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Alberta could be in for an early larch season: https://mru.ca/e2ee (CBC News – David Bird, faculty) 

Is Alberta in for early larch season?: https://mru.ca/e95b (CBC Radio News – David Bird, faculty)

Jared Power returns to Grizzlies for first full pro season: https://mru.ca/a3b22 (OurSportsCentral  – Jared Power, alum) 

Refreshed Isles look to grow as junior A tier 2 team: https://mru.ca/3b14 (Cowichan Valley Citizen – Henry Acres, alum) 

Cavalry FC U SPORTS contract update: https://mru.ca/566b (Our Sports Central – Sterling Kerr, student) 

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Report shows Lethbridge rents low, but student groups say it’s still costly: https://mru.ca/97663 (Global News) 

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Mount Royal business faculty member receives Black Achievement Award: https://mru.ca/a2fe (Education News Canada – Jacqueline Musabende, faculty; Chad London, provost) 

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Airdrie volleyball player making her passion into her career: https://mru.ca/d1b8 (Discover Airdrie – Haley Roe, alum) 

Calgary weekend mall shootings ‘shocking,’ but not connected: police: https://mru.ca/9f4f (CityNews – Doug King, Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Mall communication to shoppers, staff questioned in wake of shootings: https://mru.ca/99ee (CityNews 660 radio – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Mall shootings reason for great concern: https://mru.ca/17021 (Global News at 6 – Doug King, faculty) 

Jobs will be wiped out with Alberta’s pause on renewable energy: industry group: https://mru.ca/af38 (Canadian Press, Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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Keyano, University of Alberta partner for Masters in education; more new programs coming: https://mru.ca/d27f (Fort McMurray Today) 

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Calgary’s Dragon Boat Festival grows from 2019 highs: https://mru.ca/7637 (LiveWire Calgary) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

MCC women’s player taking hoops skills to Canada: https://mru.ca/64b60 (McCook Gazette – Itziar Aransay Badia, student) 

Calgary man identified as victim of weekend shooting outside Market Mall: https://mru.ca/5527 (CTV News – Doug King, faculty) 

Two shootings at two malls leave one dead: https://mru.ca/356b (CityNews 600 – Doug King, faculty) 

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Problems with law school test frustrate thousands: https://mru.ca/f21aa (Inside Higher Ed) 

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New MRU program to meet surging demand for data science and AI talent: https://mru.ca/25c3 (Calgary Tech Journal – Jonathan Withey, dean; Ashley Hunchak, student)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

‘Could you pick a busier day?’: Criminologist suggests brazen Market Mall shooting a crime of anger, revenge: https://mru.ca/98e (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Doug King, faculty) 

Poilievre’s Conservative party embracing language of mainstream conspiracy theories: https://mru.ca/286a (Canadian Press, CTV News –  Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Conservative Party embracing conspiratorial language: https://mru.ca/daaf (Canadian Press, CityNews 660 radio – Duane Bratt, faculty)  

Habs Notepad: Reinbacher’s Award, Minor League Signings: https://mru.ca/f779 (The Hockey News – Nolan Yaremko, alum) 

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Lethbridge College introducing new Bachelor of Criminal Justice Program: https://mru.ca/d2eb (Lethbridge News Now) 

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Four-year data science degree at Mount Royal University first in Alberta: https://mru.ca/04e8 (Education News Canada – Jonathan Withey, dean; Brady Killough, faculty; Ashley Hunchak, student)

A major housing crisis looms for the city’s post-secondary students: https://mru.ca/4b92 (Calgary Citizen – Mark Keller, staff)

Record levels of international students straining Canada’s housing supply further: https://mru.ca/20b07 (Vancouver Sun/National Post)

MRU Cougars soccer team to  play UBC in exhibition games: https://mru.ca/1de7 (CKPG Prince George – Cougars men’s soccer)

Calgary Dragon Boat Festival kicks off: https://mru.ca/faf4 (CTV Calgary)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Ottawa planning for net-zero power by 2035: https://mru.ca/ed92 (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Canmore Utility Master Plan should be council approved: governance experts: https://mru.ca/ef56 (Rocky Mountain Outlook – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Stoughton welcomes a new recreation director: https://mru.ca/c6cb (Carlyle Observer – Nathaniel Carrington, alum)

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‘Something doesn’t seem right here’: International students’ revoked college admissions cast spotlight on Ontario’s public-private partnerships: https://mru.ca/14d0 (Toronto Star)

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Calgary housing headache: Students scramble for spots as campuses reach capacity: https://mru.ca/1e85 (CTV News – Mark Keller, staff) 

Hundreds of post-secondary students in Calgary on waitlists for on-campus housing: https://mru.ca/d329 (Global News – Mark Keller, staff) 

Calgary post-secondary students face campus housing squeeze: https://mru.ca/5b48b (CityNews – Mark Keller, staff)

Des étudiants peinent a se loger (Students struggle to find accommodation): https://mru.ca/d08d (CBC Radio Canada, Aug. 8, 5:24)  – Mark Keller, staff

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David Finch on the cost of sporting events: https://mru.ca/a01f (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener – David Finch, faculty) 

Mountie dilemma: Could contract policing by the RCMP be on the way out in B.C.?: https://mru.ca/01654 (Victoria Times Colonist – Doug King, faculty) 

Carbon tax ineffective in curbing fuel emissions: majority of Canadians: https://mru.ca/5f92 (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Energy grid target: https://mru.ca/ad28 (CBC News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

