Mia Smith

Dec 9, 2024 | calgaryjournal.ca | Mia Smith

Devin Dreeshen, the Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors, called a meeting to discuss the upcoming changes to provincial ticketing laws as 2024 draws to a close. Dreeshen is happy to announce that the Alberta government is taking more steps to regain public trust by stopping the advancement of more photo radar sites as well as lowering the amount of ticketing sites within the province. What many people refer to as a ‘fishing hole,’ photo radar sites are being decreased by 70 per cent.

Nov 14, 2024 | calgaryjournal.ca | Mia Smith

For Jayme Minor, rock bottom was a rude awakening. On the way back from camping with friends, he decided to stop and get some booze for the road. Thinking nothing of it, he started drinking behind the wheel. Shortly into driving, he was pulled over by the police, charged with a D.U.I., and sent home in an Uber. He got the Uber to stop at a liquor store on the way home. The scariest part? He did not think any of this was wrong.

Nov 11, 2024 | fashionjournal.com.au | Mia Smith |Lara Daly

Tips from a sexologist if you’re feeling curious and don’t know where to start. I wouldn’t usually talk about this but since I’m writing this anonymously, I’ll ‘fess up: I have an unusually tight butthole. I’m not bragging, I just know because my doctor put her finger up there and told me so. Anxiety, lifestyle and overactive muscles are the cause. Working on my anxiety will help, apparently. ‘Why are you talking about your asshole right now?’ you might ask.

Oct 4, 2024 | calgaryjournal.ca | Mia Smith

During COVID-19, getting puppies became popular. ​​The mix of loneliness and boredom that came along with isolation drove people in flocks to adopt a pet. According to a Rover 2021 statistic, roughly 41 per cent of Canadian homes welcomed a ‘pandemic puppy’ as of January 2021. However, many who adopted pets during COVID soon realized that puppies are challenging to train and they are time-consuming. When the lockdown began to lift, people changed their minds about having a pet. A pet is a commitment.

Sep 19, 2024 | thelineofbestfit.com | Mia Smith

With his eighth Toro y Moi album Hole Erth, Chaz Bear is putting the cultural and physical worlds around him under the microscope. He tells Mia Smith about his lifelong love of myth-making and lore. Chaz Bear has been having a Brat summer, but as the leaves start to turn he's getting ready for what's next. “I think we’re about to have a Hole fall,” he jokes.