Stories relating to the U of C
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 ]
University of Calgary
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 ]
Life
Migraines treatment lags other chronic conditions, U of C professor says
Lack of headache training in Canada prompts researchers to encourage migraine patients to speak up about migraines as a disabling disease. [ READ MORE ]
Cannabis
Pot is banned at U of C, but drinking is still okay
Students at the University of Calgary students have been told they will have to light up elsewhere if they want to smoke pot in public after the Oct. 17 legalization date. The policy was announced [ READ MORE ]
Featured
Burns bank machine job biggest example of e-device theft on campus
SAIT students returning back to campus this fall might want keep an eye on their belongings, especially their electronic devices. [ READ MORE ]
Downtown
Driverless shuttle a hit at the Zoo, TELUS Spark
The TELUS spark centre and Calgary zoo has started bridging the walkways and roads between their two facilities with an innovative and developing mode of futuristic transportation. [ READ MORE ]
Cannabis
Pot may be legal, but some students favour limits on campus consumption
Cannabis treatment is still in the ocean of controversy that surrounds the substance and how they control it. [ READ MORE ]
Cannabis
SAIT warns pot smokers to butt out on campus
This semester, SAIT is pairing a strict ban on campus consumption of marijuana with new designated smoking areas for tobacco, meant to decrease second-hand smoke. [ READ MORE ]
City
Construction of new Foothills Hospital parkade a challenge for patients, staff
The parkade at Foothills Hospital continues to be under construction, which is creating challenges for patients and staff. The Calgary hospital’s parkade project has been under way since September, 2016, at a cost of $60 [ READ MORE ]