NAIT NewsWatch – January 7, 2025
February 11, 2025 - This week on NAIT NewsWatch: The United Stated has just announced new tariffs on Canadian imports and it raised questions about how this could impact Canadians, plus a warning for drivers that thieves
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NAIT’s Animal Health program collecting blood from dogs
NAIT’s Animal Health Technology program is looking for dogs to donate blood. The Canadian Animal Blood Bank (CABB) and NAIT in the coming few months are holding many donor clinics to support dogs in need of a transfusion due to injury or sickness. “Essentially what CABB is, we take blood from dogs, just the same […]
Team NAIT Culinary prepares to set off for IKA Culinary Olympics 2024
Team NAIT Culinary is getting ready for the 2024 IKA Culinary Olympics. The team will host three luncheons at Ernest’s to prepare for the competition happening in Stuttgart, Germany, from February 2 to 7, 2024. “We’ll take eight students with us and three coaches, but not all eight can compete. The way the rules work […]
NAIT recruits canine blood donors
NAIT’s Animal Health Clinic in partnership with the Canadian Animal Blood Bank, is hosting canine blood drives twice a month on campus. The collected products are distributed across the province to help the blood shortage. “Essentially what CABB does is we take blood from dogs, just the same way humans would donate blood. That blood […]
Alberta announces $11 million fund in spaces for internationally educated nurses
There is a current high demand for healthcare professionals in Alberta, and the government is investing $11 million in nurse bridging programs. Internationally educated nurses will have access to spaces at post-secondary institutions across the province. “Investing in more seats in bridging programs helps internationally educated nurses get to work in our communities and meet […]
Deadmonton’s 10 years of fear
It is Deadmonton’s 10th anniversary, and they have decided to bring us back to where they started by re-introducing the Williams Farm. The Williams Farm is a haunted house that started what is now known as Deadmonton, using an old farmhouse setting based behind MacEwan University. In year two of Deadmonton, it was called “The […]