Mauricio Alas

As the proverbial people-person with an eye for the creative, I have always enjoyed experimenting and trying new things. For the last few years, that has included stepping behind the camera's viewfinder where, if you ever tried it yourself, you know the world itself quickly becomes a canvas to be played with and explored.

Newsbriefs Part V: Hudson Bay Company to Rewrite Own History

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Founded in 1670, back when Canada was pronounced ‘Kanata,’ the beaver was the King of the predators and the British and French mocked each other with slurs like: “Aha, you have a funny accent!’ A small HBC rose to become what it has been for more than three centuries: a Canadian beacon, a symbol of … Read more

Google Calendar: The Blue or Red pill?

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It is simply amazing! Okay, taking the fact I have become an insomiac is not in question, or amazing. No, not really. But just how much technology is heading in the direction to make sure each single one of us is as interconnected with pretty much everything else. It is 10:00pm, do you know where … Read more

When will Mr. Harper crack?

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Months have gone by since Steven Harper was sworn in and yet, in typical Canadian fashion no coup d’état has been plotted and no demonstrators have swarmed upon Ottawa. Heck, am I to wager most Canadians have already forgotten the minutiae of being an election year already? Impressive. Could it be part of Mr. Harper’s … Read more