News
Student stress on the rise as end of semester looms
As the fall semester comes to a close, many post-secondary students deal with a considerable degree of stress as they complete their courses. [ READ MORE ]
News
City
Many Calgarians are stressed about money, survey shows
Alberta’s economy has suffered recently, and Calgarians have felt their median personal income drop from $64,098 in 2018, to $60,789 in 2019. According to a statistic from Calgary Economic Development, and cited by the Vital Sign report, Calgary is the only city that has seen a decrease in the average wage. The median wage has gone down nine per cent over five years. [ READ MORE ]
Business & Jobs
MLA, school trustee deplore government cuts to schools
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Kenney government is not keeping up with the need to support public and Catholic system students, a public meeting has been told. Rakhi Pancholi, an Edmonton area MLA for the NDP, and Julie Hrdlicka, [ READ MORE ]
City
Mmmm, pie! Must be the Farmers’ Market Thanksgiving pie bake-off
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Calgary Farmers’ Market held its 7th annual Thanksgiving pie bake-off on Oct. 10 at the facility on Heritage Drive S.E. Vendors submitted their signature pies for judging and also offered them for sale at [ READ MORE ]
City
Calgary man repurposes Halloween costumes to help his community
With the financial burden that Halloween has on some families looming, Calgarian Kevin McIntosh has set out to help struggling families in the city by making the holiday more affordable. [ READ MORE ]
Business & Jobs
Edible cannabis is coming, eventually, retailers vow
Budtenders from Calgary dispensaries served up mixed reactions in the weeks leading to the legalization of cannabis edibles effective Oct. 17, 2019. [ READ MORE ]
Federal election 2019
People’s Party chief makes his pitch to Calgary post-secondary students
Maxime Bernier talks about the budget and his tax plans at town hall meeting in Calgary. [ READ MORE ]
Mount Royal University
SAIT students bracing for a hit to their wallets as tuition increases loom
The UCP provincial government released their budget on Oct.24, and the budget has cut provincial grants to post-secondary institutions by 7.9 per cent for this year alone, while also deciding to cancel the tuition freeze in 2020-21. [ READ MORE ]
Featured
October Pictures of the Month
Included in the 2019 October Pictures of the Month: Trudeau campaign rally; Maxime Bernier campaign rally; Sisters in Spirit vigil; Trojans hockey, soccer, volleyball, basketball and cross country; and many others… [ READ MORE ]
City
Calgary Greens sticking with May as party leader
The Calgary area Green Party members stand cohesive and behind Elizabeth May going into the future. [ READ MORE ]