After winning the UCP leadership race, Danielle Smith has been sworn in as Alberta’s premier and has just won her by-election in Brooks-Medicine Hat. Smith’s campaign was a polarizing one, leading her to win the leadership with only 53.77 per cent of the vote on
The pandemic has taught the world many things, one of which is that viruses need to be acted upon fast to avoid further spreading the disease. This lesson is the exact reason why the recent outbreak of Ebola in the African country of Uganda is such a pressing issue, and
October is upon us, which means it’s spooky season! The best part of spooky season is all the incredible Halloween movies we can watch. Halloween movies are not horror movies but are their own separate category that merges dark, gothic and macabre aesthetics with excellent comedy to provide a
To give credit where it’s due, Danielle Smith’s victory in the United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership race is a remarkable comeback. As a reminder, our new premier led the Wildrose Party into the 2012 provincial election, an election for which polling said the Wildrose would comfortably win. But
Feminists operate under a simple principle — actions speak louder than words. Gone are the days of declaring yourself a feminist with a simple caption or hashtag — the equality activists of today crave real, quantifiable action. Yet, in a fight that has spanned centuries, no contribution is small. Whether it’s
University of Calgary students are increasingly feeling a squeeze when it comes to financing textbooks and other paid resources. A poll in 2021 identified the cost of textbooks as a cause for financial stress for 85 per cent of U of C students. Mandatory textbooks can add up to the
Politics work like a pendulum. In a democratic country, the pendulum swings back and forth from ideology to ideology without warning — sometimes right, sometimes left. Through seven years, several scandals and three federal elections, this pendulum seems all but tethered to Justin Trudeau’s left-of-centre Liberal Party. At
Following Queen Elizabeth II’s passing and King Charles III’s subsequent ascension to the British monarchy, there have been two prevailing but contradictory sentiments about the monarchy’s future in the 14 Commonwealth realms. The first is animation, excitement to catch up with the times and replace the monarchy
The new The Lord of the Rings show, The Rings of Power, has become the latest battleground in the perennial culture war. Indeed, The Rings of Power’s reception represents polarization’s murder of nuance — by far the two most popular IMDb user ratings are 1 and 10. The show’
Academic success can be defined in several different ways, as everyone’s post-secondary experience varies. At the Gauntlet, we want to remind you that whatever your version of academic success is, it’s valid and accepted. Here’s what academic success means to us. SOPHIA: EDITOR-IN-CHIEF While
