Tagged: Canada

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Students search for grains of truth in the oilsands

by Catherine Szabo Canada’s geography is easy: there are the spaces where Canadians live – mostly along the 49th parallel – and where they don’t. Albertans have 661,190 square kilometres of options. Most choose...

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Student in competition to win Australian adventure

by Catherine Szabo When Mount Royal University student Mike Wenzlawe first heard about a contest offering an all- expense-paid trip to Australia, he thought a one-minute video would do the trick; people just had...

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Eco conference is step toward ‘tipping point

by Catherine Szabo An indication of how hyperaware we are about the environment is evident with words like “green-washing” creeping into our language. But Mario Trono, an English professor at Mount Royal University, still doesn’t think we’re at the tipping point yet. Trono...

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Three minutes with the future mayor

by Aaron Chatha The key to speed dating is making a strong first impression, laying your best cards on the table and hoping that, after meeting everyone there, someone liked you best. On Oct....

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Students feel the heat in fire demo

by Kevin Rushworth Within minutes of the first smoke detector screech, fire rippled up the curtains and danced chaotically across the floor. Just as twisting flames deformed a computer screen, a couch lit up...

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Calgary’s Plaza Theatre celebrates 75 years

by Sheena Manabat In a relatively young city such as Calgary, The Plaza stands out as the city’s longest-running theatre. The cozy and charming Plaza was once a stable before becoming the one screen...

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Golden Goal or Super Summit?

by Blaine Meller Thirty-eight years ago, legendary broadcaster Foster Hewitt uttered a phrase that, to this day, remains one of the true defining moments in Canadian sports history. “They score! Henderson has scored for Canada!”...

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Fewer Albertans, more students smoking

by Zoey Duncan Picture yourself in a lecture hall in the university, studiously writing down whatever comes out of your professor’s mouth while he gestures with his right hand, a thin trail of smoke...

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MMA advocates take on Canada’s top docs

by Blaine Meller The gloves are off. In one corner, the Canadian Medical Association: an organization of doctors that “advocates high quality health care, and provides leadership and guidance to physicians.” In the opposite corner: mixed martial...

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Big bucks for business

by Bryan Weismiller Isn’t it nice when the bank gives you money? No, a bank error wasn’t made in Mount Royal University’s favour, and unlike recipients of the stingy Monopoly card, the school received...