MRU in the media

Building blocks for success: 2025-26 Women’s hockey preview: https://mru.ca/580d (The Gauntlet)

Dino Cup prepares Dinos for the upcoming volleyball season: https://mru.ca/57d4 (The Gauntlet)

Bret Hart Siblings: Meet the Siblings Squad Behind the Wrestling Icon: https://mru.ca/071c (Kahawatungu – Bret Hart, alum)

Godbout’s last-second stunner saves UBC’s season, sends Men’s Soccer to Canada West final: https://mru.ca/2d28 (Ubyssey)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Two new provincial ridings recommended for rapidly-growing Calgary: https://mru.ca/14ad (Calgary Herald/Sun and other Postmedia publications – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Layoffs and outplacement services: why one size doesn’t fit all amid layoffs: https://mru.ca/cfea (Canadian HR Reporter – Christian Cook, faculty)

Majority of Alberta Gov’t Report Card respondents feel province headed in wrong direction: https://mru.ca/f628 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

New Calgary council sworn in Wed. night: https://mru.ca/8859 (660 News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Learning curve begins as largely rookie Calgary council sworn in: https://mru.ca/6ea6 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Back to Work, US Trade Talks, General Strike: https://mru.ca/4c2d5 (CHED Edmonton & QR Calgary – Christian Cook, faculty) *Christian joins the segment around the 10:00 mark

Teachers are back in the classroom but students are walking out:  https://mru.ca/8179 (CHED Edmonton – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

As Shohei Ohtani stars in World Series against Blue Jays, U of Calgary Archives showcase baseball signed by the Babe: https://mru.ca/dbfa6 (CTV News)

Alberta University of the Arts Welcomes New Vice President, Academic: https://mru.ca/f05a2 (AUArts)

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Kurtis Conner: The Goodfellow World Tour: https://mru.ca/eba0 (To Do Canada – Bella Concert Hall)

MRU’s Academic Advising overhaul: What students need to know: https://mru.ca/4b87 (The Reflector – Lori Williams, faculty & Alena Boczek, director Student Success and Learning Services) 

WSOC: Djurisic named Canada West Player of the Year: https://mru.ca/6b9e5 (BVM Sports)

MSOC: Chanda earns Canada West Rookie of the Year:  https://mru.ca/c131 (BVM Sports)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Only about 1 in 10 eligible voters picked Jeromy Farkas for mayor. Will that matter?: https://mru.ca/0cc0 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

UCP knows Bill 2 ‘violates the charter around labour rights’: analyst | Alberta Primetime: https://mru.ca/cac1 (Alberta Primetime/CTV2 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Recount confirms Jeromy Farkas as Calgary’s new mayor: https://mru.ca/d06e (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta expected to bring in back-to-work legislation for striking teachers: https://mru.ca/0183 (Globe and Mail – Christian Cook, faculty) *link for MRU faculty/staff

Business report with David Finch: https://mru.ca/c9af (CBC Calgary Radio – David Finch, faculty)

Notwithstanding, Forever Canadian, Separation: https://mru.ca/eb08 (CHED Edmonton & QR Calgary – Christian Cook, faculty) *segment with Christian starts just after 9:00 minute mark

Blue Jays game – When is it time to move on? – Poll finds crime concerns – Photographs at US border: https://mru.ca/fb86 (Corus talk radio stations in Manitoba and Ontario – Kelly Sundberg) *segment with Kelly begins around the 33:00 mark

Recount confirms election of Jeromy Farkas as mayor: https://mru.ca/8e532 (QR Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

Four research-backed ways to beat the winter blues as the seasons change: https://mru.ca/d991 (The Independent – Gio Dolcecore, faculty and alum) *original article featured in The Conversation

Also worth noting

Keyano College Launches One-Year IT Specialist Certificate Program for Winter 2026 Semester: https://mru.ca/5ddb (Keyano)

US University Issues Warning After Reports of a Man Using Ray-Ban Meta Sunglasses to Record Women on Campus: https://mru.ca/05d89 (People Magazine)

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MRU in the media

Players Bench Athletes of the Week: Oct. 20-26: https://mru.ca/b803 (BVM Sports)

PSE unions join push against AB Bill 2: https://mru.ca/f52c (Academica)

U-Sask Huskies in Canada West playoff action in soccer and cross country: https://mru.ca/a8568 (Saskatoon Star Phoenix)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Alberta teachers and students prepare for a return to school after three-week strike: https://mru.ca/5849 (CBC News – Sarah Hamilton, faculty)

Finding Our Resiliency in Nature: https://mru.ca/49286 (Coast Reporter – Sonya Jakubec, faculty)

