NAIT NewsWatch – October 2, 2026
October 6, 2026 - In our first NewsWatch episode of the season, we look at the NEXT in Trades event, NAIT’s search for its next president and the NAIT Ooks’ new coach.
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Former Ooks men’s basketball coach Mike Connolly headed back to USPORT level
After six years at the helm of the men’s basketball program, Mike Connolly has been named head coach of the men’s basketball team at MacEwan University. Connolly started his coaching career at Lethbridge University before coming to the ACAC (Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference). After this last season with the Ooks, Connolly is headed back to […]
Edmonton’s first female midget tackle football division kicks off this month
An Edmonton woman has introduced the city’s first female midget tackle football division. Tanya Henderson says she created the league to make the sport more inclusive for younger girls. The new division gives girls the chance to play a level higher than Bantam, the previously highest level female football went up to in Edmonton. “My […]
Local botanist prepares for Orchid Fair
This weekend, 15 exhibitors from all over the the world will compete at the Enjoy Centre with their carefully groomed orchids. Dr. Paul Paludet is an Orchid Fair contestant and also the vice president of the Orchid Society of Alberta. He looks forward to the fair each year and sees it more as an opportunity […]
Edmonton tests new waste management strategy
April 15 marks the start of the Edmonton Cart Rollout, a waste management system intended to reduce the amount of trash that ends up in landfills. 13 neighbourhoods were chosen to participate in the new cart-based system. “We really want to thank the 8000 participants taking part in the Edmonton Cart Rollout for taking this […]
Athletes honour fallen hockey player at 2019 Matt Cook Memorial Cup
Sledge hockey players are paying tribute to Matt Cook, a hockey player who passed away due to cancer, in the the 15th Annual Western Canada Sledge Hockey Tournament. The tournament was played on March 29 to 31 and also goes by a different name, The Matt Cook Memorial Cup. The sledge hockey tournament is open […]
