On April 16th of 2019, Alberta elected a new representative in the House of Commons. Now Alberta is in the hands of Jason Kenney the leader of the United Conservative Party, the new premier has some aggressive moves up his sleeves against the Federal Government in order to get the Trans Mountain Pipeline built. His…
1. Lyon, France One of the many things to do in France is to explore French cuisine and one of the best places to do so in Lyon, France. Locally fresh food has been grown from surrounding places such as Charolais and Rhone Valley. Many people say that Lyon is the capital for French Food.…
Smartphones, these small cellular devices that somehow find a way to take over our lives. Pew Research Center suggests that 86% of people in Canada have smartphones, whereas in America 77% have smartphones. That’s a lot when you think about 365 million people reside in North America alone. Pros Instant Communication Most people buy a…
Alan Turing was an immensely influential mathematician, a pioneer in artificial intelligence and an integral member of Bletchley Park’s code breaking team during WWII. This team was credited with saving millions of lives and ending the war an estimated two years early. Not only is Turing one of the greatest British minds, he was unapologetically…
How do humans manage to train elephants that can take our lives with one stomp? The method used to train elephants for circus shows is actually a lot simpler than expected: From the moment their born, you simply tie the back of a baby elephant’s leg to a pole. The baby elephant then cannot escape…
The other day, I went to see kinky boots at the Jubilee Theatre. For anyone who doesn’t know, kinky boots is a Broadway musical about a guy, (Charlie) who takes over his dads shoe company and starts making high heeled boots for drag queens. I thought it was absolutely fantastic, and despite the lack of…
So you’re a card game fanatic? Well, boy do you have to know or experience playing this one. Kobo is a card game that involves memory and card manipulation. Now let me tell you, this game gets so intense and heated sometimes that you will discover how much of snake you and your friends can…
Jason Kenney, born in Oakville, Ontario, moved with his family to Wilcox, Saskatchewan, at the age of 8, where his father was named president of Notre Dame College. Upon graduating from Notre Dame College in Wilcox, Jason went on to study philosophy at the University of San Francisco. In his early twenties, Kenney came to…
Politics can be boring. But some of the candidates can be fun! I present to you, Derek Fildebrant: The Hunter of Deer, the Landlord of Airbnbs, Double Claimer of Meals, and much more. There is a lot to be said about this man, but one glance at his Twitter will show you one very important…
By: Vidhisha Wagle These predicted five breakthroughs will change the course of science forever, breaking more boundaries than ever. 1. A Look at Black Holes While many of us have heard about black holes and their energy, numerous times scientists have been able to confirm it’s existence. However by measuring the motions of these stars…
In 1980’s Harlem, the entirety of the queer community was hidden. In New York, the queer community survived in artful safe spaces of dance, creation, and expression. The drag ball scene is illuminated issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation faced by the marginalized communities of New York, and by extension, society as a whole.…
Glaucous A splendid shade of blue. 2. Malachite An emerald green and tourquiose mixture. 3. Eburnean Similar to the colour ivory but with more yellow tint. 4. Fulvous Reminds me of orange sunsets. 5. Razzmatazz A hot pink colour with a razzling dazzling name. 6. Mikado Almost the same colour of the magic school bus…
Comics are a great way to reflect on life, laugh, and waste some time. XKCD is “a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.” The creator is Randall Munroe, and he posts life situations, diagrams, and the occasional absurd product advertisement. There are currently over 2100 comics on the website. Here are some of them.…
Google Pixel 3 Trailer! At first the Google Pixel may not seem different from other phones around the globe, but as you look closer, it is astonishing what you will come to conclude. “With features like Super Res Zoom, Night Sight, a wide-angle selfie lens, and Google Assistant built deep into the phone’s OS, the…
I like to think that I am well versed in meme culture. Especially considering that I live my life online, I sure hope that I have learned *something*. Below are some of the my favourite meme formats that I’ve seen this month. Enjoy. Well yes, but actually no Elon Musk Surreal Mars Rover “The Expert”…