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Mark Carney stood in front of a crowd of Liberal supporters and remembered the sounds of tapping skates. In Laurier Heights in Edmonton’s west end, next to the rink where Carney used to play, he painted Canada as a hockey team that’s in between the second and third...
Why you should promote brain health all year round, starting today. Originally published on January 1, 2025. If there’s anything I have learned from working in continuing care, it’s that every day counts. In Canada, Alzheimer’s awareness month takes place every...
Originally published on January 1, 2025. Back in June of 2022, women watched in horror as an essential part of women’s reproductive rights were overturned by the United States government. Now, as we sit and prepare for another four years of a Trump administration...
Originally published on January 1, 2025. All data in this article may have been updated since the time of writing. "If I was ever at a risk of harming myself. That was it." Brandon Shaw thought he knew what to expect. He had detoxed from heroin and methadone a...
Originally published on January 1, 2025. CORRECTION: Varun Chandrasekar's name was mispelled in the article "Is Alberta micromanaging its universities?" We regret the error. Higher education in Alberta is in a tight spot, anticipating exponential growth in...
Originally published on January 1, 2025. Last winter semester, MacEwan’s communication studies shared an internship opportunity at Edgy TV with students via an email from the department’s faculty advisor. Two MacEwan students have come forward with allegations...
Pet-assisted therapy program may be shut down before the new year Originally published on January 1, 2024. The PAWSS program is at risk of being shut down before the new year. In recent months, there have been complaints against the program which has resulted in an...
We asked a MacEwan professor with a background in law and economics what restorative justice is, and how far these grants will go. On November 6th, Alberta’s government opened up applications until December 6th for eligible applicants to access $720,000 in...
Originally published on November 1, 2024. A year has passed since the events of Oct. 7, 2023, and while students at MacEwan have been protesting the violence in Gaza, MacEwan leadership and faculty have continued to stay silent. Whispers around campus An...
Originally published on November 1, 2024 MacEwan staff’s official bargaining agent restructures under new name Ben Haney The MacEwan Staff Union, which represents non-academic employees at the university, has been acknowledged by the Alberta Labour Relations Board...
Israel carried out a covert operation on Sept. 17, detonating hundreds of pagers and radios ostensibly targeting Hezbollah members in Lebanon. Israel’s new method of terror may be one of the first of its kind — personal electronic devices sabotaged to explode....
How to deal with US politics while getting an education Originally published on October 1, 2024 It’s the day after the first official US presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald J. Trump. I’m slouched over on my phone looking at an AI-generated image of...
Toss in an upper decky, bud Originally published on October 1, 2024 Zynbabwe. Zynful. Ted Kaczynski. In Canada, Zyns are unauthorized for sale. However, unlike our American siblings, we have Zonnic. For those of you who don’t know what these words mean,...
Sequenced closure to last until next year Originally published on October 1, 2024 Over the next year, MacEwan will upgrade its elevators in buildings 5, 6, 7 and 8. Each elevator will be closed for five weeks at a time — with the elevator near Building 6’s...
Exam Deferral Fees Reduced, Waived Originally published on October 1, 2024 As of Sept. 1, students at MacEwan University will only be required to pay $50 per exam for exam deferral fees (up to a maximum of $150 per semester), while students who must miss exams due...