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Club Periodically wins 2025 Student Group of the Year Award

Every year, the University of Alberta Students’ Union (UASU) recognizes a student group which has made a significant difference on campus and benefited the student population.  For the 2025 year, the UASU presented the award to Club Periodically, co-founded in 2023 by Aidan Ly and Tracy Cui.   Beginnings and…

Notes from Council: Planning for future student leadership engagement

GFC discusses Casavant Organ removal, accessibility and SHAPE goals

U of A lab targets clinical trials for Parkinson’s disease vaccine

Records dispute claim that Casavant Organ isn’t a war memorial

Strathcona hospital expansion is more than just infrastructure

Alberta is framing 2026 as a year of health-care investment and system reform, with a renewed emphasis on workforce planning and recruitment in its Health Workforce Strategy. The province has announced a $2 million commitment to plan an expansion of Strathcona Community Hospital, which provides primary care, emergency services, diagnostic…

A court without stenographers is a court with a doubtful archive

Edmonton’s parking changes cost more than they appear

Alberta’s new license: A waste of money or a security risk too?

UASU execs blinded by new grants forgetting past losses

Freewill Shakespeare Festival makes a triumphant return with ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

After years of battling restrictions caused by COVID-19 and construction, the Freewill Shakespeare Festival has finally returned to Hawrelak Park. Set under the shelter of the vast Heritage Amphitheatre, the festival sprang to life in Shakespeare’s classic comedy, Much Ado About Nothing. The soft sounds of geese across the lake…

Photostory: Edmonton Drag Festival 2026

Book Review: ‘Inheritance’ by Jane Park

Play Review: ‘Fully Committed’ at Teatro Live

Book Review: ‘Crohnic’ by Jason Purcell

New School of Politics and Democracy sparks concerns from faculty

The University of Alberta and the Banff Centre have been the home of the Peter Lougheed School of Leadership since 2014. Now, the school has a sibling — the Peter Lougheed School of Politics and Democracy (PLSPD).  The U of A officially launched the PLSPD in October 2025. Its first…

Indigenous leaders struggle to make progress in GSA

2026 Predictions

Photostory: Edmonton Drag Festival 2026

Kicking off Pride Month in Edmonton, the Edmonton Drag Festival brought together some of the…

Artwork: Hold on for the (P)Ride

Photostory: ‘Inside Out’ exhibit