by Shawna Bannerman | Jun 8, 2020 | Featured, News
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. Former NAIT instructor...
by Shawna Bannerman | Jun 8, 2020 | Featured, News
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 I’ve heard other people...
by Shawna Bannerman | Jun 1, 2020 | Featured, News
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 COVID-19 containment that...
by Shawna Bannerman | May 20, 2020 | Featured, News
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 resounding “no –...
by Shawna Bannerman | May 18, 2020 | Arts & Life, Featured
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 haven’t heard, the park...
by Shawna Bannerman | May 11, 2020 | Featured, News
By Mia Hildebrandt Health care systems are bracing for a second wave of COVID-19 as cities slowly start to reopen. Manitoba is one of the provinces with fewer cases and deaths of COVID-19 amidst this pandemic with a total of 289 confirmed cases and 7 deaths. On May 4,...
