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ACAC Postpones Fall 2020 Season
By Mia Hildebrandt Earlier this week the ACAC announced the cancelation of all fall semester sports. It was also announced there are plans to reschedule the seasons for April 2021. Women’s volleyball player and Saskatchewan resident, Anna...
Provincial Budget Cuts Cause Instructor Lay-Offs
By Stephanie Swensrude NAIT had projected a seven to nine per cent cut to staffing following Alberta’s 2020 budget. Instead, instructional staff faced cuts of up to 30 per cent. There have been no cuts to management or executive positions....
COVID-19 Restrictions In Long-Term Care Homes: “His dementia is getting worse”
By Mia Hildebrandt Since the threat of COVID-19 has forced long-term care homes to enact restrictions on visitations, Justina Bergmann has noticed a decline in her husband Rudy Pankratz’s mental capacity. “His dementia has really sped up and...
Alberta’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing App First Of Its Kind In Canada
By Scott Zielsdorf The provincial government released its contact tracing app “ABTraceTogether” earlier this month, making Alberta the first Canadian province to implement a tracing application for COVID-19 cases. The app is a new method of...
Alberta Government Takes First Steps In Provincial Reopening
By Scott Zielsdorf Businesses across Edmonton have begun reopening last week as part of stage 1 of Alberta’s multi-step relaunch strategy. Some may be wondering, does this mean things are returning to normal? The answer to that question is a...
Edmonton’s Political Dog Fight Comes To An End
By Elijah O’Donnell The results are in for one Edmonton election you may have not heard about. Both Tuna the dog and Addie the cat have been elected as the new co-presidents of the Mill Creek Ravine off-leash dog park. That’s right, in case you...
Entertainment
Editorial: My Best Gluten & Dairy Free Recipes
By Mia Hildebrandt When COVID-19 hit and I moved back to Winnipeg from Edmonton, I admit that I was not eating great. I was constantly snacking on something, eating frozen, processed food and generally eating way more than I regularly did. Part...
5 Tips To Help You Learn Online During COVID
By Alessandra Medeiros, VP Academic, NAITSA Not an online learner? If you answered yes, welcome to the majority! Too bad COVID-19 did not leave us with a choice but to migrate to the online world. I am sure you can name at least 3 online meeting...
Sports
ACAC Postpones Fall 2020 Season
By Mia Hildebrandt Earlier this week the ACAC announced the cancelation of all fall semester sports. It was also announced there are plans to reschedule the seasons for April 2021. Women’s volleyball player and Saskatchewan resident, Anna...
Ooks Off-Season Virtual Prep
By Mia Hildebrandt For most sports teams, March and April are crucial months for recruiting, working on off-season projects and building chemistry within a team. Despite all the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought this off-season,...
