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MRU’s reading week: https://mru.ca/790c (The Reflector – Tala Abu Hayyaneh, SAMRU, student) 

A night full of MRU Alumni stars: https://mru.ca/2ae6 (The Reflector – Outstanding Alumni Awards) 

MRU men’s soccer team seizes golden opportunity in Canada West final: https://mru.ca/f106f (The Reflector – MRU men’s soccer) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Our business columnist David Finch sets up YYC Innovation Week: https://mru.ca/a6d3d (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener – David Finch, faculty) 

In the wake of a recent spate of gun violence, we hear more on how gangs are morphing and changing in Calgary: https://mru.ca/5420 (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener – Harpreet Aulakh, faculty) 

Varcoe: ‘Indisputable’: Head of CPP Investments tells Calgary audience that national pension is safe, secure: https://mru.ca/bec73 (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Manning panel gives 90 recommendations on Alberta’s COVID-19 pandemic response: https://mru.ca/5595 (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Destroying Gaza ors Hamas? Experts assess raging Israel-Palestine conflict: https://mru.ca/38a8 (Turkey News Gazette – Mark Ayyash, faculty)

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Ontario expert panel urges end to post-secondary tuition freeze: https://mru.ca/9217 (Global News) 

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University of Houston Wudu station SGA resolution hits roadblock with Facilities/Construction Management: https://mru.ca/0560 (University of Houston, The Cougar) 

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Family of teen killed in 1976 ‘shocked’ by recent murder charge laid against Alta. man: https://mru.ca/ed0bc (CTV News – Gabrielle Weasel Head, faculty) 

Shootings in Calgary concerning, reflective of national crime trends: police:  ​​https://mru.ca/aba3 (Global News – Doug King, faculty) 

Rash of shootings cause for concern:  https://mru.ca/1ecc9  (News 770, Global  News – Doug King, faculty) 

Five premiers ask for meeting with PM over carbon tax: https://mru.ca/f1552 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

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Dalhousie task force recommends verification process for Indigenous staff, students: https://mru.ca/ce147 (CBC News) 

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Cougars fall to UBC in bronze medal game at nationals: https://mru.ca/9caa (Global News at 6 – MRU Cougars men’s soccer) 

MRU Cougars shut down by host Capers at men’s soccer nationals: https://mru.ca/4aee (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – MRU Cougars men’s soccer) 

MRU Cougars defeat York in U SPORTS men’s soccer quarterfinal: https://mru.ca/53c1 (Calgary Sun – Cougars men’s soccer) 

MRU Men’s Soccer advance to national championship semifinals: https://mru.ca/dcc1 (BVM Sports – MRU Cougars men’s soccer) 

Pandas come back to defeat MRU Cougars in overtime: https://mru.ca/3eb31 (BVM Sports – MRU Cougars women’s basketball)

Cougars fall to Pandas in home opener: https://mru.ca/05e1 (BVM Sportss – MRU Cougars women’s basketball) 

MBB: Nelson, Watts lead Cougars to victory over Golden Bears: https://mru.ca/0fb8 BVM Sports – MRU Cougars men’s basketball) 

Mount Royal University women’s hockey team secures thrilling home victory against University of Alberta Pandas: https://mru.ca/df61 (BVM Sports – MRU Cougars women’s hockey) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

One man shot dead in northeast Calgary amid spate of recent gun violence bearing hallmarks of organized crime, police say: https://mru.ca/50b0 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Doug King, faculty) 

Why do people hate Israel?: https://mru.ca/5230 (Globe and Mail – Roberta Lexier, faculty) 

Alberta Prime Time Politics Panel: https://mru.ca/fad7 (CTV 2 – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Questions raised after arrest of Calgary protester on hate-motivated disturbance charge: https://mru.ca/9505 (CBC News – Doug King, faculty) 

Calgarians continue calls for Palestinian freedom despite organizer’s arrest: https://mru.ca/c471 (The Maple – Mark Ayyash, faculty) 

Hundreds Gather in Calgary for Rallies Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict: https://mru.ca/68e0 (anyuakmedia.com) 

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A food bank in Ontario is turning away international students looking for free food: https://mru.ca/a001 (National Post) 

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Alberta post-secondary students pay more tuition than national average: report: https://mru.ca/7dd1 (CTV News) 

University costs rising: https://mru.ca/ce11 (CTV Lethbridge News at 6 )

MRU Cougars head into nationals with confidence: https://mru.ca/9e79 (CBC News at 6 – MRU Cougars men’s soccer) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Man from Sundre, Alta., charged in homicide of teen Pauline Brazeau 47 years ago: https://mru.ca/dee14 (CTV News – Doug King, faculty)  

Charges following Calgary weekend rally rare according to criminal expert: https://mru.ca/2d1 (Global News – Doug King, faculty)

