MRU in the media

23 Alberta post-secondary schools to benefit from provincial investment: https://mru.ca/8196 (CTV Calgary)

Senior couples can stay together, thanks to United’s innovative communities: https://mru.ca/d021 (Calgary Herald)

Adding thousands of new post-secondary seats: https://mru.ca/e776 (Government of Alberta)

Province announces funding to help underrepresented Albertans in aviation industry: https://mru.ca/0ab7 (CHAT News)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Electric City FC men’s squad look to avoid relegation to Second Division: https://mru.ca/36c44 (Peterborough Examiner – Abel Nesibu, alumnus) 

Alberta Primetime politics panel: https://mru.ca/28aa (CTV – Lori Williams,faculty) starts at 8:08

Our perceptions of safety in the wake of violent crimes in Calgary: https://mru.ca/f52cd (CBC Radio One/The Eyeopener – Tanya Trussler, faculty)

Rural Albertans reject idea of provincial police force: poll: https://mru.ca/f96a (CTV Calgary – Tanya Trussler, faculty)

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has yet to return donation: https://mru.ca/9d7b (City News Radio Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Kitchener-Waterloo, Halifax – Lori Williams, faculty)

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University of Lethbridge grad student sees a world of possibilities in mushrooms: https://mru.ca/2e6d (Education News Canada)

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Provincial budget round-up 2023: highlights for the university sector: https://mru.ca/db4c (University Affairs) 

Elevate Aviation granted $5M by Alberta’s government: https://mru.ca/e71d (Skies Magazine) 

Helping underrepresented Albertans take flight: https://mru.ca/2712 (Government of Alberta) 

Voices Carry: Hundreds of singers, nine choirs at the first Kantorei Choral Festival Gala Concerts: https://mru.ca/7da5 (Calgary Herald – Bella Concert Hall)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Photo radar tickets in Calgary significantly down following provincial changes: https://mru.ca/4d04 (Global News – Doug King, faculty) 

Federal government advised to better engage with provinces over constitutional concerns: briefing: https://mru.ca/3faa (Edmonton Journal/Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Resolution to ethics probe prior to election unlikely: https://mru.ca/e114 (QR News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

More U.S. college basketball players than ever are headed to Canada to further their careers and education: https://mru.ca/b199 (Calgary Journal – Marc Dobell, staff) 

Social service centres needed near transit stations: https://mru.ca/2419 (630 CHED – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Questions remain about investigation into sex assaults: https://mru.ca/d8c3 (QR News – Doug King, faculty) 

Ballin’ Sea Bears coming to Winnipeg: https://mru.ca/c8065 (The Manitoban – Glen Yang, alumnus) 

Pathways to Prosperity toolkits help communities welcome newcomers: https://mru.ca/34b1 (CBC Radio) 

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New aviation technology training taking flight at SAIT: https://mru.ca/a05ee (CTV News) 

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Students in running for national entrepreneurial prize: https://mru.ca/cf68 (CBC Radio News – Erin Creegan-dougherty, student, Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s LaunchPad)

Cinderella season: How MRU women’s hockey team faced down adversity to capture the school’s first national championship: https://mru.ca/81c5 (Calgary Journal – Scott Rivett, staff;  Breanne Trotter, student) 

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UCP candidate suggests heart attack victims should take personal accountability: https://mru.ca/94c7 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Calgary police testing out high tech ‘ghost decaled’ vehicles: https://mru.ca/101c (Global News – Doug King, faculty) 

Were CPS and RCMP sharing information on investigations?: https://mru.ca/683f (Global News Morning – Doug King, faculty) 

Danielle Smith says she won’t discuss investigation by Alberta ethics commissioner: https://mru.ca/cca26 (Canadian Press, Global News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

How an ethics investigation into Premier Danielle Smith will work: https://mru.ca/dd2c (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Investigation could mean political trouble for premier: https://mru.ca/ee45a (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Interview with Winnipeg Sea Bears’ Glen Yang: https://mru.ca/f46f (CJOB – Glen Yang, alumnus) 

It’s a place where human dignity can be recaptured’: Plan for Greyhound site gains steam: https://mru.ca/a599 (LiveWire Calgary  – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

