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
Ooks women’s hockey team eliminated by Red Deer after two-game sweep in semi-finals
The NAIT women’s hockey team were eliminated from the playoffs on Feb. 28 after losing the best-of-three semi-finals to the Red Deer Polytechnic Queens. The Ooks and Queens met for the fourth consecutive year in the playoffs and the Ooks were out for revenge after...
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)...
Opinion
Edmonton’s ‘Snowmaggedon’ on residential streets is a safety issue
To say this city has gone to hell with snow removal is an understatement. If you’re an Edmontonian commuting the residential streets, the public sidewalks and worst of all, past the windrows, best of luck. Honestly, it seems like the powers that be forgot that people...
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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.