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A Young Humpback Whale Paying for the Sins of a Fishermen

Amy Foreman, Writer

June 21, 2012

 At five am Tuesday morning, a man walking his dog noticed what appeared to be a capsized ship on the shoreline, but after moving closer he realized that... READ MORE »»

Residents of White Rock show their respect to this baby Humpback Whale by laying down flowers on its body.

The rightful owners of the Throne, Jay-Z (Left) and Kanye West (Right)

Hit and Miss Albums of 2011

Jordan Savage

June 19, 2012

2011 was a rollercoaster year in music. We saw Kanye West and Jay-Z take their throne, Mac Miller established his independent dominance, Drake take care... READ MORE »»

Commencement 2012

Sukhdeep Mushiana, Writer

June 19, 2012

  On Tuesday, June 5th the commencement ceremony for the Frank Hurt graduates of 2012 took place. Many of the people having to sit through the ceremony... READ MORE »»

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The North Pacific Garbage Patch Gyre

John Brand, Staff Writer

June 19, 2012

Our earth has five major oceanic gyres, one them being the North Pacific Gyre. This gyre spins clockwise and is home to millions of species of fish and... READ MORE »»

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Journalism and Media Literacy 12: An Overview

Kristopher Lee, Writer

June 12, 2012

(AKA: The Class that Brought You this Publication) It can be very difficult to make a choice when picking out your classes for the year: no matter what... READ MORE »»

Life in Darfur

An Everlasting Genocide

Amy Foreman, Writer

June 7, 2012

“They never gave me a chance to talk to my child,” said Toona, a Sudanese women. “Some of them dragged my son away, others slaughtered... READ MORE »»

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Going Back for Gold

Ryley Feenie

Eric Lamaze and Hickstead at the 2008 Beijing Olympics On November 6th 2011Canada lost one of the best horse and rider pairs since Ian Millar and Big Ben.  Individual Gold... read story

June 19, 2012 • 0 comments

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Decoding vegan myths, and how not to be an excuse-atarian.

Keriann Woodhams

“Oh… you’re vegan? Really?  So, like, what do you eat?”  Veganism and plant based lifestyles are subjects that people know little about.  Some people are misinformed... read story

June 23, 2012 • 1 comment

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Music

Hit and Miss Albums of 2011

Hit and Miss Albums of 2011

Jordan Savage

2011 was a rollercoaster year in music. We saw Kanye West and Jay-Z take their throne, Mac Miller established his independent dominance, Drake take care of his fans, and Lil... read story

June 19, 2012 • 1 comment

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Commencement 2012

Sukhdeep Mushiana, Writer

  On Tuesday, June 5th the commencement ceremony for the Frank Hurt graduates of 2012 took place. Many of the people having to sit through the ceremony may have just... read story

June 19, 2012 • 2 comments

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Prometheus – Movie Review

Kristopher Lee

“…the fire that danced at the end of that match was a gift from the titan Prometheus. A gift that he stole  from the gods. When Prometheus was caught, and brought... read story

June 22, 2012 • 0 comments

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Twitter: The new age

Zuhaeb Hassan, Staff Writer

Twitter is the new social media that everyone has an account on nowadays. In fact, anyone who has an Internet connection probably has a Twitter account. But why? Twitter is... read story

June 20, 2012 • 5 comments

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What if you got a zero on your assignment?

Preetpal Tumber, writer

http://www.canada.com/6733348.bin At Ross Sheppard High School in Edmonton, a 61 year old teacher with 35 years of experience, Lynden Dorval, was suspended because he gave... read story

June 19, 2012 • 0 comments

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Staff Profile

Nafeesa Ali

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Hi I’m Nafeesa. I’m a grade 12 student at Frank Hurt Secondary and i cant wait to graduate. My hobbies are playing hockey,volleyball and tennis. I’m the 2nd youngest in a family of... Read more »

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