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Preserving cultural heritage focus of new UNESCO chair at UNBC: https://mru.ca/0657 (UNBC Newsroom)

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Mount Royal University’s focus on student-involved, community-based research growing: https://mru.ca/06d2 (Calgary Herald – Connie Van der Byl, AVP; Jonathan Withey, dean; Gabrielle Lindstrom, Matthew McLarnon, Gwen O’Sullivan, Maryam Elahi, faculty; Ethan Ward; Haider Amin, students) 

The Children of Willesden Lane performing at Bella Concert Hall later this month: https://mru.ca/6003f  (QR News – The Drive – April 6, 5:06:33 p.m.) 

Calgary post-secondary students qualify for national entrepreneur competition finals: https://mru.ca/4c1e (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Erin Creegan-Dougherty, student) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Opinion: We need a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to crime reduction in Calgary: https://mru.ca/7128 (Calgary Herald – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Transit-adjacent hubs for vulnerable Edmontonians could help city’s transit woes: criminologist: https://mru.ca/e158 (CTV News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Help needed for homeless, addicted near transit stations: https://mru.ca/5493 (CTV Morning Live – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Calgary man charged with drugging and kidnapping sex workers, then assaulting them on acreage: https://mru.ca/85d9 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Doug King, faculty) 

Alberta premier says she’s under ethics investigation related to COVID-19 prosecution: https://mru.ca/0080 (Canadian Press, CityNews – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Smith under investigation by ethics commissioner: https://mru.ca/b171 

(iNews 880  – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Alberta premier investigation: https://mru.ca/7178 (CBC News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Voters will have questions over ethics investigation: https://mru.ca/e083 (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Carol Daniels, Tennessee Press Association executive director, community leader dies at 59: https://mru.ca/4b4c (Clarksville Now – Carol Daniels, alumna) 

Tennessee Press Association’s Carol Goss Daniels dies: https://mru.ca/d911 (Nathville Post – Carol Daniels, alumna) 

Calgary police make ‘significant’ cocaine seizure totalling almost entire 2022 haul: https://mru.ca/338a (CBC News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Cocaine seizure significant but more work needed: https://mru.ca/d445 (CBC Radio News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty; https://mru.ca/74fa CBC News at 6)

Calgary’s highest basketball courts unveiled at rooftop park: https://mru.ca/9991 (CTV News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Province ‘encouraging’ Calgary, Edmonton to transfer transit officer command to police: https://mru.ca/a118 (Global News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

David Finch discusses experience economy: https://mru.ca/db01 (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopebner – David Finch, faculty) 

Minister: Canada in an affordability crisis: https://mru.ca/7ac58 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

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Alberta NDP commits to reversing latest post-secondary tuition hike if elected: https://mru.ca/d94d (Calgary Herald/Edmonton Journal) 

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MRU, Edmonton Global announce launch of hydrogen accelerator: https://mru.ca/e702 (Academica Top Ten – Peter Fenwick, director, scale up and growth programs, IIE) 

Western Canada: B.C. ups the ante in the cross-country challenge to recruit nurses: https://mru.ca/3dc7 (Globe and Mail – Bridge to Canadian Nursing) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

‘Enough is enough’: Alberta to recruit 100 police officers for Calgary, Edmonton: https://mru.ca/d6ef (CityNews – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

When do news organizations protect names of sources: https://mru.ca/3bcf (QR News – Brad Clark, faculty) 

Many layers to rising crime: https://mru.ca/db1a (Global News Morning – Doug King, faculty) 

U.S. style politics seeping into Alberta?: https://mru.ca/b0466 (QR News, Corus Radio Network – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

‘Brilliant’ proposal for vacant building could help improve Calgary’s public safety: https://mru.ca/7eca9 (CTV Calgary at Noon – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

‘Brilliant’ proposal for vacant building could help improve Calgary’s public safety: https://mru.ca/d22a (CTV News website – Kelly Sundberg – faculty) 

UCP slams NDP for anti-police comments as parties exchange jabs ahead of election campaigning:  https://mru.ca/cc70 (City News Edmonton – Lori Williams, faculty)

