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On Friday, February 3rd, at The Needle Vinyl Tavern, the Alberta Gaming & Liquor Commission (AGLC) announced a policy amendment that allows minors to perform at “minor-prohibited venues such as lounges and bars.” President and CEO of the AGLC, Bill Robinson,...
Online security has become a bit of a hot topic as of late. In the digital age, with digital citizens and digital identities, it makes sense that personal security would evolve with our technology. Big data companies, like Facebook and Google, are gathering more...
Mental health funding for post-secondary institutions is a crucial part of creating healthy environments for students. However, as the three-year pilot program from the government of Alberta comes to an end, institutions across the province are apprehensive about...
With Royal Canoe’s most recent release, Something Got Lost Between Here and the Orbit, debuting on Sept. 16, it was something that felt a bit anti-climactic for vocalist Matt Peters. “We’re feeling pretty great,” Peters said, while watching the Toronto...
Sept. 15 marked a historical day in the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench — it was the first day in the court’s history that a verdict of a major crime trial was televised and made accessible to the public. The Travis Vader case, one that has been before the courts...
There’s always that moment at the start of each semester when you discover the number of required and optional textbooks for each class that you will be attending, and within that moment is the heartbreaking reality of the cost. But, what if the textbook you needed...
“The day of making money in oil and gas is over,” said Ken Harbeck, a project management office coordinator at MacEwan University. “It’s over. It’s history.” In a province where the petroleum industry has thrived for decades, comments like Harbeck’s can be harsh to...
Downtown Edmonton has become an increasingly vibrant community. Rogers Place is just the latest revitalizing tool meant to transform the city centre into a world-class area for Edmontonians to enjoy. But this downtown transformation has not come without pushback....
Downtown Edmonton has officially joined the 21st century with the opening of the new arena, Rogers Place. Over 57,000 enthusiastic Edmontonians attended the open house on September 10th to get their first look at the venue that will host some of the biggest acts in...
“To this moment, I still remember his first arrival to Canada,” Misha Bazelevskyy’s brother, Andriy, said of his move from Ukraine. “He came out of the car and just stretched his hands and he said, ‘Yeah! Finally!’” Mykhaylo (Misha) Bazelevskyy was excited to start...
What if you could ensure your child would never get Crohn’s disease? Or what if you could choose their hair colour? Or make sure they would have perfect eyesight? What may seem like science fiction to us now is just the beginning of what could be possible due to...
The MacEwan University student missing in Nice, France after a person driving a truck killed 84 people has been identified. Twenty-two-year-old Mykhaylo "Misha" Bazelevskyy has been missing since the attack, and his whereabouts are currently unknown. He was one of...
MacEwan University’s new Centre for the Arts and Culture building has been under construction for over a year. With its fall 2017 grand opening looming closer, one wonders what will become of the old Centre for Arts and Communications (CFAC), which has been a...
Crystal Lameman is a passionate advocate for the protection of natural resources and the preservation of indigenous cultures in current and future generations. She is the current treaty coordinator and communications manager for Beaver Lake Cree Nation. Her work is...
You've seen their giant, one-dimensional, smiling faces in the halls. You might have thought, "Holy smokes, WTF is that?" Well, we thought the same thing. Read our roasts before you place your votes on March 9 and 10. Amy Beard Too bad you couldn’t post...