MRU in the media

Korean community celebrates Asian Heritage Month with performances: https://mru.ca/5440 (CBC Radio News – Bella Concert Hall) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Why Calgary voters could buck expectations in the Alberta election: https://mru.ca/7087 (Toronto Star – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Death threats, racist messages to Calgary Liberal MP and family reported to police: https://mru.ca/edcd (Calgary Herald/Edmonton Journal – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Alberta must invest oil windfall for future generations, not use it to buy votes: https://mru.ca/6f46 (Globe and Mail – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

‘We Looked into the Eyes of the Beast’: Fire survivors tell their stories: https://mru.ca/0c882 (The Tyee – MRU Journalism students) 

‘We Know that No Matter What We Have Each Other’: Fire survivors tell their stories:  https://mru.ca/fc05 (The Tyee – MRU Journalism students) 

Alberta election heating up: https://mru.ca/4354 (590 VOCM – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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Most international students at Laurentian University to pay 5% more in tuition fees: https://mru.ca/30bee (CBC News) 

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A new spark in wildfire investigation: https://mru.ca/cb73 (Canadian Geographic – Gwen O’Sullivan, faculty; Court Sandau, adjunct faculty; MRU Environmental Forensics and Arson Lab) 

Growth Catalyst: new program comes to central Alberta to help drive economy: https://mru.ca/7d5b (Red Deer News Now – Peter Fenwick, Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

How Santino Mark DiMarzo helps businesses meet their long-term goals: https://mru.ca/b955 (Business Matters Magazine – Santino Mark DiMarzo, alum) 

At halfway mark, trust in leaders emerges as key Alberta election question: https://mru.ca/cd0f (Calgary Herald/Calgary Suh – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Calgary students warn of private career college misinformation, sales tactics: https://mru.ca/93d9 (Global News – Jacklyn North Peigan – alum) 

Calgary Liberal MP airs voicemails with death threats, racist and homophobic slurs against him and family: https://mru.ca/fd8af (CTV News – Keith Brownsey, faculty) 

Take Back Alberta pushes out one premier, aims to make its voice heard in election: https://mru.ca/1943 (Canadian Press, CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Voter intimidation heats up as UCP, NDP election signs vandalized across Alberta: https://mru.ca/8cfec (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Leaders debate could move undecided voters: https://mru.ca/9959 (iNews 880, QR News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Political analyst Lori Williams on Alberta election halfway point: https://mru.ca/c5c2 (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

NDP pull ahead of UCP in Alberta election campaign: poll: https://mru.ca/f4e4 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Voter intimidation heats up as UCP, NDP election signs vandalized across Alberta: https://mru.ca/e3de (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

NDP’s Notley seen as better able to respond in a disaster than UCP’s Smith: Vote Compass: https://mru.ca/f2353 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Vote Compass data suggests Albertans would prefer NDP in charge of wildfire battle: https://mru.ca/4659 (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

PUNDITS: How United is the United Conservative Party: https://mru.ca/929c (Western Standard – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Discussing Alberta election campaign: https://mru.ca/8b27 (CJME, QR News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

New poll numbers surprising: https://mru.ca/532f (iNews 880 – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Cocaine seizures at Canada’s borders spike as pandemic wanes: https://mru.ca/b18a (CTV News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Cocaine seizures up at border crossings: https://mru.ca/9e08 (CTV News Channel – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

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$84M for UVic-led program looks to accelerate local energy transitions: https://mru.ca/27929 (Hope Standard) 

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Alberta Prime Time Politics Panel: https://mru.ca/7cce (CTV 2 – Archie McLean, faculty) 

Alberta NDP have more than $1B in platform promises aimed solely at Calgary: https://mru.ca/f5f6 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

‘I was terrified’: Calgary teen shot multiple times with pellet gun outside his high school: https://mru.ca/336c (CTV News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Electorate polarized between two main parties: https://mru.ca/cc893 (QR News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Getting out the vote will be crucial for UCP and NDP: https://mru.ca/909b (iNews 880 – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Why even her Hitler reference hasn’t sunk Danielle Smith: https://mru.ca/0024 (Toronto Star  – Keith Brownsey, faculty) 

Alberta election fact check: Can a UCP government track serious offenders out on bail?: https://mru.ca/2466 (Global News – Doug King, faculty) 

Wildfire response presents political opportunities and risk for both UCP’s Smith and NDP’s Notley: https://mru.ca/85a91 (Calgary Herald/Edmonton Journal  – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Problems emerging for Danielle Smith over comments on health care: https://mru.ca/099b (CBC News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Picnic at the Piano with Steve Fletcher: https://mru.ca/41f1 (Okotoks Online – Steve Fletcher, alum) 

