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Chemical detonation to occur on North Campus

On Saturday August 23, the Edmonton Police Service’s (EPS) Bomb Disposal Unit and Edmonton Fire Rescue Services Hazardous Materials Team will detonate hazardous chemicals on North Campus. The University of Alberta media relations provided a statement over email to The Gateway. It stated that the detonation will occur to safely…

Notes from Council: By-election advertising strategy presented, executive updates

U of A ice core research to reveal ancient climate history

Notes from Council: 2025–26 executive goals presented

Office of the Dean of Students renamed to Student Success and Experience

New schools library rules cause more harm than good

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her government’s move to ban books that allegedly contain “sexual” content. It is important that we protect children in their formative years from explicit content. However, this move is drastic, and banning books is nothing short of media censorship. Allowing the government to have…

Editorial: Students’ Council retreats from transparency in the name of safety

Global duty and domestic strain: Canada’s $4.3 billion pledge

Report Card: Bill Flanagan 2025

The GSA has been collectively bullying an Indigenous associate vice-president (labour)

Photostory: 2025 Edmonton Pride Parade

After seven years, the Edmonton Pride Parade returned to Edmonton. While the COVID-19 pandemic threw an obvious wrench in having a pride parade, it was also disagreements over the inclusion of law enforcement that led to the halitus. Law enforcement was present, blocking off the parade route, but did not…

From a rocky beginning to building a loyal fanbase: Autoheart

Fringe Review: ‘Bribe the Director’

2025 Fringe Festival Review: ‘Fear Fables’ drag anthology

2025 Fringe Festival Review: ‘Orphan Well’

Diminishing third places and the students working to revive them

Third places are community hubs, separate from home and work, that allow for social interaction and leisure. Common examples include libraries, gyms, and cafes. Sociologist Ray Oldenburg first coined the term. In his essay, “Our Vanishing Third Places,” Oldenburg argued that “what suburbia cries for are the means for people…

Harm reduction on campus: Students pushing for more

The Greenhouse Effect: The potential for positive byproducts from the campus greenhouse

Understanding Reconciliation through FOOD!

The link between dietary restrictions and food insecurity