News
The Nugget recognized for excellence in student journalism with two national awards
The NAIT Nugget won two national student journalism awards in Vancouver last month. The John H. McDonald Awards for Excellence in Student Journalism, better known as the JHMs, recognize student journalists from across Canada. The JHMs are presented by the Canadian...
NAITSA Presidential candidate disqualified and banned after violating privacy bylaw
Mehtab Singh Brar, who ran for president in NAITSA’s 2026/27 Executive Council election, was disqualified after NAITSA’s Chief Returning Officer (CRO) ruled he violated NAITSA’s voter privacy and election interference bylaw. He denies the allegations. Brar, who...
Arts & Life
An exceptionally snowy season: How NAIT manages winter campus conditions
NAIT’s layout makes for easy winter travel between classes, since most buildings are connected by indoor pedways. But when students do have to brave the winter weather, whether it’s to walk from the LRT, bus stop or parking facilities, campus commutes can feel...
Students pitch wellness-boosting ideas for annual Innovation Challenge
On Feb. 24, the NAIT Mawji Centre held the annual Innovation Challenge, where NAIT students presented solutions in the form of products, services or ideas to a panel of real entrepreneurs. This year, students were asked to come up with innovative ideas to “boost...
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Sports
NAIT men’s hockey team cruises past Concordia to face SAIT in ‘Battle of Alberta’ semifinals
The NAIT Ooks men’s hockey team is starting their Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) semifinals against the same team they started the season against. The Ooks will head south on March 6 to face off against the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)...
Women’s volleyball team claims bronze at provincials for first medal since 2013
NAIT’s women’s volleyball team had an incredible comeback at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) provincial championships in Camrose, Alta. after picking up their first medal since winning the ACAC conference championship in 2013. The Ooks won bronze...
Opinion
Making sense of NAITSA’s ban on slate campaigning
“Slate campaigning” is a term many NAIT students either don’t understand or just ignore, having no practical effect on their daily student life. But for those who do know what it means, particularly those who have run for any NAITSA elective office in recent years,...
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Entertainment
Getting heated for a gay hockey romance
Heated Rivalry is the best and most important television show right now, and you can quote me on that. This is a show fully funded by Canadian companies — your tax dollars — and is an example of the kind of show Hollywood would probably never, in a million years,...
Getting heated for a gay hockey romance
Heated Rivalry is the best and most important television show right now, and you can quote me on that. This is a show fully funded by Canadian companies — your tax dollars — and is an example of the kind of show Hollywood would probably never, in a million years,...
Media
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.
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.
Photography
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.
Jan. 22: Dirty Bingo
Students filled the Nest for NAITSA's most popular event: Dirty Bingo. They played trivia, put condoms on bananas, and tested their luck to win an assortment of scandalous prizes.