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Why was modern China history course cancelled? Trinity Western University won’t say: https://mru.ca/77bdf (Vancouver Sun) 

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Mount Royal hockey star Tatum Amy named conference’s top athlete: https://mru.ca/a9ce (Calgary Sun/Calgary Herald – Tatum Amy, student)  

MRU Cougar Amy Tatum Canada West Athlete of the Year: https://mru.ca/7cdf (CityNews 660 – Amy Tatum, student) 

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We hear a business take on the garden centre, as an example of the gig economy: https://mru.ca/561f2 (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener – David Finch, faculty) 

Calgary sees record annual population growth, expects decrease in job growth rate: report: https://mru.ca/4e82 (CBC News – Anupam Das, faculty)

Political experts forecast close election in Banff-Kananaskis: https://mru.ca/107a (Rocky Mountain Outlook – Lori Williams, Keith Brownsey, faulty) 

‘Ignorant to the division of power’: Experts question UCP ankle bracelet pledge: https://mru.ca/e3c8 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun/Edmonton Journal – Doug King, faculty) 

Alberta wildfires test Premier Smith’s crisis management skills ahead of election: https://mru.ca/2cbe (Reuters – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

NewsTalk Tonight: https://mru.ca/44a2 (iHeart Radio – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Music at St. Paul’s Presents “The Sounds of Heaven” Music for Organ, Harp and Violin: https://mru.ca/d61e (The Boca Raton Tribune – Valentin Mansurov, alum) 

Are knives already out for Danielle Smith inside her party?: https://mru.ca/a1aa (Toronto Star – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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U of A economic impact on Alberta: https://mru.ca/b53b (Global News)  

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Vote Compass update: https://mru.ca/da7a (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener – Brooks DeCillia, faculty) 

RE: The Buhari Years: An Era of Gross Economic Fiasco By Ademola Adesola: https://mru.ca/a87d (Punch, letters  – Ademola Adesola, faculty) 

Fitting In Is Crucial Both When Leaving For Overseas Assignments And Returning: https://mru.ca/709a (Forbes – Adam Cave, Michael Roberts, faculty) 

Former Alberta Liberal Party leader endorses NDP, spurs two-party debate: https://mru.ca/3644 (CityNews – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Poll shows limited support for provincial arena funding in rest of Alberta: https://mru.ca/68651 (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Notley say it’s appropriate to keep campaigning amid wildfires: https://mru.ca/834f (True North – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Are knives already out for Danielle Smith inside her party?: https://mru.ca/a1aa (Toronto Star – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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Jobs and services at risk as U of Regina makes cuts to address budgetary shortfall: https://mru.ca/f9fb (CTV News) 

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MRU science communicator receives 3M National Teaching Fellowship: https://mru.ca/5fba (Education News Canada – Sarah Hewitt, faculty; Tim Rahilly, president; Jonathan Withey, dean) 

Faculty, students and alum in the media

Alberta to receive $53 million from feds for anti-gun and gang work: https://mru.ca/c878 (CTV News – Doug King, faculty) 

Rightward slant of UCP candidate slate risks upsetting moderate Alberta voters: https://mru.ca/4d60 (Reuters – Lori Williams, faculty) 

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King’s University College, Canada announces special financial assistance for Indian students: https://mru.ca/e3b3 (The Indian Express) 

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Mount Royal University recognizes Red Dress Day with a campus-wide exhibit: https://mru.ca/437a (LiveWire Calgary – John Fischer, interim AVP)

Red dresses honour memory of murdered and missing Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people: https://mru.ca/aaa9 (CTV News)

Mount Royal University marks Red Dress Day: https://mru.ca/0a74 

(CBC Radio-Canada – John Fischer, interim AVP) 

Red Dresses hang at MRU on national day to remember lives lost https://mru.ca/9b25 (Global News at 6) 

Canada’s Top Wealth Advisors 2023: Christina (Tina) Chow: https://mru.ca/ec55 (Globe and Mail – Harry G. Schaefer Mentorship Program)

Postsecondary institutions commemorate Red Dress Day: https://mru.ca/56a6d (Academica Top Ten) 

Faculty, students and alum in the media

Opinion: Childhood literacy helps create happier endings to every Canadian’s story: https://mru.ca/1a03 (Calgary Herald – Steacy Pinney, changemaker in residence) 