Türkiye’s institutions empower the Turkish people’s boycott against pro-Israeli firms: https://mru.ca/7044 (Turkish Radio and Television: World – Mark Ayyash, faculty) 

Alberta must drop charges against Calgary protest organizer: https://mru.ca/a46a (Muslim Link – Mark Ayyash, faculty) 

Convention leaves UCP further to the right, premier feeling pressure: https://mru.ca/f479 (News 770 – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Danielle Smith’s government lied about reason for Alberta renewables pause, documents show: https://mru.ca/fad4 (The Narwhal – Lori Williams, faculty)

Chestermere vows to fight province over minister’s intention to fire city officials: https://mru.ca/4730 (Global News, Duane Bratt, faculty) Resending to fix link.

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University of Calgary’s Mathison Hall opens AI-run store: https://mru.ca/4417 (CityNews) 

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Dream season continues for MRU Cougars: https://mru.ca/a60b (Global News at 6 – MRU Cougars men’s soccer; Aidan Dumoulin, student; Ryan Gyaki, staff) 

MRU Basketball 2023-24 Season Preview: https://mru.ca/aaaf (BVM Sports)

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Will capping Canada’s immigration targets help the settlement and integration sector cope with demand?: https://mru.ca/21c3f (New Canadian Media – Leah Hamilton, faculty)

Support for Alberta Pension Plan rises, but concept still unpopular: poll: https://mru.ca/9228 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Lori Williams, faculty)

Chestermere vows to fight province over minister’s intention to fire city officials: https://mru.ca/dbd4 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Premier Danielle Smith to join controversial right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson on Calgary stage: https://mru.ca/9953 (CityNews website – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Alberta premier to join former Fox host Tucker Carlson on Calgary stage: https://mru.ca/2b0c (CityNews at 6 – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Poe’s Law in real life: Why it might be hard to tell when the Alberta government is serious about policy: https://mru.ca/02f8 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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USask’s College of Dentistry earns spot in prestigious global rankings:  https://mru.ca/346b (USask News) 

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New research creates roadmap for aging well in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community: https://mru.ca/1e6e (Education News Canada – Celeste Pang, Corinne Mason, Gio Dolcecore, faculty) 

MRU Basketball 2023-24 Season Preview: https://mru.ca/aaaf (BVM Sports)

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‘Only a last resort’: Inclusion Alberta calls on parents to help close seclusion rooms: https://mru.ca/9da0 (CTV News – Michelle Briegel, faculty) 

Alberta government planning to fire Chestermere council, administrators after months of defiance: https://mru.ca/d054b (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Lori Williams, Ritesh Narayan, faculty) 

Chestermere claims progress on directives amid ongoing legal battle: https://mru.ca/6344 (Chestermere Anchor – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Man arrested for causing disturbance with ‘antisemitic phrase’ following Middle East protest: https://mru.ca/8d3b (Global News – Mark Ayyash, faculty) 

Calgary police charge pro-Hamas protest organizer with causing disturbance: https://mru.ca/c5df (Western Standard – Mark Ayyash, faculty) 

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University of Alberta scholar receives top honour from Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: https://mru.ca/70f3 (Edmonton Journal) 

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MRU Basketball 2023-24 Season Preview: https://mru.ca/aaaf (BVM Sports)

What you missed: Mount Royal University’s 2023 Sustainability Forum: https://mru.ca/6f35 (The Reflector – Meg Wilcox, faculty; Dion Simon, staff) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Get on Board: Ag groups need a wider variety of leaders: https://mru.ca/a8cf (Grains West – Rachael Pettigrew, faculty) 

ASIRT, Alberta’s police watchdog agency, back from the brink and reducing once-daunting case backlog: https://mru.ca/4722f (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Doug King, faculty) 

Alberta birds to be renamed as ornithological society makes ‘extraordinary’ decision: https://mru.ca/54a2 (CBC News – Fisher Stephenson, student)

‘Making life less affordable’: Smith among premiers pushing for halt of carbon tax: https://mru.ca/72a7 (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Premiers meeting in Halifax: https://mru.ca/359b (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

What Is The Canadian Military Up To In Israel?: https://mru.ca/ce3a (The Maple – Mark Ayyash, faculty) 

Water Wars: The Other Circular Economy: https://mru.ca/8e6a (GX Stocks – Joe Anderson, faculty) 

Also worth noting

UVic clamps down on Halloween partying, 50 off-campus carloads turned away, ‘lot of alcohol poured out’: https://mru.ca/27c6 (Victoria Times Colonist) \

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What College and University Presidents Should Know About CACUSS: https://mru.ca/f497 (CACUSS – Tim Rahilly, president)

