70 years. “The main key is we stuck with it and, of course […]

The Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup final in a celebration reaching north of the Arctic Circle and drawing in fans from as far away as the Philippines. On Monday morning, Oilers fans sloughed off grey clouds and rain to pack the team store at downtown Rogers Place. They bought jerseys, hats, T-shirts […]

The Powwow is a pillar of indigeneity across Canada. A warm gathering of community – a way for different nations to gather and share song, experiences, make new friends and connect with old ones. The First Nations University of Canada is hosting their spring Powwow – April 20th, and 21st in Regina. Celebrations like this […]

Regina is celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day with various programs across the Queen City. The Regina Downtown Business Improvement District and Creative City Centre unveiled a Path to Reconciliation mural project to mark the occasion. The 8-foot-wide path down the centre of the FW Hill Mall on the 1800 block of Scarth Street was designed […]

TORONTO — Frantic Raptors fans bolted from a square in downtown Toronto after police said they were investigating reports of shots fired at a massive rally celebrating the team’s historic NBA championship win. The festivities, which were briefly suspended, carried on even as dozens of fans ran in several directions at the south end of the […]