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MRU prof victim ‘very disappointed’ after Supreme Court upholds extreme intoxication defence: https://mru.ca/83c9 (CTV News – Janet Hamnett, faculty; Matthew Brown, alumnus) 

Supreme Court says MRU student’s magic mushroom assault defence was valid: https://mru.ca/681a (Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun) 

Supreme Court blames magic mushrooms for Calgary man’s naked attack on professor: https://mru.ca/9fd5 (Narcity) 

Supreme Court ruling restores acquittal of Calgary man charged for attacking woman while high: https://mru.ca/7e0f (Western Standard/Alberta Report) 

Supreme Court of Canada ruling will restore a former Mount Royal University student’s acquittal: https://mru.ca/9a79 (Global News at 6) 

Supreme Court ruling means acquittal in magic mushroom assault case: https://mru.ca/62ea (CTV News at 6) 

Extreme intoxication defence used to justify violence against women: law professor: https://mru.ca/615e (News 770, CHQR) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

As Premier Kenney’s leadership goes to a vote, Buffalo Party of Alberta emerges: https://mru.ca/dec4 (CBC  News – Duane Bratt, Lori Williams,  faculty)

New provincial political party says it represents ‘overlooked’ Albertans: https://mru.ca/491a (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Hyped up! Behind our obsession with the latest greatest: https://mru.ca/679f (Calgary Journal – Maria Mikova, student) 

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Almost 5,000 new seats in ‘high demand’ Edmonton post-secondary programs funded: https://mru.ca/74ca (CTV News)

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Supreme court restores Calgary man’s acquittal for attacking woman while high on magic mushrooms: https://mru.ca/2d53 (CBC News – Janet Hamnett, faculty; Matthew Brown, alumnus)

Supreme Court to rule on case of magic mushroom-fuelled attack:https://mru.ca/a0a40 (CBC Radio News)

Potential Olympians show their skills at RBC Training Ground stop at MRU: https://mru.ca/a463 (CTV News) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Investigation into fossil heist leads to $20K fine from Parks Canada: https://mru.ca/ff3f (CTV News – Paul Johnston, faculty) 

Move to drop voting age likely to fail: https://mru.ca/d969 (630 CHED – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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U of Manitoba powwow, held in person for 1st time since 2019, honours 415 Indigenous graduates: https://mru.ca/25e4 (CBC News)

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Community Making and Black Flourishing through the Scarborough Charter: https://mru.ca/768f (UBC News – Moussa Magassa, AVP)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

New Frontier: Calgary’s Bruce Horak becomes first legally blind actor to star in a Star Trek series with Strange New Worlds: https://mru.ca/d20e (Calgary Herald – Bruce Horak, alumnus) 

New Key of A radio host is championing Alberta music: https://mru.ca/ab0e (Calgary Journal – Tarik Robinson, alumnus)

Canadian university students to tour large-scale gas plant: https://mru.ca/c9dc (Global News Wirem, Financial Post – Katherine Boggs, faculty) 

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Provincial funding expected to double number of graduates from U of C veterinary program: https://mru.ca/4856 (Calgary Herald) 

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Great Plains College unveils new CEO: https://mru.ca/da70 (Swift Current Online – Brad Mahon, Dean) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Commonwealth Sport Canada’s SportWORKS program returns to Botswana: https://mru.ca/e3b0 (sportanddev.org – Eric Gratton, student; David Legg, faculty)

Jason Kenney rivals allege cheating in leadership review, ask Elections Alberta to investigate: https://mru.ca/dc2cb (CityNews, 660 News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta Court of Appeal says federal environmental impact law violates Constitution: https://mru.ca/c480 (News 770, CHQR – Lori Williams, faculty)

AB Court: Federal law unconstitutional: https://mru.ca/cf5b (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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U of L faculty group pass vote of non-confidence in management: https://mru.ca/21a2 (Lethbridge Herald) 

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South African lawyer to receive Calgary Peace Prize, International day for the argan tree and series of talks on land occupations: https://mru.ca/8ced (Daily Maverick, South Africa – Calgary Peace Prize) 

