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When it comes to winter getaways, it is fair to say we, here in Western Canada, have hit the jackpot. With the Rockies by our side, we can ski to our heart's content, enjoy any of the many other winter sports available, or just drive through a winter wonderland...
On Aug. 5, 2012, a lone gunman entered a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. He opened fire on worshippers in attendance, killing six and wounding four, before turning the gun on himself. The shooter was a white supremacist, affiliated with a group called the...
When you step into the office of Irfan Chaudhry, the director of The Human Rights, Diversity and Equity office at MacEwan University, it's clear what the man behind the new podcast "The Common Ground" is passionate about: fighting hate. On the walls behind his desk...
With student life comes the desire for travel and adventure. However, the lack of funds that come with the intense financial strain of the school year can quickly darken the possibility for fun. Students, though, are nothing if not resilient, determined, and savvy...
Dating apps have become the paramount vehicle for meeting new people, whether it be for a date, a hook-up, or a quick ego boost. As of 2014, the popular dating app Tinder has over 50 million users, with an average of 1 billion swipes and 12 million matches a day,...
Diet, the ever-changing part of our lives that we cannot seem to get straight. In today’s era of fad diets and a plethora of what can be considered healthy options, it can be truly daunting to try to figure out exactly what you should be eating. There seems to be a...
The background of Saint Patrick’s Day is an interesting one. The story that Saint Patrick came to Ireland to drive out all the snakes is actually a metaphor used by the Catholic Church. Saint Patrick came to Ireland to convert its people (predominantly Celtic...
We’ve all been angry from time to time. It’s an emotion that contributes to the whole concept of us being human. But we can run into problems in our day to day lives if we harbour that anger and let it bottle up in us. Luckily there are trendy locations...
There’s nothing quite like ringing in the new year — the streamers, fancy parties with flutes of champagne, and fireworks in the midnight sky. The new year is a time to celebrate and reflect, and since it comes hot off the heels of three food-heavy holidays...
The legalization of cannabis in October of 2018 led to numerous changes in protocol, practice, and understanding by the RCMP. Impaired driving has been part of Canada’s Criminal Code since 1925, and Alberta has one of the first reported criminal cases of driving...
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo This fictional novel takes a young woman on an adventure through the afterlife to free herself from her fate of being a ghost bride. In her case, she is a living woman who is married to (and, in turn, widowed by) an unmarried man...