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Goldeyes to Host National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration with Free Night Out for Evacuees

Indigenous Peoples Day

Goldeyes to Host National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration with Free Night Out for Evacuees

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The Winnipeg Goldeyes, in partnership with Perimeter Aviation and Manitoba Blue Cross, are proud to present National Indigenous Peoples Day on Saturday, June 21 at Blue Cross Park in downtown Winnipeg.See the Story

An Honorary Degree for Holger Petersen - Read

University of Alberta · Edmonton

An Honorary Degree for Holger Petersen - Read

It’s been decades since CKUA host Holger Petersen studied at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT). He’s a 1970 graduate of the Radio and Television Arts program. This past week, he was celebrated by that same institution. Holger Petersen accepted an Honorary Bachelor of Technology on June 23. We asked him about this tribute, and about his time at NAIT. “I was finishing Grade 12 at Bonnie Doon High School,” he says, “and I did not kno…Read Article

CKUA Summer: So Many Festivals - Read

Calgary, Alberta · Calgary

CKUA Summer: So Many Festivals - Read

We hope you’re enjoying CKUA Summer. We love being at festivals around the province, taking in the entertainment and meeting new people. We can’t be everywhere, however. That’s why it’s great to have Bronson Kashino on the team! Kashino is a NAIT Radio & Television student, and he’s at CKUA this summer for his practicum placement. It’s his voice you hear when a 90-second “microfeature” airs on CKUA telling you about Alberta’s summer festivals an…Read Article

Oliver Herbert's "Homecoming" - Read

The last time Oliver Herbert was in Alberta, it was a bit of an unexpected appearance. In 2020, renowned cellist Stéphane Tétreault was preparing to play with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, but fell on the ice in Montreal and hurt his arm. Enter Oliver Herbert, just 22 years old at the time. He filled in, playing Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major and an Elgar concerto with brilliance and expressiveness. “Poise” doesn’t begin to describe …Calgary, Alberta · Calgary Read Article

Meet Donors Leia Brewer and Doug Neuman - Read

We love hearing stories of intergenerational listeners—families who enjoy CKUA together, or kids who listen because of their parents’ influence. Meet Leia Brewer and Doug Neuman. This Morinville couple will tell you that their connections to CKUA can be traced back to Leia’s parents, Elsie McGowan and Garry Brewer. Doug says, “Leia has been listening to CKUA since the day she was born, and I have been listening since Leia and I got serious in 20…Morinville · Morinville Read Article

Richard Bona on World Spinning - Read

Richard Bona is a Grammy-winning musician, a multi-instrumentalist originally from Cameroon. He blends Latin and African styles to create his own jazz, pop, and soul sounds. He will be performing at the Edmonton International Jazz Festival, as the leader of the Richard Bona Trio. Before that, he will be Lark Clark’s guest on World Spinning on Sunday, June 15. “I have wanted to talk with Richard Bona for twenty years, or more,” says Lark Clark. “…Grammy Awards · Cameroon Read Article

Rae Spoon: Hyper Country - Read

Rae Spoon. Photo by Wynne Neilly. After a long hiatus, Rae Spoon is returning to their roots. They’re just finishing up a brand-new album, Hyper Country, their first country record in nearly two decades. We reached Spoon at home in Montreal after they’d spent the day playing and recording banjo tracks for the album. “It’s all recorded with non-binary folks, trans folks or other underrepresented folks making country music,” they say, about the al…Calgary, Alberta · Calgary Read Article

CKUA Summer 2025: Sled Island - Read

Join us at Sled Island! CKUA Summer is heating up. First up: Sled Island! Join us in person or live on air as we capture the high-energy fun of this eclectic Calgary music and arts festival, June 18 – 22. Did you catch the Sled Island preview with host Amy van Keeken during This Just In, June 6 at 10am? Amy chatted with performer Willie Thrasher and Sled Island Festival Manager Hemen Tor-Agbidye. She also played music by Sled Island performers i…Calgary, Alberta · Calgary Read Article

The Shape of Amy Nelson's Heart - Read

Amy Nelson is looking forward to a summer with numerous festival appearances. “I feel very lucky to have a full summer of gigs,” she says. “I’m playing Sled Island on Thursday night, at the King Eddy, and then the next day we drive to North Country Fair.” Joined by Jeff Oman on drums and JJ Mayo on pedal steel, the trio will also make stops in Pigeon Lake, Hudson’s Hope, Golden, and Revelstoke. It’s all part of a life in music with strong Albert…Calgary, Alberta · Calgary Read Article

New Residency Host Bronson Kashino - Read

We hope you are enjoying Residency. This hour-long program features fresh multi-genre programming from new voices and special guests. It follows Friday Night Blues Party, airing midnight – 1am MT on Saturdays. We’ve had four Residency hosts so far. They’ve shared music ranging from jazz to folk, hip-hop to funk. Now it’s time to welcome our next host! On May 31, Bronson Kashino will introduce his program, The Breaks. Kashino is in the midst of a…Edmonton, Alberta · Edmonton Read Article

On the Road to Joy, once again! - Read

Photo courtesy of YONA-Sistema. They start off pretending to play cardboard violins and flutes made of mini pool noodles. A few years and many hours of hard work later, the students of YONA-Sistema are bona fide musicians performing live on-stage with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (ESO). YONA – the Youth Orchestra of Northern Alberta – is a free, after-school program offered by the ESO. It’s provided for kids in priority neighbourhoods in Edmo…Edmonton, Alberta · Edmonton Read Article

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