When disagreement becomes trauma: https://mru.ca/0b95 (Quillette) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Calgary businesses see ‘paw-tential’ in allowing pets at work: https://mru.ca/ab22 (CTV News – Christian Cook, faculty) 

Elections Alberta asked to investigate bulk UCP membership purchases: https://mru.ca/8677 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

By gutting its own public universities, Alberta Is showing Canada how to destroy education: https://mru.ca/ff0a (Jacobin – Marc Schroeder, faculty) 

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Varcoe: Post-secondary schools could hold key to downtown turnaround, new provincial report says: https://mru.ca/f635d (Calgary Herald) 

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Brooks: Calgary Influential Women in Business lauded: https://mru.ca/6e5e (Calgary Herald – Dawn Farrell, Chancellor) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

In farming, a constant drive for technology: https://mru.ca/be58 (Undark – Joe Anderson, faculty)

Elections Alberta investigating allegation of bulk UCP membership purchases: https://mru.ca/2530b (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Allegation could ifluence trust in results of UCP vote: https://mru.ca/79cf (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty 

Ontario election campaign: https://mru.ca/b375 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

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50 years after arriving in Canada, this Toronto family is sending 50 other refugees to university: https://mru.ca/7841 (CBC News)

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You Didn’t Get Into Your Dream Program… Now What?: https://mru.ca/9725 (Study in Canada)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

A filmmaker from Siksika Nation is finding success making movies in Alberta: https://mru.ca/a258 (CBC – Trevor Solway, alumnus)

Hyped up! Behind our obsession with the latest greatest: https://mru.ca/679f (Calgary Journal – Maria Mikova, student) 

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How new names, refreshed studies of history are inspiring change at Canada’s universities: https://mru.ca/781b (CBC News)

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Rogers plans to build a centre of excellence following Shaw merger: https://mru.ca/468c (itbusiness.ca)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

As CBE explores renaming Sir John A. Macdonald School, historian details former PM’s ‘ruthless’ history: https://mru.ca/5cd0 (CBC News – Carmen Neilsen, faculty)

What’s happening on Calgary streets: Police bolster efforts to curb violent crime: https://mru.ca/be1d (Global News – Doug King, faculty)

Surge in violence has roots in social disorganization: https://mru.ca/c8fd (630 CHED – Ritesh Narayan) 

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University of Alberta dedicates memorial to community members lost on Flight PS752: https://mru.ca/6051a (CBC News) 

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Introducing the 2022 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award Winners: https://mru.ca/c53e (Maclean’s – Pamini Thangarajah, faculty)

Old Sun Community College launches Iiyikinaami program with UCalgary, receives $1.4M to establish chair with MRU: https://mru.ca/4e1c (Academica Top Ten)

Nicolaides says Alberta universities must adhere to free speech policies in wake of fired MRU prof: https://mru.ca/cde6 (Western Standard) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Optimity, Inc. welcomes Dr. Christy Lane, a pioneer for digital health and wearable data in risk scoring and underwriting, as Scientific Advisor: https://mru.ca/86de (Cision PR Web – Christy Lane, faculty) 

A look back at Calgary’s deadliest gang war and what’s changed in the years since: https://mru.ca/6605 (Global News – Doug King, faculty) 

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Three medical school programs at University of Manitoba could lose accreditation without improvements: https://mru.ca/645d (CBC News)

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Mount Royal students can choose a COVID pass or fail again this term: https://mru.ca/43fd (Calgary Journal  – Spirit River Striped Wolf, SAMRU; Geri Lynn Gouglas, staff)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Calgary public school board to review name of Sir John A. Macdonald School: https://mru.ca/dc015 (CBC News – Carmen Nielson, faculty)

CBE to review the name of Sir John A. Macdonald junior high school: https://mru.ca/3f96 (LiveWire Calgary – Carmen Nielson, faculty) 

MRU prof writes to CBE in support of school name review: https://mru.ca/9697 (CBC Radio, The Homestretch – Carmen Nielson, faculty)

Purschke robbed of Team Canada opportunity: https://mru.ca/d42a (Sherwood Park News – Anna Purschke, student) 

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Western University librarians ask public what to do with 70,000 comics: https://mru.ca/27cc (CBC News)

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