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In a building just off of Albert Street in Regina, a neon “Open” sign flashes through a dusty storefront. Peering into the windows adorned with mechanical structures, shelves upon shelves of robotic knickknacks line the walls. On the door is a small sticker indicating the building’s purpose – it reads, CrashBang Labs.
Read more: Makerspaces making a bang in Regina
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Saskatchewan’s love for opera began in the 1880s and is trying to hold its place in the province’s cultural scene. According to the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, visiting companies from all over the world used to come and tour across the province. The latter half of the twentieth century was the most popular time for opera, but there are still opera houses in Saskatchewan today.
Read more: Sask. artist keeps busy with opera
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- Written by Tiffany Head
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Hunting, trapping and fishing has always been the traditional way of life for First Nations people. This lifestyle has been dwindling as more First Nation’s people change how they live and depend more on technology.
Read more: Carrying on the tradition of trapping
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Candy Fox was sitting down with no expectations of winning any awards when she attended this year’s Living Skies Student Film Festival held at the University of Regina last week.
“It was really cool and surprising. I wasn’t expecting to win three awards,” an excited Fox says.
Read more: U of R Film Student Won Three Awards at Local Film Festival
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Barb Sweet has been a reporter at the St. John’s Telegram in Newfoundland for more than 20 years. The Holland College graduate is best known for her award winning series of articles on sexual abuse victims from Mount Cashel Orphanage. The articles focus on how the victims coped with the abuse, and how it still affects them, decades after the Hughes Inquiry ended. There are three articles in the series in total, all published in the Telegram. The first is called “Bitter legacy: How Mount Cashel survivors are living with the aftermath.” Jason Kerr recently sat down with her to talk about researching and writing the stories.
Read more: Reporting on tragedy: an interview with Barb Sweet
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