Category Archives: Staff Blogs

Tia Wood To Open The Coke Stage July 14th, At The Calgary Stampede
Tia Wood, an artist with roots in Saddle Lake Cree Nation, released her debut single "Dirt Roads" on June 21st, blending R&B with traditional music influences. With a significant social media foll...
Jul 05, 2024

Upcoming LRT station closures due to planned work
A few planned maintenance projects will take place across the LRT system in July. Riders will see the following service adjustments on the Capital/Metro lines in the coming weeks: Sunday, July 7 Centr...
Digital Editor Jul 03, 2024

Demaris Moon Walker stars in an emotional big screen debut with Café Daughter
Demaris Moon Walker is a singer and songwriter, local to Treaty 6 in Edmonton. She is also a performer and actress and making her big screen debut in the critically acclaimed and highly emotional film...
Digital Editor Jun 28, 2024

From Me to You: The Beatles in Canada exhibit coming to Studio Bell in Calgary
Studio Bell is going to back to the 60's with it's new exhibit " Me to You: The Beatles in Canada 1964-1966" The display captures the cultural landscape of Canada in the 1960s, and the frenzied...
Digital Editor Jun 27, 2024

Rapper Joey Stylez Set to Ignite the River Cree with High-Energy Performance on July 12
Joey Stylez is a multifaceted talent-rapper, actor, and motivational speaker-who has overcome significant challenges to achieve his current success. His journey has taken him from difficult beg...
Jun 27, 2024

Parking lots to Paradise : Warehouse Park Project in downtown Edmonton to begin construction
Joni Mitchell once said " they paved paradise to put up a parking lot." For Edmonton, this could be the reverse case scenario. A new space for connection and community is coming to downtown as the Cit...
Digital Editor Jun 26, 2024

40th Annual Edmonton International Street Performers Festival to Dazzle Churchill Square from July 5-14
They're celebrating 40 years, the ruby anniversary and Liz Hobbs of The Edmonton International Street Performers Festival joins us to tell us what's new this year in the square to celebrate: Find out ...
Jun 25, 2024

Sporting sequins and silver, Mama Stanley becomes an Edmonton celebrity for playoffs
Edmonton Oilers fans crowd around Mary Loewen in a plaza outside the team's home arena during every playoffs game, asking to have their pictures taken with the superfan who's dressed as ...
Digital Editor Jun 23, 2024 Oilers fans cheers as they watch the Edmonton Oilers score a goal against the Florida Panthers during a watch party for Game 5 of the NHL Stanley Cup final, in Edmonton on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Adrian Sutherland celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day on the Raven
Adrian Sutherland melding of rock, roots, folk and blues is unlike anything else. Drawing inspiration from the land, his life, and his Cree culture, Adrian's songs ripple far beyond stages and airwave...
Digital Editor Jun 21, 2024

Derek Miller celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day on the Raven
Derek Miller is a two-time JUNO winning singer/songwriter/guitarist Derek Miller from Six Nations of the Grand River. He is a journeyman musician with eclectic taste and a knack for guitar oriented ro...
Digital Editor Jun 21, 2024 Derek Miller at The Machine Shop on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Donna Hopper/SooToday