NAIT NewsWatch – November 1, 2024
November 5, 2024 - NAIT NewsWatch returns this week, and we cover stories on international student policy changes, a new gambling course at the University of Alberta, Edmonton’s festivals struggling to keep up wit
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Snowboarders take air at Commonwealth Stadium in World Cup
Edmonton saw the world’s best snowboarders this past weekend at Canada’s first-ever Snowboard FIS World Cup Big Air Event. The event featured a 15-story high drop-in, the largest indoor scaffolding jump in the world. The Style Experience was the first stop of seven on the North American 2022/2023 FIS world cup season and the only […]
Culinary students cook for a spot in Germany’s IKA Olympics
While the torch remains unlit, NAIT’s culinary program is building its student team in preparation for the 2024 IKA Olympics cooking competition in Stuttgart, Germany. “It’s very exciting. To compete is fun, but you have to push hard to win,” said Jose Paez, a NAIT culinary student. “Students that persevere and are able to meet […]
NAIT commemorates the 33rd anniversary of the Montreal Massacre
NAIT is remembering the loss of 14 victims who were murdered 33 years ago in the worst anti-feminism attack in Canadian history. Known as the Montreal Massacre, 14 women in an engineering class at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal were shot and killed for simply being women. As a Polytechnique school itself, NAIT is honouring the […]
NAIT NewsWatch – November 18, 2022
This week on NAIT NewsWatch, we look at the growing number of students reported sick in Alberta’s elementary schools. We also look at the reasons behind the jump in diesel prices and a sneak peek at the holiday events planned for this Christmas Season.
Telus World of Science unveils new exhibit exploring blue whales
The newest exhibit at the Telus World of Science explores the world’s largest animal ever to exist, the blue whale. Out of the Depths: The Blue Whale Story dives deep into the story of nine blue whales who tragically died in the gulf of St.Lawrence in 2014. As a result, the scientists from the Royal […]