MacEwan University inspires students with a powerful combination of academic excellence and personal learning experiences. Through learner-centred teaching, the university connects with students to create a unique post-secondary experience that opens up diverse pathways for their achievement and growth.
MacEwan provides a transformative education in a collaborative and supportive environment where creativity and innovation thrive. Faculty focus on teaching, and many are also engaged in ground-breaking, internationally recognized research, scholarly and creative activity that enhances their teaching and the curriculum – and creates opportunities for student involvement in research as well as engagement with community partners.
The university’s six faculties and schools offer more than 65 programs in areas including business, communications, community studies, continuing education, fine arts, healthcare, liberal arts and sciences. With an array of programming including undergraduate degrees, applied degrees, diplomas, certificates, continuing education and corporate training, the university serves more than 14,000 full-time students.
The Asia-Pacific region presents promising growth opportunities for Canadian businesses in sectors like engineering consulting, technology, energy and environmental services. A view of the skyline in central Beijing in July 2024.
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Asia has emerged as an attractive alternative for Canadian businesses looking to diversify away from the U.S., but there are challenges they will need to overcome.
Outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks about U.S.-imposed tariffs as Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly (left), Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Public Safety Minister David McGuinty look on, in Ottawa.
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While the tax break will indeed put more money into consumers’ pockets as the government has claimed, whether it will actually ease inflationary pressure is questionable.
A Donald Trump supporter at a campaign rally on Nov. 4, 2024, in Reading, Pa.
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People in Canada, the United States, Italy and France have very different perceptions of what populism is. Here’s why it’s important.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks about three new proposed bills on transgender issues in Edmonton in October 2024.
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The harms posed to trans youth are more than enough reason to abandon three proposed Alberta bills. However, trans youth are not the only victims of these reckless policies.
People gather at the Paneriai memorial in memory of the Jewish people of Vilnius killed by Nazis during World War II, during the Holocaust Remembrance Day in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sept. 23, 2024.
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The past is a reality that humanity as whole must contend with, but a lack of understanding is fertile ground for denial, revisionism and antisemitism.
Reading aloud and following pages of a story book posted along a pathway are a playful means for children to develop early literacy skills.
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Who belongs at university? Fostering connections between a downtown campus and families facing social, cultural and economic barriers can begin early with literacy and community-building programs.
Phryge, the Olympics 2024 mascot, dances at the South Paris Arena, during the men’s handball match between Denmark and Egypt at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 29, in Paris.
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While the red Phryge is endearing, the symbol’s fraught global history challenges the narrative of freedom and unity that the Olympics, and its French hosts in particular, want to tell.
Patrons enjoy the outdoor patio as they visit Little Victories coffee shop in downtown Ottawa on May 9, 2024.
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Forcing the younger generation to work harder to support a growing elderly population is neither efficient nor sustainable. Canada shouldn’t seek to follow in Greece’s footsteps.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, tour a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, Ont. in April 2024.
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When removed from context, the popular Netflix series ‘My Unorthodox Life’ and ‘Unorthodox’ paint unflattering portraits of religious Judaism. ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ offers more nuance.
Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada picket outside the Service Canada office during strike action in Canmore, Alta., in April 2023.
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New research suggests Canada’s public servant of the future must build relationships, communicate complex and controversial ideas and manage conflict more than ever before.
Members of the public might often react negatively to community notifications about people released from prison, especially if the individual has a violence past.
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Community notifications are intended to be helpful, however, they can also make reintegrating back into the community challenging for released individuals.
In honour of National Nursing Week May 6-12, consider asking a nurse about their work life. Demand for nursing services in Canada far exceeds the current supply of nurses.
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Surveying more than 5,500 nurses about the realities of their work lives highlights how a shortage of nursing staff could compromise Canadians’ ability to access safe, compassionate care.
The 2020 #EndSARS protests consolidated young Nigerians’ desire to leave the country.
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Mainstream economics has been complicit in the climate change crisis as it falsely treats climate change as a mere side-effect of production or a minor aberration.
The two year old girl being examined for the possibility of leprosy in Marana, Madagascar,
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Neglected tropical diseases are often associated with social exclusion as well as physical suffering. One billion people around the world suffer from these diseases.
Protesters wave Palestinian flags during a demonstration outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on Jan. 11, 2024. The United Nations’ top court opened hearings into South Africa’s allegation that Israel’s war with Hamas amounts to genocide against Palestinians.
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Real and perceived economic grievances often fuel extremist groups like Hamas. Here’s how the economic basics of supply provide a way to tackle terrorism.
Joaquin Phoenix dans le rôle de Napoléon, dans le film de Ridley Scott. Napoléon était un législateur prolifique qui a parrainé le « Code civil des Français » à l’influence planétaire.
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En mettant l’accent sur les triomphes tactiques, les erreurs de calcul et les frasques sexuelles de Napoléon, Ridley Scott néglige l’héritage paradoxal qu’il a laissé en tant que législateur.