NAIT NewsWatch – November 29, 2024
December 3, 2024 - For this week’s NAIT NewsWatch, we take a look at how businesses are dealing with Canadians spending less on Christmas shopping, the Ooks women’s hockey team is heading to Europe over Chri
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Canadian-Liberian boxer set to make Olympic history
Grace Fanhbulleh immigrated to Canada in 2006 with her mother and six of her siblings. 2016 was the first time she ever tried boxing, “I was dating a boxer at the time and I went to the gym for the first time and fell in love right away,” said Fanhbulleh. Fanhbulleh is in the gym […]
NAIT NewsWatch – October 23, 2020
This week on NewsWatch we talk about how diploma exams are now optional, Canada celebrates 2 years of legalized recreational marijuana, and how pharmacies are now accepting walk-in appointments for flu shots. All of that and more on this episode of NAIT NewsWatch.
NAIT NewsWatch – October 16, 2020
This week on NAIT NewsWatch, Canada is set to ban single-use plastics by the end of next year, and we look at how online classes have affected things like cheating. In sports, we cover the rising popularity of rowing and who the Oilers picked up. Don’t forget about entertainment, tune in to see the new […]
University of Calgary studies impact of COVID-19 on student mental health
Researchers from the University of Calgary are examining how Alberta students are handling the COVID-19 pandemic. The study asks youth aged 12 to 18 to share their experiences through an online survey. Alberta Health Services psychologist, Lenny Moffat, supports the study. He says he is noticing new trends in adolescent mental health. “I’ve noticed an […]
Winnipeg physiotherapist offers tips for people who sit all day
We have all heard sitting is the new smoking. Since quitting sitting all together is not entirely possible, physiotherapist Elizabeth Schellenberg tells us the dangers of sitting and has some tips on how to stay active and to move throughout the day. “The overall risk of sitting raises your risk for obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular […]