MRU in the News

Doty reveals vulnerability: https://mru.ca/4fbc (Okotoks Western Wheel) – Bella Concert Hall)

Students/Experts/Alum in the News

Rising Stars concert shines at artsPlace: https://mru.ca/901 (The Crag and Canyon, Banff – Susanne Ruberg-Gordon, Faculty)

MJC Visiting Author Series hosts An Evening with Richard Harrison: http://mru.ca/ea6 (Modesto View – Richard Harrison, Faculty)

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Canadian Universities To Face Funding Cuts If They Fail To Address Campus Sexual Assaults: https://mru.ca/504b (Huffington Post)

Quebec universities launch ‘world first’ UNESCO anti-radicalization chair: https://mru.ca/3155 (Global News)

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Sien Lok Society celebrates Chinese New Year: https://mru.ca/372f (Calgary Herald – David Docherty, President)

Students/Experts/Alum in the News

Calgary man suffering from nerve damage discovers new talent by picking up the paintbrush: https://mru.ca/dac (Metro – Ryan Safford, Alum)

Alberta Party voting underway: https://mru.ca/8809 (630 CHED – Duane Bratt, Faculty)

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Medical cannabis coverage granted to UBC Okanagan students: https://mru.ca/eff4 (CBC News)

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Maanomatapoyah connects Indigenous students, professionals to STEM fields at MRU conference: https://mru.ca/bb3 (CBC News)

Review can’t pinpoint why flight school plane crashed near Calgary killing two: https://mru.ca/14c (Metro)

PSA World Tour | Aditya Jagtap makes his way to semi-finals after beating top-seeded Galvez: https://mru.ca/e1e (SportsCafe)

Students/Experts/Alum in the News

Dealership threatens to sue over poor review: https://mru.ca/74a (CTV News – Mohammed El Hazzouri, Faculty)

Recent MRU grad creates Calgary’s first city-wide post-secondary curling league: http://mru.ca/924 (The Gauntlet – Amanda Ducheminski, Alumna)

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Red Deer College introduces new health-care program: http://mru.ca/ecc5 (Red Deer Advocate)

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No answer to what caused fatal MRU plane crash, says Transportation Safety Board: https://mru.ca/d9de (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Elizabeth Evans, Faculty; Brendan Martin, Student)

Investigation concludes into MRU plane crash that killed 2 Calgary flight instructors: https://mru.ca/c1be (Global News – Elizabeth Evans, Faculty; Brendan Martin, Student)

Review can’t pinpoint why flight school plane lost control, crashed near Calgary: https://mru.ca/828 (Global News, Canadian Press story picked up by regional and national media – Elizabeth Evans, Faculty)

‘Unknown reasons’ led to crash that killed MRU aviation instructors, TSB report concludes: https://mru.ca/3ff (CBC News – Elizabeth Evans, Faculty)

TSB investigation into MRU plane crash reveals unknown cause: https://mru.ca/d0f0  (660 News – Elizabeth Evans, Faculty)

TSB releases details of plane crash that killed MRU aviation instructors: https://mru.ca/74f (CTV News – Elizabeth Evans, Faculty)

Aditya Jagtap advances to quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour event in Canada: https://mru.ca/8ebf (Sportscafe)

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Grande Prairie college tapped to become university: https://mru.ca/9e99 (CBC News)

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Sixties Scoop survivors share stories in Calgary: http://mru.ca/88d2   (660 News)

‘No one would believe me:’ Province hears from Sixties Scoop survivors in Calgary: http://mru.ca/f6c (Metro)

Students/Experts/Alum in the News

The ‘road ahead’ for Alberta voters as CBC surveys motivations and polarization in lead up to next election: http://mru.ca/9a72 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, Faculty)

Varcoe: Poll finds Alberta-B.C. pipeline fight evenly splitting Canadians: http://mru.ca/ee90 (Calgary Herald – David Taras, Faculty)

Trudeau government prepares to table federal budget: http://mru.ca/da3 (Global News – David Taras, Faculty)

BASS: When the privacy argument gets silly: http://mru.ca/85e (Kamloops This Week – Sean Holman, Faculty)

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Non-halal meat served as halal a ‘gross violation’ of trust, says University of Regina student: http://mru.ca/2f1d (CBC News)

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Sixties Scoop Sessions: http://mru.ca/c8cd (CTV News)

