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Are pharmacist-run clinics the answer to Alberta's primary care crisis?

Are pharmacist-run clinics the answer to Alberta's primary care crisis?

In late June, Lethbridge’s Real Canadian Superstore opened Alberta’s first pharmacist-run walk-in clinic. This is a pilot program under assessment for the next six months upto a year. Loblaw has allocated $500,000 to the University of Alberta to study this initiative and to have students

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Activities to occupy your time with at 3 a.m.

Activities to occupy your time with at 3 a.m.

So, for one reason or another, you’ve found yourself wide awake at 3 a.m. Despite your valiant efforts, lying back down and closing your eyes for the thousandth time has not been effective at putting you back to sleep. Here are a few things to occupy your time

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How to style your Stranger Things bangs

How to style your Stranger Things bangs

So, you binged the recent season of the sci-fi sensation Stranger Things in one sitting and got inspired by all the bold haircuts on screen to give yourself your very own 80s-inspired fringe. Now, you’re left with a TV show withdrawal, a lifetime of trauma and grief

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Is Barbie a feminist icon?

Is Barbie a feminist icon?

With the resurgence of popularity for the Barbie film franchise through TikTok and the new upcoming movie starring Margot Robbie, I’ve been thinking a lot about this beloved doll and character. For years, Barbie has been dismissed as a feminist character. Iconically, the Danish band, Aqua, made a reputation

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U.S. abortion laws: Modern day eugenics

U.S. abortion laws: Modern day eugenics

On June 24, American people lost much of their freedom and body autonomy when five justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) voted to overturn Roe vs. Wade. There are many layers to this ruling. First, the situation is framed as a debate between “pro-life” and

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Five wildflower hikes to take this summer

Five wildflower hikes to take this summer

After living away from Southern Alberta for the first time over the past year, I decided that I was going to spend my entire summer in the mountains to make up for it. Unfortunately, my lack of physical fitness, Alberta’s “summer” weather and the gas prices put a real

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Gauntlet Mixtape Vol. 12: Road trip adventures

Gauntlet Mixtape Vol. 12: Road trip adventures

Now that summer is finally upon us, it's the season for road trips! Whether you’re planning a cross-country trip or jaunting over to the next town, the Gauntlet has compiled the perfect vacay playlist for you!  MIHRET’S PICKS: VOLUNTEER  “Fast Car” by Jonas Blue, Dakota

Joker: The sequel?

Joker: The sequel?

Back when he won the Oscar for his portrayal of the Joker, Joaquin Phoenix said, “Contrary to popular belief, I don’t want to rock the boat.” Well, the recent news of a Joker sequel prophesied the second half of that quote, “But the boat is [redacted] rocked.”  According to

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Rating things cishet men have said to us

Rating things cishet men have said to us

If there’s one thing that unites every person who isn’t a cisgender, heterosexual (cishet) man, it’s having been harassed by a cishet man at some point in their lives. Here, we’ve compiled the best — but really, the worst — the Gauntlet staff has heard from cishet men

Monkeypox: Another pandemic on the horizon?

Monkeypox: Another pandemic on the horizon?

Just when we thought we might have reached the promised “new normal” and started taking our “the end is nigh” signs down, nature struck back with yet another virus with the potential of devastating the world. Earlier in May of 2022, a cluster of cases of the monkeypox virus in

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