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To advance Canada’s economy, universities must stop valuing specialization over range: https://mru.ca/b18c (Globe and Mail) 

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Mount Royal begins campaign to repeat as National Champions: https://mru.ca/55851 (The Hockey News – MRU Cougars women’s hockey) 

Students face residence waitlists, few options for housing in Calgary: https://mru.ca/99f0 (Academica)

Post-secondary students face campus housing squeeze in Calgary: https://mru.ca/1e779 (CityNews website – Mark Keller, staff)

Student housing crisis continues: https://mru.ca/ab51 (660 News radio – Mark Keller, staff)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Out of the box, into Barbie’s world: new exhibit hits Telus Spark: https://mru.ca/51f9 (Global News – Corinne Mason, faculty) 

Therapeutic riding non-profit of 25 years looking for community support: https://mru.ca/dd2f (Okotoks Online – student practicums) 

Lost homes, ecosystems destroyed, wildfire deaths: The 2023 fire season is one like we’ve never seen: https://mru.ca/fc7e (Calgary Journal – Felix Nwaishi, faculty) 

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Continuing education at First Nations University of Canada focuses in on reconciliation: https://mru.ca/52e31 (University Affairs) 

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Hundreds of post-secondary students in Calgary hunting for housing as campus residences full: https://mru.ca/24b0 (CBC News – Mark Keller, staff) 

Student housing at capacity at Calgary’s post-secondaries: ​https://mru.ca/b22e (CBC Radio News) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Team Canada’s Ross shines at catching and goaltending: https://mru.ca/703e4 (TBNewsWatch – Kaitlyn Ross, student) 

No. 3 Canada looking to win its way into World Cup: https://mru.ca/92ea (TBNewsWatch – Kaitlyn Ross, student) 

TELUS Spark Science Centre embraces Barbie fever with new exhibit: https://mru.ca/74b4 (CTV News – Corinne Mason,  faculty)

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau’s section removed from Liberal party website: https://mru.ca/2e4ab (Globe and Mail – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

What will Trudeaus’ separation mean for Canadian politics: https://mru.ca/6af3 (630 CHED – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Highlanders set to meet Whitecaps Academy in League1 BC final at B.C. Place Stadium: https://mru.ca/db91 (Victoria Times Colonist – David Schaefer, student) 

Justin Trudeau keeps low profile after announcing legal separation from Sophie Grégoire Trudeau: https://mru.ca/d5f7e (Globe and Mail  – Lori Williams, faculty)

Physical health in circus: https://mru.ca/774a (Circus Talk – Yasmine Mucher, alum) 

Kamloops Blazers hire Rebecca Kuresh as Athletic Therapist: https://mru.ca/61f1 (Our Sports Central – Rebecca Kuresh, student) 

Airdrie volleyball player signs pro contract with Swiss team: https://mru.ca/0436 (MountainView Today – Haley Roe, alum) 

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‘Adult field trip’: Program teaches young people about reconciliation, climate change: https://mru.ca/98a26 (The Canadian Press) 

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AWS Launches $100,000 Community Fund to Support Local Projects in Calgary and Surrounding Communities: https://mru.ca/d4bf0 (Amazon press release)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Justin Trudeau Contends With a Summer of Discontent: https://mru.ca/b89f (Wall Street Journal – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Banff, Canmore, Jasper to form Yellowhead federal riding: https://mru.ca/7e8f (St Albert Gazette/Rocky Mountain Outlook – Lori Williams, faculty)

How does the Prime Minister’s separation affect his job? https://mru.ca/df4f (Newstalk Tonight across Canada – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Calgary coffee roaster’s conservation efforts sparked by experience fighting wildfires: https://mru.ca/36f5 (Global Calgary – Michael Wenzlawe, alum)

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Canadian university ranks better than every school except Harvard: https://mru.ca/9ba5 (Daily Hive)

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MRU announces bachelor’s degree in data science: https://mru.ca/f522 (Academica)

Syracuse University Students Participate in High-Altitude Health Study at the Top of the World: https://mru.ca/1a7a (Syracuse University News)

Calgary Citizen Newsletter Thursday August 3: https://mru.ca/cb83 (Calgary Citizen – new data science degree)

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How does the Prime Minister’s separation affect his political career: https://mru.ca/6b423 (CBC Radio One Canada wide – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Reaction following PM’s separation announcement:  https://mru.ca/9036 (CBC Calgary The Eyeopener – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta no longer looking at provincial police force: https://mru.ca/22a0 (CBC Radio One Edmonton – Doug King, faculty)

What does the PM’s separation mean for his political career? https://mru.ca/2ed4 (580 CFRA Ottawa – Lori Williams, faculty)

Trudeaus’ split a reminder of public life’s challenges: https://mru.ca/fb72 (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

How will Justin Trudeau’s separation from his wife Sophie affect his election odds?:  https://mru.ca/b9cf (Daily Mail UK – Lori Williams, faculty)

Divorce while in public office: https://mru.ca/7370 (CBC Radio One – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Divorce while in public office: https://mru.ca/2e3f (CBC The Early Edition Vancouver – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Lost homes, ecosystems destroyed, wildfire deaths: The 2023 fire season is one like we’ve never seen: https://mru.ca/50b7 (Calgary Journal – Feliz Nwaishi, faculty)

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VIU falling short with cybersecurity measures, says B.C. auditor general: https://mru.ca/5ad7 (Saanich News)

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