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Entranced by Austra
Many column inches have been dedicated to the fact that Austra’s lead singer Katie Stelmanis is a classically trained musician who very nearly became a professional opera singer before joining a punk...
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Saskatoon band invades the UK
Today’s Friday blog post is a bit different because next week I’m flying to London, England to perform with Slow Down, Molasses and I wanted to introduce the posts I’ll be writing while I’m there....
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History Matters: The Lambert twins go to war
When Canada went to war in August 1914, the vast majority of Saskatchewan recruits were recent British immigrants. Sixty-three of the first 68 volunteers from the Swift Current area, for example, were...
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Gormley: Keep calm and carry on, British-style
From the Victorian stoicism of the stiff upper lip — being resolute and unemotional in difficult times — to the Second World War when the English weathered the worst nights of the Blitz with “keep calm...
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Saskatoon StarPhoenix daily update: June 5, 2017
Stay up to date with the news and stories that matter in Saskatoon and beyond, delivered each morning Monday through Saturday. LOCAL Trust issues: Oil industry labour shortage ‘guaranteed,’ say...
View Article'Proud to be English': World Cup soccer fans take over Saskatoon bar Saturday...
The FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between England and Sweden drew a sizeable crowd Saturday morning – to a bar in the middle of the Canadian prairie. Saskatoon is approximately 6,600 kilometres...
View ArticleDancing the night away in Saskatchewan
As a crowd of silver-haired patrons waits for the band to go on, chat and laughter fill the air of the Casino Regina Show Lounge. The last Monday of every month, barring the odd exception, the Show...
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It has been estimated that one-fifth of the Canadian Expeditionary Force fled long-term unemployment.
View Article'Proud to be English': World Cup soccer fans take over Saskatoon bar Saturday...
The quarterfinal match was England against Sweden, but the only fans to be seen wore English colours.
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