ANALYSIS: How Alberta’s NDP and UCP Have Undergone Shifts Ahead of Election: https://mru.ca/0f6c (The Epoch Times – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Parties see record requests for lawn signs during Alberta election: https://mru.ca/fecb (Globe and Mail – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Jordan Peterson to speak in Red Deer: https://mru.ca/dd4a (Red Deer Advocate – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Sherwood Park riding profile: UCP  incumbent vs. NDP champion: https://mru.ca/26cf (Calgary Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Recapping early days of campaign: https://mru.ca/2479 (CBC News at 6 – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Who sang ‘Up and Down and Round and Round’ from TikTok? Viral trend explainedL: https://mru.ca/8ce9 (SK Pop – Michael Hawley, faculty) 

Alberta election: UCP promise jobs plan, NDP appeals to conservatives: https://mru.ca/ff22 (CityNews – Lori Williams, faculty) 

The (non-)evolution of the Notley NDP: https://mru.ca/7fdd (Western Standard – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Calgarians split on arena deal, Edmontonians hate it, rest of Alberta mostly opposed: Vote Compass: https://mru.ca/2fbf1 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Also worth noting

King’s University College, Canada announces special financial assistance for Indian students: https://mru.ca/e3b3 (The Indian Express) 

Dr. Gina Grandy appointed dean, Haskayne School of Business: https://mru.ca/e948 (CBC News) 

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‘We deal with this on a weekly basis’: Groups in Calgary gather in grief, hope for Red Dress Day: https://mru.ca/fff3 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun  – Emilie Ferguson, student; nursing students; Iniskim Centre)

Faculty, students and alum in the media

UCP Leader Danielle Smith looking to keep her seat in Brooks-Medicine Hat: https://mru.ca/adf7 (Calgary Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

The immigration journey as experienced by women: Trial, triumph and community: https://mru.ca/8ea8 (Canadian Press, Yahoo News) 

Will a UN resolution to commemorate the expulsion of Palestinians from their lands change the narrative? — Listen: https://mru.ca/66d70 (The Conversation podcast – Mark Ayyash, faculty) 

Setting up early days of provincial campaign: https://mru.ca/5c33 (CBC Radio – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Take Back Alberta movement raising concerns about political influence: https://mru.ca/f6c3 (Penticton Herald/Lethbridge Herald – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Alberta election results can be predicted using campaign signs: political scientist: https://mru.ca/66d1 (CityNews – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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Manitoba drops plans to tie post-secondary education funding to performance: https://mru.ca/8c66 (CBC News) 

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MRU, RDP, Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce partner on central AB business accelerator: https://mru.ca/85a2a (Academica – Simon Raby, faculty) 

Faculty, students and alum in the media

David Finch on summer jobs: https://mru.ca/8603 (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener – David Finch, faculty) 

Calgary Citizen Newsletter Thursday May 4: Summer reporter: https://mru.ca/2b55 (Calgary Citizen – Julie Patton, student) 

COLUMN: Hello from the other new reporter!: https://mru.ca/62cb (Airdrie Today – Marco Palomino, student) 

Election 2023: Five ridings to watch in Calgary and southern Alberta: https://mru.ca/4eb7 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Alberta election: Want a good sign for how a riding will vote? Look to the lawns: https://mru.ca/a267 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Hospitals and health care on the minds of voters in Red Deer-South: https://mru.ca/5e6c (Calgary Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Crime, hail storms and vaccines on the minds of voters in Calgary-Falconridge: https://mru.ca/227b (Calgary Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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$83M will help University of Victoria design community-based climate solutions: https://mru.ca/d715 (CBC News) 

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Introducing the 2023 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award Winners: https://mru.ca/7112 (Maclean’s Magazine – Sarah Hewitt, faculty) 

RDP, Red Deer Chamber partner with Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/ae25 (Red Deer Advocate – Peter Fenwick, Growth Catalyst, Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship) 

Faculty, students and alum in the media

Canada and U.S. sign deal to tackle gun smuggling: https://mru.ca/742a (CBC News Channel – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Writ drops for Alberta provincial election on May 29: https://mru.ca/2c5e (CityNews – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Parties differentiate themselves on Day 1 of campaign: https://mru.ca/d8b2 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Alberta election: Why Calgary is a key battleground between UCP and NDP: https://mru.ca/d105 (Canadian Press, Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Vibrant Edmonton-Strathcona hoping for better times ahead: https://mru.ca/274e (Calgary Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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Canadian academics, graduate students walk out, demanding increased federal funding for researchers: https://mru.ca/6c54 (CBC News) 

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