MRU in the media 

Avoidable Deaths Network to run sessions at UN event for the humanitarian sector: https://mru.ca/2387 (University of Leicester)

MRU Cougars men’s volleyball take on U of A Golden Bears in regular season finale: https://mru.ca/7156 (Calgary Journal – MRU Cougars men’s volleyball) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

Boycotting U.S. products allows Canadians to take a rare political stand in their daily lives: https://mru.ca/7609d (The Conversation – Shelley Boulianne, faculty) 

Premier Danielle Smith defends Florida speaking trip as anti-tariff effort: https://mru.ca/6f4f0 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Political scientist weighs in on legal battle between ousted AHS CEO and province: https://mru.ca/2f3c  https://mru.ca/65861 (CHED Edmonton & QR Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Creston Valley Thunder Cats alum recounts season with Usports’ Cougars: https://mru.ca/30cab (Creston Valley Advance – Harmon Laser-Hume, student) 

Explaining how Trump’s tariffs could affect students: https://mru.ca/c0c31 (Calgary Journal – Tala Abu Hayyaneh, SAMRU; Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Mark Carney and cabinet set to be sworn in: https://mru.ca/5db8 (BNN Bloomberg – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Thoughts on new PM and lean cabinet: https://mru.ca/761c (QR News – Keith Brownsey, faculty) 

Mark Carney becomes Canada’s 24th prime minister: https://mru.ca/eb88 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

CPS defend use of force in video circulating: https://mru.ca/2325 (QR Calgary – Doug King, faculty)

Apple cider vinegar: Miracle fat-burning supplement or pseudo-science?: https://mru.ca/f433 (Calgary Journal – Carrie Mullin Innes, faculty) 

AI’s hidden costs are accelerating the climate crisis: https://mru.ca/d820 (Analyst News – Sannah Chawdhry, alum) 

Canadian PM Mark Carney’s Cabinet has 2 Indian female MPs, one of them was born in Delhi: https://mru.ca/48aa0 (Firstpost – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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B.C.’s Kwantlen Polytechnic University lays off 70 faculty members: https://mru.ca/f64c (CBC News) 

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A Canadian take on Law & Order: https://mru.ca/81c1 (CBC Radio Edmonton – Karen Robinson, alum)

MRU Cougars men’s volleyball take on U of A Golden Bears in regular season finale: https://mru.ca/463c (Calgary Journal – Cougars men’s volleyball)

MRU men’s hockey team working to get past devastating loss in Canada West final: https://mru.ca/eac0 (CTV News – Connor Bouchard & Remi Aquilon, student athletes; Bert Gilling, coach)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

What you need to know ahead of the upcoming lunar eclipse: https://mru.ca/41cb (Global News – Stephen Jeans, faculty)

Boycotting U.S. products allows Canadians to take a rare political stand in their daily lives: https://mru.ca/9175 (National Tribune/MSN/The Conversation – Shelley Bulianne, faculty) 

Rising housing costs make home ownership tough for graduates: https://mru.ca/e757 (Calgary Journal – Cameron Bowden, student)

Canadian-Croatian Midfielder Dane Domić Joins Texoma FC: https://mru.ca/ed07 (Our Sports Central – Dante Domic, alum)

Calgarian heads down under to represent Canada in cricket: https://mru.ca/5fa1 (City News – Nizar Punjani, staff)

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Proposed legislation to change regulatory laws in Alberta: https://mru.ca/d9079 (CTV News)

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ALBERTA BOUND: Straughn’s Envirothon team wins first place at state competition: https://mru.ca/c83a (The Andalusia Star News)

Grandiose vision aims to bring thousands of new homes to Tsuut’ina Nation: https://mru.ca/4b11 (Calgary Herald)

Paleontologists and amateur fossil hunters welcome at Alberta symposium: https://mru.ca/6271a (CTV News) *MRU mentioned in video

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Creston Valley Thunder Cats alum recounts season with Usports’ Cougars: https://mru.ca/e65d8 (Creston Valley Advance – Harmon Laser-Hume, student athlete)

Regnier, fellow P.A. connections power Huskies to Canada West title: https://mru.ca/8927 (Prince Albert Daily Herald – Ethan Regnier, alum)

Lacombe’s Fran Kimmel to release new title in April: https://mru.ca/2154 (Lacombe Express – Fran Kimmel, CE alum)

‘I can’t breathe’: Calgary police respond to online video of rough arrest: https://mru.ca/6130b (City News – Doug King, faculty)

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How the cap on international students is hurting Alberta’s smaller post-secondary schools: https://mru.ca/3eb8 (CBC News)

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A pride week event at MacEwan University looks at trans-exclusionary policies in sport: https://mru.ca/5e0f (CBC Radio)

