Category Archives: Features

Helpful tips to fend off potential attackers

Tisha Raj

writer

Raise your hand if you are one of many people who yell at the ‘idiot box’ when a scene with a terrified soul trying to escape the clutches of some psycho appears.

Peppered with bits of obscenities, you find yourself giving instructions to the helpless victim on where to kick or punch and how to escape. Continue reading →

Tracey Anderson

writer

A famous young lady with ruby slippers once said, “There’s no place like home.” While I may not be famous, and I don’t own ruby slippers, I agree with Dorothy — although I didn’t always. Continue reading →

Megan Sarrazin

news editor

Our city is home to the longest running documentary film festival in the country and for good reason.

The Global Visions Film Festival,  opening Nov. 11, will show the world through a different lens with 28 documentaries screened during the four day run. Audiences will be submerged into different cultures and allowed access to a wider knowledge base on social issues affecting the world. Continue reading →

Reviews for the Global Vision Film Festival: Continue reading →

Debuting on Remembrance Day, festival pays homage to soldiers

Megan Sarrazin

news editor

Canada is a country founded by military. We are a nation that has played a role in each world war and we continue to play a role in various peacekeeping and tactical missions. Continue reading →

Samhain celebrates the spooky season’s pagan roots

Dierdre St. Luke

writer

According to Wiccans, those who follow a pagan religion called Wicca and call themselves “witches,” Halloween is more than a time to dress in costume and party. Halloween, known as Samhain, is the biggest holiday of the year. It celebrates three different occasions at once. Continue reading →

CJ Lawrence

writer

Halloween is just around the corner and you should be worried. No, you should not be scared of werewolves, mummies, vampires, zombies, the boogeyman or killer vegetables. Instead, you should be wary of the most fearsome thing in the entirety of existence: the empty wallet. The empty wallet is an ever-looming presence in your lives, ever ready to strike when least wanted. This fear is forever established around the haunting time of Halloween — a holiday full of expensive candy and even more pricey costumes. And everyone should be able to dress up for Halloween without having to be cautious around every corner. Here are some nifty tips to dress up without dying of poverty. Continue reading →