Local Arts

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Rupert Wyatt. Starring James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto. Above-average action movie chronicling our species' inevitable destruction at the hands of superintelligent apes.

The Highway Hotline has officially launched its upgraded Internet map that allows motorists to see road conditions from four cameras and to customize the information they want.

Godfrey Dean Art Gallery - Motion Captured, Motion Denied, Nov. 7 to Dec. 21. This touring exhibition features contrasting works by Zane Wilcox and Jody Barber-Green, two rising young stars in the Saskatchewan ceramics community.

Saskatchewan's online Health Services Card application service has been expanded to other categories of new residents, including foreign nationals and returning Canadian citizens.

From starting school recycling programs to engaging in groundbreaking scientific research, high school students are demonstrating their leadership across Canada by responding to environmental issues at local, national and global levels.

The Saskatchewan Party presented a Throne Speech, Dec. 5, to mark the opening of the 27th Legislature in the province.

An arrest has been made and charges have been laid in connection to two armed robberies held in the city this winter.

Godfrey Dean Art Gallery - Motion Captured, Motion Denied, November 7 to December 21. This touring exhibition features contrasting works by Zane Wilcox and Jody Barber-Green, two rising young stars in the Saskatchewan ceramics community.

Steve Procyshen of Parkland Printers presented a cheque for $1,000 to Ross Fisher, Executive Director of The Health Foundation, to help fund the conceptual plan for a new regional hospital.

Kyle Braeden Furness, the man who pled guilty to the June 20 murder of Jimmy Ray Wiebe, was sentenced to life in prison with a parole ineligibility period of 12 years yesterday.