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Bruce McCulloch taking the stage at the Bella Concert Hall: https://mru.ca/8388 (Global Calgary – Bruce McCulloch, alum)

Events and Resources for the 2024 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: https://mru.ca/cff88 (Academica – MRU Library)

Here’s where season 1 of the ‘The Last Of Us’ was filmed in Alberta: https://mru.ca/a9270 (Curiocity Calgary)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

What is going on with all of these ladybugs everywhere?: https://mru.ca/7c53 (QR Calgary – Tonya Mousseau, faculty)

Creation of local committees to oversee Alberta RCMP policing takes step closer to reality: https://mru.ca/d8e57 (City News 660 radio – Doug King, faculty)

Cochrane’s Heather Hill set to compete at Mrs. Universe 2024: https://mru.ca/4ca3 (Cochrane Eagle – Heather Hill, staff)

Experts from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society will visit Vietnam in late 2024: https://mru.ca/73a4 (Vietnam.vn – Lynn Moorman, faculty) 

Calgary police release race-based data, spurring calls for policy changes around data collection: https://mru.ca/6525 (CBC Calgary – Doug King, faculty)

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York University embarks on accreditation process for new School of Medicine: https://mru.ca/66b2b (YorkU)

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Human Spiderweb Comes To Life At MRU: https://mru.ca/9667 (Calgary Herald – Stephen Price, faculty) **to see video look for the ‘latest videos’ section on the right side of the home page

Chef and ‘The Bear’ actor, producer Matty Matheson coming to Calgary: https://mru.ca/47cb (CTV Calgary – Bella Concert Hall/TCPA)

Dinos to host non-conference action at annual Dino Cup: https://mru.ca/0b8e (UCalgary Dinos)

Thursday’s letters: Barrier-free Valley Line LRT a mistake: https://mru.ca/a1aa5 (Edmonton Journal)

MRU staff, students hold rally to protest provincial interferences with bargaining: https://mru.ca/541c (Academica Top Ten)

Protesters decry provincial interference in bargaining, Bill 18: https://mru.ca/12cb (Education News Canada via Global News)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Larch season is upon us!: https://mru.ca/92c4 https://mru.ca/d27a (CityNews radio stations across Canada – Jon Mee, faculty)

Former PC Cabinet Minister pushes people to register with UCP for leadership vote:  https://mru.ca/f111 (630 CHED Edmonton – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta to make changes to Bill of Rights: https://mru.ca/0ec9 (CityNews Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

‘I don’t want to die’: Police deploy stun gun on Blood Tribe member, tackle and punch him before he died, ASIRT says: https://mru.ca/9537 (Calgary Herald – Doug King, faculty)

MP’s vote on non confidence motion: https://mru.ca/12af (CBC Radio Edmonton – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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Bow Valley College opens Calgary’s first Esports Arena: https://mru.ca/7cab3 (CityNews Calgary)

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New After Hours Peer Support Centre opens at MRU:  https://mru.ca/dba2 (CTV Calgary)

Mount Royal University protesters decry provincial interference in bargaining, Bill 18: https://mru.ca/e7fd (Global Calgary – Michelle LoGullo, MRSA President)

Bow Valley College students paying more for transit pass than other schools: https://mru.ca/7dda (CityNews) 

Mount Royal University faculty, staff, and students protest against Alberta government interference: https://mru.ca/ec27 (LiveWire Calgary – Brenda Lang MRFA President & Michelle LoGullo, MRSA President)

Mount Royal University faculty protest Alberta’s Bill 18: https://mru.ca/83bd (City News – Brenda Lang MRFA President & Michelle LoGullo, MRSA President)

MRU staff and faculty criticize Bill 18: https://mru.ca/0132 (CBC Calgary – Brenda Lang MRFA President & Michelle LoGullo, MRSA President)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

‘Pretty spectacular’: How to maximize your enjoyment of larch season in Alberta: https://mru.ca/5a95a (Calgary Herald – Jon Mee, faculty)

Politicians face aggressive critics in public: https://mru.ca/13569 (630 CHED – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Something’s fishy: 1 in 5 seafood products are mislabelled, study finds: https://mru.ca/bc53 (Daily Guardian) 

Study points to misleading fish labelling: https://mru.ca/0106 (QR News) 

20% of the fish you eat is likely mislabelled, study finds: https://mru.ca/9c7ab (Calgary Herald)

Hong Kong basketball star Glen Yang to play for Eastern as local player in 2 regional events: https://mru.ca/bcb3 (SCMP – Glen Yang, alum) 