Huskies capture conference titles on way to nationals: https://mru.ca/3f2d (Education News Canada – Cougars men’s hockey)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Can Mark Carney win over Alberta voters?: https://mru.ca/6547 (CityNews – Lori Williams, faculty)  

Olympic Trailblazer Beckie Scott Named New Chief Executive Officer of Nordiq Canada: https://mru.ca/e29b (Nordiq Canada – Beckie Scott, honorary degree recipient)   

New polls show Liberals closing in on Conservatives: https://mru.ca/56bc (CTV Morning – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Revived Canadian pipeline dreams face daunting challenges in becoming reality: analysts: https://mru.ca/8e5a (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Premier to headline right-wing event in Florida with Alberta tax dollars: https://mru.ca/bcdb (CHED, March 11, 8:08:20 – Lori Williams, faculty)

Smith headlining fundraiser with commentator who said Canadians would welcome US invasion: https://mru.ca/d412 (National Observer – Keith Brownsey, faculty)  *account required

Ongoing U.S.-Canada trade war continues to create uncertainty for Albertans: https://mru.ca/d4c6 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

New Humber Polytechnic Campaign unleashes students’ inner you: https://mru.ca/5430 (Humber)

U of C Dinos ride the hot hand of Nate Petrone to U Sports Final 8: https://mru.ca/6e15 (CTV Calgary)

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MRU, Royal Roads, sign MOU to deepen teaching, research relationship: https://mru.ca/1fcf (Academica – Tim Rahilly, president) 

Royal Roads University and Mount Royal University sign MOU: https://mru.ca/b47f5 (Royal Roads University News – Tim Rahilly, president) 

Mount Royal University and Royal Roads Universisty sign memorandum of understanding: https://mru.ca/a0a6 (Education News Canada – Tim Rahilly, president) 

Best in the west: Huskies win men’s hockey, women’s basketball conference titles: https://mru.ca/a64a (CTV News – MRU Cougars men’s hockey) 

MRU maintains a strong performance in Canadian post-secondary education rankings: https://mru.ca/fc3c (The Reflector ) 

How MRU’S career programs equip students for emerging industries: https://mru.ca/2504 (Calgary Journal – Noah Laycock, student; Mikaela Delos Santos, alum) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

Calgary’s Sonia Deleo turns personal story into a universal one with Two Moons: A Folk Lullaby: https://mru.ca/9463 (CTV News – Sonia Deleo, alum) 

Alberta Prime Time Politics Panel: https://mru.ca/c9ded (CTV 2 – Archie McLean, faculty) 

Health contract investigation rare: https://mru.ca/1c62 (CHED – Doug King, faculty)

Carney’s ‘decisive’ victory could change the fortunes of the Liberal Party: https://mru.ca/721fb (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Mark Carney meets caucus, considers seats, after leadership win: https://mru.ca/d170 (CHED, QR News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Premier Smith to headline conservative event in Florida: https://mru.ca/152d (QR News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Late April election likely as Liberal fortunes surge: https://mru.ca/8069 (QR News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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Dr. Tracy Whalen appointed Dean of the Faculty of Arts: https://mru.ca/05bb (UWinnipeg News) 

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Big Aunty Energy” art exhibit at MRU celebrates International Women’s Day in Calgary: https://mru.ca/a7ee (CityNews – Jaime Waucash-Warn, faculty; Alaskan Manywounds, student)

MRU art exhibition celebrates Big Aunty Energy: https://mru.ca/b12c (660 News – Alaskan manywounds, student)

Event in Calgary inspires women to pursue careers in aviation: https://mru.ca/c59d (CityNews – MRU Aviation; Eryka Dupuis-Lepack, student) 

Prominent Calgary businessman, philanthropist Ross Glen dies: https://mru.ca/c322 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Ross Glen, donor) 

Saskatchewan Huskies win Canada West men’s hockey crown over Mount Royal; Ross is the boss: https://mru.ca/179b (Saskatoon StarPhoenix – MRU Cougars men’s hockey)

Huskies men’s hockey team claims 12th Canada West title: https://mru.ca/cd5b (650 CKOM  MRU Cougars men’s hockey) 

Canada West men’s hockey final: Huskies lose in OT; Mount Royal forces Game 3: https://mru.ca/c381 (Saskatoon StarPhoenix – MRU Cougars men’s hockey) 

Saskatchewan Huskies lead Mount Royal in Canada West final, as former Blades put friendship aside: https://mru.ca/3ca21 (Saskatoon StarPhoenix – MRU Cougars men’s hockey) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

Old-school networking still key to landing a job, recruitment experts say: https://mru.ca/dd87 (CBC News, CBC Radio – Rose Asgharzadeh, faculty) 

The Science Behind . . . the Proust effect and memories: https://mru.ca/dbd9 (QR News – Dan Devoe, faculty) 

Final stretch of the federal Liberal leadership campaign: https://mru.ca/9028 (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

