Grocery prices, supermarket monopolies, Carney’s plan, and going broke together
An aisle in Safeway promoting sales on snacks and chips. Amanda Erickson/The Griff “Fortunately, Prime Minister Carney has a plan, but is it even any good? Probably not, because it's the government.” Find me one person who is happy with how much they pay for essential food. Seriously, unless you're swimming in cash, budgeting for groceries feels like budgeting for an investment, not a necessity. Food products are the thing we NEED, like, PHYSICALLY need to live, and we’re potentially paying upwards of $1,000 a month on them. That’s insane. In case you haven’t heard, grocery prices in Canada are very high. This is not news to anyone who has bought something from a store in the last few years. Food here is crazy expensive. It's complete...
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Club Q&A Series: Aboriginal Students Club
Sitting in the brightly decorated Aboriginal Education Centre gathering room, the Aboriginal Students Club’s current president, Marlisa Brown, and former president, Danielle Lightning, discussed...
Club Q&A Series: Gamers Association
What is your name and role in the group? My name is Shawn, and I am the president of the club. What is the Gamers Association? The Gamers Association is just that: a group where gamers can get...
Poster roaster: SAMU Executive Committee election
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...
Get to know your candidates (part 5)
Before you place your vote on March 9 and 10, find out more about the candidates running for positions in the SAMU Executive Committee. Alongside Students' Council, the Executive...
Get to know your candidates (part 4)
Before you place your vote on March 9 and 10, find out more about the candidates running for positions in the SAMU Executive Committee. Alongside Students' Council, the Executive...
Get to know your candidates (part 3)
Before you place your vote on March 9 and 10, find out more about the candidates running for positions in the SAMU Executive Committee. Alongside Students' Council, the Executive...
Get to know your candidates (part 2)
Before you place your vote on March 9 and 10, find out more about the candidates running for positions in the SAMU Executive Committee. Alongside Students' Council, the Executive...
Get to know your candidates
Before you place your vote on March 9 and 10, find out more about the candidates running for positions in the SAMU Executive Committee. Alongside Students' Council, the Executive...
Griffins women’s basketball team sweeps Victoria Vikes
Two years is a short amount of time to usher in change, let alone make your mark on history. MacEwan University’s Griffins women’s basketball team just punched a ticket into the next round of CIS...
MacEwan Community Refugee Project
Merna Schmidt knows that they will be here soon. She just doesn’t know how soon. What she does know is that she’s only going to have four days’ notice when they’re coming — if she’s lucky. But...
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