Alberta Primetime Politics Panel with Lori Williams and John Brennan: https://mru.ca/b537 (CTV2/Alberta Primetime – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta to update Bill of Rights: https://mru.ca/2735 (City News radio stations across Canada – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

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‘An aspirational goal’: U of L lowers fees for Indigenous students: https://mru.ca/2c20 (CTV Lethbridge)

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Academics fear new Alberta law could jeopardize federal funding: https://mru.ca/f616 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Brenda Lang, MRFA) 

Rally against Bil-18 at MRU: https://mru.ca/0cdf8 (CTV News) 

MRU rally protesting Bill-18: https://mru.ca/02a21 (660 News – Brenda Lang, MRFA) 

University students struggling through rising tuition, rent and low youth employment: https://mru.ca/0036 (CTV News) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

Outlook for 2025: More cautious approach to salary increases: https://mru.ca/d34b (HR Reporter – Christian Cook, faculty) 

Alberta premier blasts Trudeau’s ‘radical, extreme’ senate appointments: https://mru.ca/306a5 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Here’s what SMBs need to know about how AI is helping them get to the content they want faster: https://mru.ca/7622 (Washington Latest – Grant Farhall, alum) 

Green Line debate continues: https://mru.ca/a05e (QR News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

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Domestic enrolment rising for Lethbridge post-secondary institutions: https://mru.ca/c0a8d (CTV News) 

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Local game schedule announced for Hockey Day in Canada: https://mru.ca/aa329 (AJHL.ca)

Cougars beat Timberwolves 2-0: https://mru.ca/50c85 (BVM Sports – MRU Cougars soccer) 

Cougars beat Vikes 1-0: https://mru.ca/6430 (BVM Sports – MRU Cougars soccer) 

Women’s basketball tournament coming to the Nisga’a Nation: https://mru.ca/045c (Clearwater Times – MRU Cougars basketball) 

Pronghorns hosting eight team softball tournament in Coaldale from September 20-22: https://mru.ca/2a57 (Lethbridge News Now – MRU Cougars softball) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

Calgary couple find their ‘Zen’ through axe throwing, compete in world championships: https://mru.ca/efe6 (Canadian Press – Kendra Kolomyja, faculty)

National parks deal with growing number of visitors: https://mru.ca/4db0 (CBC Radio News – Joe Pavelka, faculty) 

Pablo Rodriguez resigns from cabinet: https://mru.ca/873c (CTV News Network – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Dramatic rise in illegal migrants crossing from Canada to the U.S.: https://mru.ca/c5068 (Corus talk radio stations across Canada – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

It appears Canadians will not be plunged into an early federal election: https://mru.ca/5c4d (CP24 – Lori Williams, faculty)

100 attend controversial protest promoting parental rights: https://mru.ca/4e964 (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

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‘We are of the community:’ Brock university president looks back and to the future as school celebrates 60th: https://mru.ca/29bb (St. Catharines Standard) 

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MRU launches inaugural ScaleUP Week impact report: https://mru.ca/16d4 (Education News Canada)

Bruce McCulloch returns to Calgary, the city where he first discovered ‘my religion was comedy’: https://mru.ca/b745 (The Calgary Sun – Bruce McCulloch, alum & the Bella Concert Hall)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Kursk Offensive: Triumph or Tragedy in the Making?: https://mru.ca/f240 (The National Interest – Kari Roberts, faculty)

Jensen returns to Grizzlies: https://mru.ca/2736 (ECHL.com – Kade Jensen, alum)

FIRST READING: Alberta MLA goes viral for video in which she’s berated by trans activist: https://mru.ca/1cd9 (The National Post – Victoria Bucholtz

Local innovation fair showcases ideas to transform life in seniors’ residences: https://mru.ca/61c2 (Calgary Herald & Sun – Jocelyn Rempel, faculty)

Can the Green Line be salvaged? Some councillors remain hopeful: https://mru.ca/930d (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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Bloomberg’s Best Business School Rankings 2024–25: https://mru.ca/8644 (Bloomberg)

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MRU is a busy place (a shout out in the traffic report): https://mru.ca/aefc (Global News Calgary)

New centre the go-to source for labour market expertise in Alberta: https://mru.ca/b525 (Troy Media – David Finch, faculty)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Sep. 18, 2024: Business report with David Finch: https://mru.ca/59ff (CBC Radio One Calgary – David Finch, faculty)

Provincial sheriffs’ role in tracking down fugitives expanded to Calgary: https://mru.ca/2070 (Calgary Herald – Doug King, faculty)