Students/Experts/Alum in the News

Saks Fifth Avenue Opens Thursday: http://mru.ca/d36 (CTV News – Mohammed El Hazzouri, Faculty)

Family of Fort McMurray pedestrians killed in collision disappointed after criminal charges stayed: http://mru.ca/de8f (CBC News – Naya Eljamal, Student)

Musical prodigy from Edmonton earns spot in ‘Olympics of Violin’: http://mru.ca/ad8 (Global News – Jaques Forestier, Student)

Edmonton teenager prepares to compete in ‘Olympics of the Violin’ in Geneva: http://mru.ca/009 (CTV News – Jacques Forestier, Student)

B.C. Wine Ban Challenge: http://mru.ca/821  (Global News – Lori Williams, Faculty)

Squash player teed up for competition: http://mru.ca/2c5 (Okotoks Western Wheel – Austin Des Mazes, Mount Royal University Squash Club)

This ain’t 1988 anymore: Olympic security and Calgary 2026: http://mru.ca/809 (The Sprawl – Hillary Ollenberger, Holly Maller, Students)

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University of Lethbridge program helps troubled kids put their issues in check: http://mru.ca/680c (Calgary Herald)

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A night at the gun club: http://mru.ca/c4f (University Affairs)

Students/Experts/Alum in the News

Fortney: 21st-century parenting brings on new challenges: http://mru.ca/287 (Calgary Herald – Tom Buchanan, Faculty)

Snow clearing and Olympic bid dominate Farkas public forum: http://mru.ca/2b4 (Calgary Herald – Mount Royal University Journalism students, Calgary Journal)

Justin Trudeau arrives in India: http://mru.ca/30e  (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, Faculty)

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University limits job posting to minorities only: http://mru.ca/908 (Radio Canada International)

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Is it a good idea to date someone or be in a relationship with someone at work?: http://mru.ca/9590  (CBC Alberta at Noon – (29:00) Uthpala Senarathne Tennakoon, Faculty)

Local Filmmaker Spotlight: Trevor Solway: http://mru.ca/c23 (Beatroute – Trevor Solway, Alumnus)

Bombus Moderatus: Not all bumblebee populations are in decline: http://mru.ca/1211 (Calgary Journal – Robin Owen, Faculty; /Brittany Willsie, Student)

Could the Paralympics make Calgary a more accessible city?: http://mru.ca/d3a (The Sprawl –  MRU journalism students, Calgary Journal)

Also worth noting:

NAIT launches emergency alert app with virtual safe walk feature: http://mru.ca/b9e (Global News)

B.C. Green leader Andrew Weaver’s defamation lawsuit against professor dismissed: http://mru.ca/672 (Global News)

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 ‘They don’t feel safe’: University gives students space to talk about Boushie decision: http://mru.ca/bbc (Metro – Kelli Morning Bull, Staff)

Students/Experts/Alum in the News

Musical instruments for kids: http://mru.ca/6222 (Breakfast Television – Brad Mahon, Faculty, Jonathan Love, Staff)

Calgary Mexican restaurant Blanco on borrowed Taco Time: http://mru.ca/3dc (Global News – David Howse, Faculty)

Province considers online forum for pipeline debate: http://mru.ca/b82 (CBC News – Lori Williams, Faculty)

Olympic infrastructure: The good, the bad and the ugly: http://mru.ca/0f1b (The Sprawl – Rayanne Sabbagh, Peter Brand, Miguel Ibe and Lexi Freehill, Students)

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‘This country is racist’: MacEwan University panel examines Colten Boushie killing: http://mru.ca/de6 (Edmonton Journal)

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‘Kind of like an addiction’: Calgarian volunteering at Olympics – for third time: http://mru.ca/3d5 (Calgary Herald – Stephanie Cook, Alumna)

The Saddledome + a 2026 Calgary Olympics: http://mru.ca/fdd4 (The Sprawl – Peter Ryan, Faculty, Lexi Freehill, Student)

Celebrating Chinese New Year in Calgary with traditional and contemporary music: http://mru.ca/5e3 (CBC: The Homestretch – Jiajia Li, Faculty)

Also worth noting:

Educators call on universities to help fight institutional racism following Stanley verdict: http://mru.ca/d195 (CBC News)

Iranian-Canadian academic’s death in Iran prison a ‘profound tragedy,’ says Alberta prof: http://mru.ca/0b0 (CBC News)

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