By Liv Ingram
With the help of $5 million in one-time funding from the Government of Alberta, Calgary will see its first permanent film studio open in summer 2015. The studio will be developed by Calgary Economic Development, in partnership with ComWeb Group and William F. White International. The project, which will cost approximately $22.8 million to complete,… Continue reading New Calgary film studio set to open in 2015
Franchise owner Jay Blackman says Smoke’s Poutinerie is tossing around a number of ideas for serving breakfast poutine at the University of Calgary MacEwan Student Centre location. Smoke’s has not settled on any specific breakfast options yet but some of the possible recipes Blackman mentioned are a scrambled egg, maple syrup and bacon poutine; a… Continue reading Smoke’s Poutinerie introducing breakfast poutines for U of C
Lacking patience, hungry Gauntlet reporters descended on the 18th avenue Smoke’s Poutinerie last week to find out how awesome it will be to have a poutinerie on campus. Montreal Poutine Typically, I’m somewhat of a poutine purist who sticks to the classic fries-curds-gravy combination. However, with so many combinations at Smoke’s, you have to step… Continue reading Poutine reviews
Surprisingly humorous and entertaining, The Lego Movie could have easily been a 100-minute advertisement for its title product. That’s exactly what is expected with a movie like this. There are times when this is the case, but for the most part the beauty and comedy of the film overcomes this feeling. This is a strong… Continue reading Film review: The Lego Movie
A research program from the University of Calgary is exploring how dance can help people with Parkinson’s disease. Researchers are hoping that the combination of gross and fine motor skills involved in dance will help strengthen the connections between different parts of the brain so that healthy regions will take on the load from regions… Continue reading U of C professors researching effect of dance on Parkinson’s disease
Canada will be sending 17 figure skaters to the Sochi Olympics. The team includes world senior men’s champion Patrick Chan and Olympic gold medalist dance pair skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. While these stars will shine bright in Sochi, they will also be outshined by Canada’s hockey stars who continue to steal the spotlight… Continue reading If figure skating were easy, it would be called hockey
By David Song
As the opening ceremonies ignite in Sochi this week, hockey fans across a dozen nations will find themselves biting their nails as their country battles to bring home the coveted Olympic gold medal. Each country has sent their best and even the weaker squads will fight bitterly for a chance to reach the podium. Nevertheless,… Continue reading Who wins in Sochi?
By Ashton Chugh
The Calgary Flames recently implemented a new weekly web program that caters to the Punjabi community called Flames TV Punjabi. Flames TV Punjabi was the brainchild of Harnarayan Singh, who is also the commentator for CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada in Punjabi. “Based on the popularity of hockey within the community, the Calgary Flames organization… Continue reading Flames TV Punjabi adds spice to Calgary hockey
By Chris Adams
Observant Jewish students at the University of Calgary have only one kosher option available on campus. For food to be considered kosher, it must be prepared under Jewish dietary guidelines. Starbucks is the only vendor on campus to offer a kosher option, as they serve kosher muffins. Calgary Hillel director Kira Blumer said her organization… Continue reading No halal? No kosher either!
A University of Calgary professor is warning that the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture has increased the level of drug resistant bacteria. However, he thinks he has a solution. Every year, North American farmers use large amounts of antibiotics to treat disease in livestock and to encourage growth. “Most antibiotic use is in fact… Continue reading Prof looks to curb use of antibiotics in animals