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NAIT hosts mass casualty simulation to prepare future first responders for emergencies and collaboration
When students at NAIT’s Centre for Advanced Medical Simulation (CAMS) hear “simulation start” over the intercom, they are transported from the classroom to a disaster scenario. At the scene, students encounter injured patients, blood, yelling, smoke and debris; an...
Culinary Arts program launches NAIT chocolate bar
The Culinary Arts program at NAIT has partnered with Callebaut Chocolate to unwrap NAIT’s very own chocolate bar — the Ook Bar. During a trip to France in 2024, Culinary Instructors Curtis Jones and David Whitaker developed a custom blend of chocolate through a...
Arts & Life
Sustainability spotlight: Change.Toothpaste
Sustainability Spotlight is a collaboration between the Nugget and NAITSA’s Sustainability Committee. Each month, the committee interviews a sustainability expert to learn more about their journey. This month features Mike Medicoff, founder of Change.Toothpaste....
The Great Northern Toboggan Race is the coolest sport you won’t see in the Olympics
Editor’s note: Nicholson and Janisse are both Civil Engineering Technology students. Janisse is the GNCTR club president. In the early weeks of February, while athletes from across Canada began their events in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, another group of...
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Sports
2026 nationals recap: Women’s basketball
The NAIT women’s basketball team is competing in the 2026 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Basketball Nationals from March 18 to 21 in Montreal. Follow along for daily updates on the Ooks’ journey. Day three: Ooks season comes to an end with loss to...
‘Everything falls into place’ for Ooks men’s futsal and soccer athletes
NAIT athletics’ dominance across the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference continues as the Ooks men’s futsal team put in a championship performance at the provincial championships the third weekend of March. They took commanding leads through the first two games...
Opinion
Who suffers when Alberta flip-flops on health benefits for non-permanent residents?
The Alberta government, through Premier Danielle Smith, recently announced a provincial referendum scheduled this fall. On Oct. 19, Albertans will be asked to vote on a range of government policy topics. Critics have referred to this as an “anti-immigrant” referendum,...
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PHOTOS: Umoja Classic game
NAIT debuted a new event for their Black History Month celebrations: a basketball game. The Umoja Classic Game saw two teams of students, staff and community members hit the courts. The Black Caribbean and African team (BCA, for short) took on the World team for...
PHOTOS: Umoja Classic game
NAIT debuted a new event for their Black History Month celebrations: a basketball game. The Umoja Classic Game saw two teams of students, staff and community members hit the courts. The Black Caribbean and African team (BCA, for short) took on the World team for...
Photography
PHOTOS: Alex Kim, 2026 Chef in Residence
Chef Alex Kim, Culinary Director at Five Sails in Vancouver, returned to campus as NAIT's 2026 Hokanson Chef in Residence. Kim did hands-on demonstrations, lessons and special events with the students of the Culinary Arts program. Related: NAIT culinary grad takes...
PHOTOS: Umoja Classic game
NAIT debuted a new event for their Black History Month celebrations: a basketball game. The Umoja Classic Game saw two teams of students, staff and community members hit the courts. The Black Caribbean and African team (BCA, for short) took on the World team for...
In review: AV & The Inner City: EP release show
All-female Edmonton band AV & the Inner City debuted their self-titled EP at the Roxy Theatre on Feb. 7. The Nugget's Mathieu Durnford was in attendance to capture the event.