MRU Cougars knock off powerhouse UBC for first Canada West men’s soccer crown: https://mru.ca/0acf (Calgary Sun/Calgary Herald – MRU Cougars men’s soccer; Ryan Gyaki, staff) 

MRU Cougars men win Canada West with 1-0 shutout over UBC Thunderbirds: https://mru.ca/23100 (CTV News – MRU Cougars men’s soccer; Ryan Gyaki, staff) 

MRU wins Canada West title over UBC: https://mru.ca/6d63 (CTV News at 6 – MRU Cougars men’s soccer) 

Mount Royal University men’s hockey team falls to UBC Thunderbirds in a 7-4 loss on home ice: https://mru.ca/2de7 (BMV Sports – MRU Cougars men’s hockey) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Chaz Smith | Top 40 Under 40 2023: https://mru.ca/76f61 (Avenue Magazine – Chaz Smith, alum) 

Take Back Alberta priorities may overtake premier’s: https://mru.ca/ea2d (660 News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Freeland steps up to support CPP: https://mru.ca/03bc (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Parental rights, AHS and pension promises underline annual UCP gathering: https://mru.ca/bc6c (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Concerns over Alberta’s plan to pull out of CPP: https://mru.ca/4779 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta plan to leave CPP; Carbon-tax carveout:  https://mru.ca/05947  (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

UCP set for annual general meeting: https://mru.ca/c2c3 (660 News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Danielle Smith promises to protect parents’ rights during speech to UCP convention: https://mru.ca/6fc2e (The Canadian Press, CityNews – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta premier’s speech to party could get ‘lost in the noise’: political scientist: https://mru.ca/42c6 (The Canadian Press, Lacombe Express – Lori Williams, faculty) 

UCP convention includes far-right resolutions: https://mru.ca/e327 (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Also worth noting

Concordia says out-of-province tuition hikes could cost university $62M: https://mru.ca/8276 (Monteal Gazette) 

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Warum Geld dich nicht vom Ausland abhalten sollte! (Why money shouldn’t stop you from traveling abroad): https://mru.ca/6f7f (Studieren Weltweit) 

NWP program to train international nurses to work in the province: https://mru.ca/5528 (The Hamilton Spectator – MRU nursing)

White: Currie Barracks transforms from military base to urban village: https://mru.ca/2a48 (Calgary Herald)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Steven Ross | Top 40 Under 40 2023: https://mru.ca/0d3d (Avenue Calgary – Steven Ross, alum)

Kathryn Pearce | Top 40 Under 40 2023: https://mru.ca/653a (Avenue Calgary – Kathryn Pearce, alum)

Media literacy more important than ever in times of conflict: https://mru.ca/0aa9 (660 News radio – Archie McLean, faculty) 

Media experts warn of misinformation in wake of Israel-Hamas war: https://mru.ca/260f (City News website – Archie McLean, faculty)

What’s next for the federal carbon tax?: https://mru.ca/30fb (Alberta at Noon Nov. 01 – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Calgary play wins prestigious award: https://mru.ca/a428 (CBC Radio One – Natalie Meisner, faculty)

Rebels athletic therapist Terence Robertson hits 1,000 WHL games: https://mru.ca/f009 (Red Deer Advocate – Terence Robertson, alum)

Some of Alberta’s ski hills to open this weekend for keeners looking to hit the slopes: https://mru.ca/9736 (CBC Calgary – David Finch, faculty)

Danielle Smith’s pension pantomime: https://mru.ca/eb498 (Politico – Duane Bratt, faculty)

More than 3,500 delegates expected at UCP AGM as party debates controversial resolutions:  https://mru.ca/76eef (CBC Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta Primetime politics panel Nov 2: https://mru.ca/3a4f (CTV2 – Archie McLean, faculty)

Also worth noting

UCalgary student food bank experiencing demand ‘never seen before’: https://mru.ca/c733 (City News)

UCalgary pilots substance-free housing for students: https://mru.ca/82a9 (UCalgary)

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2024 Economic Outlook: Calgary set to navigate economic headwinds: https://mru.ca/c820 (Calgary Economic Development) 

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology pauses intake for Broadcast News program: https://mru.ca/cfd59 (Global News – MRU Journalism) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Our business columnist David Finch hits the slopes to talk about peaks and valleys of the ski resort business: https://mru.ca/52e1 (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener – David Finch, faculty) 

Tourmaline delivers strong free cash flow in the third quarter; Board ppdate: https://mru.ca/e262 (Canada News Wire – Chris Lee, Board of Governors) 

Kelly Kustom Homes: Constructing homes to suit every taste: https://mru.ca/b6641 (Business Views Magazine – Alex Carter, alum) 

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Calgary’s economy expected to fare better than rest of Canada, with some headwinds: https://mru.ca/fabb (GlobalNews) 

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