Words to live by grace buildings, monuments even the currency of many countries. Today, Nasha Kasha looks to Ukraine to explore why its motto proclaims glory above all.

It was mid-January in Thunder Bay, 41 years ao.  Constable John Kusznier died in the line of fire at a brawl.  He is that city’s only police officer to have been gunned down. This report remembers him.

The bass plays the lowest line of notes running through a musical performance.  It’s the bridge between rhythm and harmony in jazz.  And it provides a strong beat.  This week Nasha Kasha is all about the bass and one musician who is studying to master it.

One Winnipeg choir took the name of an ancient instrument- Hoosli.  Another the name of an accomplished composer and choral conductor- Koshetz.  As 2019 opens, Nasha Kasha brings us the story of Ukrainian Christmas and two choruses, who give this Julian calendar feast day voice.

The Kerch Strait links the Sea of Azov with the Black Sea.  Its troubled waters flow past Crimea.  In 2014, Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine.  Then it sent soldiers into Eastern Ukraine.  Recent events in the Kerch Strait are turning an on-going international affront into a crisis.  As the US Navy prepares to sail into the region Nasha Kasha explores the facts and emotions surrounding this story.

Ukrainians in Canada’s four Atlantic provinces, who want to maintain their roots and language are pretty much on their own.  Canada’s Ukrainian organizations largely ignore anyone living east of Quebec City because populations are tiny.  No Ukrainian community is tinier than PEI’s.

Winnipeg's North End is a large urban area to the north and northwest of downtown.  It's bordered by the Red River on the east and the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline to the south.  Film maker John Paskievich tells us about growing this storied neighbourhood and his work there today.

On a recent trip to Thunder Bay, reporter Stefan Andrusiak recorded two stories. One was there to inform about a tiny fly-in First Nations settlement. The other is that of a First Nations parliamentarian, who also happens to have Ukrainian roots.

The tenants of the Christian Orthodox faith may be firmly rooted in centuries old scriptures, tradition and practices.  But new-found liberation for the Orthodox Church in Ukraine is in the air.  This episode of Nasha Kasha tracks the history and explains why being self-headed is important for believers.

They are change makers for Ukraine:  entrepreneurs, civic leaders and not for profit organizers working to improve local government in a time of broad ranging reforms. This fall, 10 traveled to Canada. Nasha Kasha explores the challenges that tax them, and how Canada is helping.