PODCAST: Conservatives have to come out of the closet: https://mru.ca/cd083 (The Western Standard – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Pierre Poilievre is Headlining a Fundraising Dinner to Place a Far-Right Alberta Magazine Publisher’s Books in Schools: https://mru.ca/5d96 (Press Progress – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

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Ottawa will cut back again on international students with 2025 cap: https://mru.ca/bb695 (Global News)

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Hollywood on campus: The finance behind filming at U of T: https://mru.ca/3d4c (The Varsity) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Jensen returns to Grizzlies: https://mru.ca/5d58 (ECHL News – Kade Jensen, alum) 

Grizzlies resign defenceman Kade Jensen for upcoming campaign: https://mru.ca/95ba (OurSportsCentral – Kade Jensen, alum) 

Is Alberta’s new NDP leader likely to make substantial changes to NDP policies of the past? With Dr. Duane Bratt: https://mru.ca/d3a4 (SACPA – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Changes to Alberta Bill of Rights symbolic: https://mru.ca/e6e03 (660 News – Keith Brownsey, Lori Williams, faculty) 

‘A lost opportunity’: Alberta gives back $137M to Ottawa in unspent funds to clean up inactive wells: https://mru.ca/f9d7 (CBC Radio One Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty)

The Trudeau government loses another safe seat in Montreal, are we now closer than ever to an early election?: https://mru.ca/5d24 (Corus talk radio stations across Canada – Lori Williams, faculty) *segment starts at 16:59 and Lori joins at 21:22

Premier makes primetime address: https://mru.ca/2a65 (630 CHED – Lori Williams, faculty)

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Mila Mulroney, widow to Brian Mulroney, named chancellor of St. Francis Xavier University: https://mru.ca/7d54 (Global News)

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How Concordian Timothy Rahilly became a leader in higher education: https://mru.ca/80b2 (Concordia University News – Tim Rahilly, president and vice-chancellor) 

MRU’s journey to decolonization: https://mru.ca/70e4 (The Reflector) 

Hollywood on campus: The finance behind filming at U of T: https://mru.ca/3d4c (The Varsity) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

Effective Change: Podcasts that tackle social issues Albertans face: https://mru.ca/3f59 (Calgary Journal –Telaina Sewers, staff)

‘A lost opportunity’: Alberta gives back $137M to Ottawa in unspent funds to clean up inactive wells: https://mru.ca/ef5e0 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Alberta hands back millions meant for well clean-up?: https://mru.ca/75c5 (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Calgarian pens play about party girl who wakes up blind, based on true events: https://mru.ca/a719 (CTV News – Ashley King, alum) 

Smith to deliver dinner-hour TV message to Albertans but the topic is a mystery: https://mru.ca/3078 (CityNewss – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Test for NDP in Winnipeg byelection: https://mru.ca/bb0c7 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Residences invite students to live with seniors: https://mru.ca/94db (CBC News – Shannon Penner, student) 

BCHL Recipients Of 2023-24 BCHL Scholarship Program: https://mru.ca/accb (Sports Wave – Trey Patterson, student) 

Also worth noting

‘Generous investment’: University of Alberta renames dental school after $10 million donation made: https://mru.ca/7926 (Edmonton Journal) 

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MRU’s new parking rules and regulations: https://mru.ca/ae57 (The Reflector)

Parking survival guide: https://mru.ca/52dd9 (The Reflector) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

Labour market research centre gives Albertans a leg up in seeking careers: https://mru.ca/d1f4 (University of Alberta Folio – David Finch, faculty) 

The Science Behind . . . superstition and science: https://mru.ca/9e57 (QR News – Dan Devoe, faculty) 

Ridges and valleys: Making the most of summer at Glenbow Ranch: https://mru.ca/2842 (Calgary Herald – Holly Mylrea, student) 

Varcoe: Keystone XL, Green Line and what happens when mega-projects meet mega-politics: https://mru.ca/7d1e (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

2nd suspect in Rocky View County highway shooting arrested on homicide charge: Alberta RCMP: https://mru.ca/57dab (Global News – Doug King, faculty) 

Two federal byelections on Monday: https://mru.ca/43fc (CTV News Channnel – Lori Williams, faculty)

HUNTER: U.S. rightly worried terrorists will slip over Canadian border: https://mru.ca/24c0 (Toronto Sun – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

U.S. border patrol reports record number of encounters with migrants at the Canadian border: https://mru.ca/c6ce (CBC News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

RODE: RDP Kings hockey in search of three-peat: https://mru.ca/4350 (Red Deer News Now – Kasey Hiemstra, alum)

Also worth noting

‘Huge demand’ as studies begin for Alberta’s inaugural class of physician assistants: https://mru.ca/aeaa (CBC News)

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