RCMP investigating health contracts: https://mru.ca/e1cc (Global News, QR News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Investigation launched into health contracts: https://mru.ca/f3e6 (QR News – Doug King, faculty) 

Contract scandal could end up at public inquiry: https://mru.ca/8ac3 (QR News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Each country responsible for what comes over own border: https://mru.ca/f48c (CBC News Channel – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

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VIU students’ and faculty unions want university president ousted: https://mru.ca/42c0 (Nanaimo News Bulletin) 

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Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner: Marie Wilson speaks at Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/19035 (Calgary Journal) 

TRC commissioner shares messages of bravery and ongoing courage with Calgary audience: https://mru.ca/4df9 (CBC News) 

Huskies and Cougars meet in Canada West hockey final: https://mru.ca/6c7f (CTV News – MRU Cougars men’s hockey) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

Five candidates vying to replace Martin Shields as Bow River Riding MP: https://mru.ca/bf80 (Penticton Herald, Canadian Press – Ritesh Narayan, faculty) 

Canada West Final featuring eight former Blades: https://mru.ca/faa8 (CHL.ca – Vaughn Watterodt, Jayden Wiens, Justin Lies, Blake Stevenson, students) 

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University of Alberta researcher wins artificial intelligence award: https://mru.ca/3f93 (CityNews) 

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10 things to do in Calgary this weekend: https://mru.ca/100f (CTV Calgary – Boom Baby)

MRU Cougars men’s hockey team book ticket to Canada West finals and National Championship: https://mru.ca/283b (CTV Calgary – Justin Lies, Teague Patton, Josh Tarzwell, student athletes; Bert Gilling, coach)

Banner battles are fun, Raiders fight for East Division title: https://mru.ca/7257 (Prince Albert Daily Herald – Cougars men’s hockey)

The Best Online Universities in Canada 2025: https://mru.ca/d80e (University Magazine)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

How Alberta is responding to Trump tariffs: https://mru.ca/3126 (CHED Edmonton – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

Business report with David Finch: https://mru.ca/e933 (CBC Calgary radio – David Finch, faculty)

Alberta Primetime Politics Panel Mar. 05: https://mru.ca/73502 (Alberta Primetime/CTV2 – Archie McLean, faculty)

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U of A life sciences research gets a $100M lift: https://mru.ca/ab1d (Education News Canada/U of A)

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Alberta students compete in Model United Nations Club event: https://mru.ca/9331 (CTV News – Ryan Montgomery, Alexandria Smith, students) 

Students take part in model UN: https://mru.ca/2f6a (CTV Morning Live – Ryan Montgomery, student)  

MRU students say parking situation hasn’t improved after 2 semesters of tougher rules: https://mru.ca/6956 (Education News Canada via CBC)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Game over? How to keep gaming from taking over your studies: https://mru.ca/b00a (Calgary Journal – Michael Huston, Counsellor with Wellness; Waylen Wasylenka, student)

Fact-check: Trump’s claims about Canada: https://mru.ca/feaf (Agence France-Presse – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)  

Discussing Liberal Leadership contest: https://mru.ca/3bc0 (CKFR – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Trudeau gets smiles with stern speech to President ‘Donald’: https://mru.ca/89c6 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

SUPPORT THE OCCUPYING FORCE: THE LOGIC BEHIND TRUMP’S FOREIGN POLICY: https://mru.ca/f93b2 (The Intercept – Muhannad Ayyash, faculty)

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Film and TV programs give Calgary students real-world industry experience: https://mru.ca/893ea (Global News)

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MRU proudly announces energy and sustainability leader Arlene Strom as university’s next chancellor: https://mru.ca/feb5 (Education News Canada – Arlene Strom, chancellor; Tim Rahilly, president; Chris Lee, BOG) 

MRU students say parking situation hasn’t improved after 2 semesters of tougher rules: https://mru.ca/a8bb (CBC News – Sage Wellspring, Gurkaran Dhaliwal, Emil Duguay, students; Tala Abu Hayyaneh, SAMRU)

Some students unhappy with MRU’s impound lot, paying to park: https://mru.ca/292f (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener, segment begins at 10:30 –  Sage Wellspring, Gurkaran Dhaliwal, Emil Duguay, students; Tala Abu Hayyaneh, SAMRU)

Students interviewed by CBC feel parking costs not fair: https://mru.ca/43e9 (CBC Radio News) 

International Women’s Day: How to celebrate in Calgary: https://mru.ca/e9f0 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun) 

Cities Across Canada Celebrate International Women’s Day 2025: https://mru.ca/a189c (The Pinnacle Gazette) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

Discussion of AHS procurement scandal: https://mru.ca/5e63 (QR News – Keith Brownsey, faculty) 

Also worth noting

Dr. Laura Spitz appointed dean of UCalgary’s Faculty of Law: https://mru.ca/e0c5 (UCalgary News) 

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