By Almalexia With the fall semester now in full swing, NAIT is offering students a chance to get ahead on their studies by using Nimbus, a Canadian-made tutoring app. Nimbus is free to use and offers students the ability to find tutors, or become a tutor themselves....
NAIT ready to splash in the new year
NAITSA is ready to kick off 2022 with a bang. The Campus Splash and Bash is returning for its second installment, happening on Saturday, January 8, 2022. The Splash and Bash is a party with discounted tickets to the World Waterpark at West Edmonton Mall, in...
Alberta to face supply shortages as routes to B.C. destroyed
By Noah Rishaug Record-breaking rainstorms struck British Columbia last week, with a month's worth of precipitation falling in one day. The rain caused mudslides and flooding across the province, resulting in four confirmed fatalities. Environment and Climate...
Edmontonians rally in support of Wet’suwet’un land defenders against Coastal Gas Link pipeline
https://youtu.be/vEMl7HwmzLI About 200 people gathered in downtown Edmonton Monday evening to show solidarity with Wet’suwet’un land defenders near Houston, B.C. The demonstration was organized by Climate Justice Edmonton. Food Not Bombs YEG provided warm drinks and...
Growing a ‘Stache’ for Charity
Photo via Curtis Hawley Movember Page Movember is a campaign that takes place every November recognizing men’s mental health, suicide prevention, and prostate and testicular cancer awareness and research. Movember is globally the leading charity for men’s...
“Employers like work experience”: Work Integrated Learning programs en route for most post secondary programs
By Noah Rishaug Students at NAIT could soon see practicums and internships become more readily available or even mandatory in the coming years. The Alberta government has been working closely with industry leaders and post secondaries across the province with the goal...
Food banks serving record number of Edmontonians
Picture yourself standing in the middle of Roger’s Place, looking out into the packed stands. If every seat in there was filled, that would be the same amount of people that visit the Food Bank every month: around 21 thousand. Now imagine half of those are children....
Veteran creates Remembrance Day monument at his home
Photo via Darren Longstaff's Facebook November 11 is Remembrance Day, “a time to reflect and remember,” says Darren Longstaff. The former Sergeant with Canadian Forces has created a Remembrance display in his front yard. “Every other holiday, people put up...
2SLGBTQ+ street kids find home and community at downtown drop-in centre
It’s hard enough to live on the streets in Edmonton, and 2SLGBTQ+ people can have a harder time finding safe shelter. The CHEW Project wants to change that. Around twenty queer teens visit the CHEW Project OUTpost on a regular basis. It is a place to shower, eat, and...
25-Hour Gaming Marathon for the Children’s Stollery
By Destiny Meilleur A 25-hour gaming marathon being held this month will raise money for sick children at Edmonton’s Stollery Children’s Hospital. Extra Life Edmonton is one of many Extra Life guilds throughout North America. A company that originally started out of...