At Home: Investigation continues into the Frank Paul case After nine years of lobbying by Aboriginals and concerned Vancouver action groups, the inquiry into Frank Paul’s death has finally been opened. The homeless aboriginal man was found dead in an alley in Vancouver after being taken from the drunk tank and deposited in the alley… Read more »
Oh what a strange little web we weave, when first we practice . . . art with carrots, sculpture with cardboard, ephemera art, and making our very own photo books. That’s one of the nicest things about the Internet, is how much it lets you play. Bent Objects Bent, but not just in oddness. A… Read more »
WINNIPEG (CUP) – One of Canada’s most talked-about elections ended with a groundbreaking 37-seat majority for the Saskatchewan Party, ending the NDP’s 16-year reign in the province. The win could spell big changes for post-secondary education. The Saskatchewan Party ran on a platform of change, promising ?new ideas? for families, health-care and environmental issues. The… Read more »
Elvis Costello once said that ?radio was a sound salvation,? but I’m not certain he anticipated what some people would end up doing with music?and music-related things?as their victims. Sound files, and pictures, and words, oh my! 100 Worst Cover Songs I’m not even going to attempt to describe this for you. Enjoy the horror… Read more »
At Home: Ontario town seeks federal inquiry into radiation pollution A small town in Ontario has become so despondent over the failure of the federal government to organize an inquiry into the alleged uranium pollution being dumped into the area for decades that it has arranged and paid for its own study. Port Hope conducted… Read more »
EDMONTON (CUP) — Post-secondary tuition in Alberta is now $430 above the national average according to Statistics Canada’s annual report. The report, released Oct. 18, showed that Canadian full-time students in undergraduate programs will pay, on average, 2.8 per cent more in tuition fees in 2007-2008 than they did last year. Alberta tuition fees rose… Read more »
At Home: Smog is costing us billions in health care According to Canadian researchers, rising levels of smog in cities are not only raising concerns about health in children and long-time residents, but are also costing taxpayers $2 billion annually for health care resources. After a study conducted in Toronto, it was determined that car… Read more »
Sometimes it just beats all what human beings spend their time making, doing, being, and sharing with others. The limitless capacity of the human mind is stunning. Highway Hi-Fi It’s almost impossible to believe someone actually created that. Can you imagine the skips if you hit a pothole? Where’s Willy? The Willy in this case… Read more »
Business is booming in Edmonton, but for many students there’s a downside to the good times. The influx of workers means a crunch in affordable housing, and post-secondary students are among the first to feel the squeeze. For the Edmonton Alliance of Students (EAS), the city’s recent municipal elections provided a perfect forum to address… Read more »
We do an incredible amount of things to our bodies, or at them, or with them, or put into them. Sometimes those things are humorous and harmless, sometimes they aren’t. Sometimes they are pragmatic and necessary; and sometimes they’re just cultural motivations based on religion or prowess or aesthetics. The body is our permanent home… Read more »