Is Alberta the Texas of Canada?
WTF does that even mean? Is Alberta Canada’s Texas? The Griff is fixin’ to answer the question, so hold your horses. At some point, we’ve all heard someone relate ‘Berta to our southern neighbour state. However, what people say in their comparisons between ‘Berta and Texas is not always the same, or clear. So, what’s so gall darn similar ‘bout ‘em anyho?? Well, there are some obvious similarities: both have large oil and gas industries, large land masses, industrialized beef cattle production, and lean rightward politically. A while back… The old news, like a cowpoke's boots from the 90s, is Texan colonial history (not to mention U.S. colonial history), which has been romanticized and mythologized in Hollywood and American culture in...
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Q&A with SAMU Students’ Council candidates
SAMU Students' Council elections are taking place today and tomorrow. Before you vote, learn more about the students running for positions in the highest governing body of the Students'...
Plenty of scares at Paramount
For its second year running, Deadmonton House is bigger, scarier, and more theatrical than ever. If you remember Deadmonton’s first haunted house last year, you’ll remember the legend of the...
Do you have what it takes to escape?
Here’s a secret that might shock everybody: I don’t like breaking my schedule. If something’s going to keep me from going home by 6 p.m. on a school night, it had better be worth my time....
The benefits of eating seasonally
Every Saturday from May to October, Kuhlmann’s Greenhouse Garden Market sells produce and flowers at three different farmers’ markets — one in St. Albert, one in the Capilano neighbourhood, and...
Happy Harbor Comics raises funds for local charity
Across the street from MacEwan’s City Centre Campus, you can find a peaceful locale for the pop culture enthusiast: Happy Harbor Comics. The store does a lot more for the community than simply...
Up + Downtown Music Festival sweeps through the city’s core
From Oct. 9-11, the third incarnation of Jason Flammia’s Up + Downtown Music Festival took place, featuring over 70 independent artists and 11 venues throughout downtown Edmonton. Attendees...
Music composition takes more than creative genius
When you think of a composer, you can’t help but picture a creative genius that experiences flashes of inspiration and effortlessly creates musical art. In reality, these creative flashes are...
Where do they stand?
As the Oct. 19 deadline to cast your vote approaches, many voters are reminded of one of the most frustrating parts of a federal election: candidates vomiting vague statements with the hope of...
Should we vote strategically?
The last time we had a federal election, Stephen Harper and the Conservative party won a majority government with less than 40 per cent of votes. Such is the way for Canada, a country with the...
Get Out The Vote campaign encourages students to hit the polls
Long before election day on Oct. 19, Danika McConnell was busy promoting the Get Out The Vote campaign at MacEwan University. The campaign, which is run with the Canadian Alliance of Student...
Jan 2024
CORRECTION: Varun Chandrasekar’s name was mispelled in the article “Is Alberta micromanaging its universities?” We regret the error.
CORRECTION: The photo of Simar Nayar’s BMW 335is is misattributed. The photo is by Leo, or @flickz.lp on Instagram. We apologize for the error.
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