‘Clear violation’: Experts say Alberta premier must explain call with accused: https://mru.ca/b9b6 (The Canadian Press via Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Public safety becomes top issue for UCP election amid questions of Premier’s political interference:  https://mru.ca/24ac (Globe and Mail – Lori Williams, faculty)

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Athletes devastated as Simon Fraser University ends its football program: https://mru.ca/426a (CBC News)

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MRU in the media

The continued fight over post-secondary education tuition fees: https://mru.ca/b9e2 (The Reflector – Joseph Nguyen, SAMRU) 

SAMRU 2023 elections recap: https://mru.ca/a5ad (The Reflector – SAMRU) 

Graduates and alumni reflect on their time at MRU: https://mru.ca/ef96 (The Reflector – MRU graduands and alumni) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Canada’s police chiefs request urgent meeting with the premiers: ‘Policing is at a crossroad’: https://mru.ca/4446 (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Police chiefs push for meeting with premiers: https://mru.ca/73bba (QR News – Lori Williams, faculty)

‘Whatever it takes’: Smith pledges 100 new police officers for Edmonton, Calgary: https://mru.ca/449bc (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Doug King, faculty) 

More supports, evidence-based solutions needed to prevent crime: https://mru.ca/7782 (CityNews 660 – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

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Priest, neighbours issue plea for help for struggling international students in Cape Breton: https://mru.ca/021dd (CTV News) 

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Get to know environmental science at Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/a3c1 (Study in Canada) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Immigration is booming in Canada – here’s how to hire a foreign worker: https://mru.ca/5010 (Human Resources Director – Melanie Peacock, faculty) 

Galaxy Ventures to acquire HerdWhistle as QT: https://mru.ca/4ca34 (Stock Watch – Luke Caplette, alumnus) 

Alberta premier to file legal action over ‘misinformation’: https://mru.ca/1c60 (CTV News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Danielle Smith says she will no longer speak on COVID prosecutor controversy: https://mru.ca/4a24 (CityNews – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Alberta premier no longer taking questions about alleged judicial interference due to potential lawsuit: https://mru.ca/80ff (Global News – Duane Bratt, Lori Williams, faculty) 

Rajan Sawhney looks to gain support as she runs in different riding: https://mru.ca/21a7 (Calgary Sun/Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Rajaan Sawhney back in political game: https://mru.ca/57d8 (Global News at 6 – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Rough week for Alberta’s ruling UCP casts shadow ahead of May election: https://mru.ca/6c78 (Reuters – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

How Take Back Alberta is taking over the United Conservative Party: https://mru.ca/0d4a (National Observer – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Also worth noting

Red Deer Polytechnic adding four new programs: https://mru.ca/6d9ad (Red Deer Advocate) 

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Hit TV show The Last of Us moving from Calgary to Vancouver: https://mru.ca/ba88 (CBC News) 

HBO hit series moving to Vancouver: https://mru.ca/b849 (CBC News Vancouver, broadcast) 

Alberta removes advanced driving test from GDL drivers’ program: https://mru.ca/8621 (CityNews) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Why a criminology prof wants addiction clinics within 500m of major transit hubs: https://mru.ca/6096 (CBC Radio  Day 6, website – Kelly Sundberg) 

Sea Bears Sign Dynamic Guard with U SPORTS Roots: https://mru.ca/525b (Our Sports Central – Glen Yang, alumnus) 

Winnipeg Sea Bears Sign Guard Glen Yang: https://mru.ca/8404 (ChrisD.ca – Glen Yaang, alumnus) 

Sea Bears sign guard Glen Yang: https://mru.ca/8ca1 (Global News Winnipeg – Glen Yang, alumnus) 

How do you plan to cast your vote?: https://mru.ca/87c3d CBC Radio, Alberta at noon – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Rajan Sawhney appointed as UCP candidate in Calgary-North West: https://mru.ca/154b (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Two months before election, NDP has momentum in tight race, poll suggests: https://mru.ca/f4a6 (Calgary Herald/Edmonton Journal – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Also worth noting

Opinion: Want young people to stay in Alberta? Invest in post-secondary education: https://mru.ca/1591 (Edmonton Journal) 

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