When is it time to call a friendship?: https://mru.ca/7ce9 (Corus talk radio stations across Canada – Leda Stawnychko, faculty) *segment with Leda begins at 59:50

Elections Alberta working to verify overwhelming support for anti-separatist petition: https://mru.ca/008b (CTV Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

Smith’s trip to Middle East draws criticism amid back-to-school mandate: https://mru.ca/2a612 (CTV Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Say cheese? Why you’ll soon have to take photos when entering, exiting U.S: https://mru.ca/a00c (Daily Guardian – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

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Alberta is proposing updates to the rules for private career colleges:  https://mru.ca/9421 (Education News Canada)

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Alexandra Daignault Sangster | Top 40 Under 40 2025: https://mru.ca/64b6 (Avenue Magazine – Alexandra Daignault Sangster, alum)

Katie Samoil | Top 40 Under 40 2025: https://mru.ca/78c1 (Avenue Magazine – Katie Samoil, faculty)

Ashley King | Top 40 Under 40 2025: https://mru.ca/6527 (Avenue Magazine – Ashley King, alum)

Neepin Auger | Top 40 Under 40 2025: https://mru.ca/9cb8 (Avenue Magazine – Neepin Auger, alum)

Judges | Top 40 Under 40 2025: https://mru.ca/bb9f3 (Avenue Magazine – David Legg, faculty)

SAMRU doubles care cupboards this year: https://mru.ca/7c722 (CTV Calgary – Tala Abu Heyyaneh, SAMRU REC President)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Unions to province: don’t use the notwithstanding clause for back to work legislation:  https://mru.ca/fc0f (CHED Edmonton – Lori Williams, faculty)

What are labour experts saying about back to work legislation?: https://mru.ca/cbfa (CBC Radio Edmonton and Kelowna – Christian Cook, faculty)

New council is sworn in later this week: https://mru.ca/1141 (QR Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

Woman behind petition to recall Nicolaides said it’s ‘putting power in the hands of the people’: https://mru.ca/caf3 (Calgary Herald/Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Also worth noting

Ceremony marks new $16M partnership to bolster Indigenous entrepreneurship and business education across Canada: https://mru.ca/3e64b (Calgary Herald)

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WSOC: Cougars onto the semifinals after historical playoff win at home: https://mru.ca/8e76 (BVM Sports)

MSOC: Cougars onto the final after dramatic win against the Vikes: https://mru.ca/8a1e (BVM Sports)

Vikes lose in dramatic shootout: https://mru.ca/f468 (BVM Sports)

For the love of sport: Meet two Mount Royal University Cougars Volleyball players: https://mru.ca/9029 (Calgary Journal – Bronwynn Davies-Neira & Fath Obasi, student-athletes)

MVB: Cougars are undefeated in 3-1 win over the Huskies: https://mru.ca/fcb6 (BVM Sports)

MVB: Cougars keep undefeated streak going with win over the Huskies: https://mru.ca/be90 (BVM Sports)

WVB: Cougars take the loss in Home Opener: https://mru.ca/4161 (BVM Sports)

WVB: Cougars just short of comeback in loss to Huskies: https://mru.ca/7fe3 (BVM Sports)

STATEMENT: UNION LEADERS WARN UCP GOVERNMENT — DO NOT INVOKE NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE: https://mru.ca/fe915 (Alberta Federation of Labour – MRSA & MRFA)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Central Alberta neighbourhood watch group may disband after grant policy change: https://mru.ca/c803 (CBC News – Doug King, faculty)

Teachers, unions stand firm as Alberta prepares sweeping back-to-work measures: https://mru.ca/ed76 (CTV News – Christian Cook, faculty)

The 2025 Climate Change and Futures in Africa Conference to spotlight Community-Based Participatory Research: https://mru.ca/e84b (Human Sciences Research Council – Ranjan Datta, faculty)

‘It’s a real problem for democracy’: https://mru.ca/ebe9 (CBC West of Centre – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta schools, educators, students preparing for classes to resume if bill orders teachers back to work: https://mru.ca/1e3b (CBC News – Christian Cook, faculty) *also shared via MSN

Also worth noting

Nipa Chakravarti appointed as vice-president (digital transformation and technology) and chief transformation officer: https://mru.ca/527a8 (Education News Canada)

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MRU in the media

Sunday marks start of Calgary Jazz Orchestra Band season: https://mru.ca/0504 (660 News – Bella Concert Hall)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Agree to disagree: Why we fear conflict and what to do about it: https://mru.ca/a415 (CHED Edmonton & QR Calgary – Leda Stawnychko, faculty)

Sonya Sharp confirms she is looking for recount in election: https://mru.ca/d304 (CBC Calgary Radio – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Recounts happening in some wards not in others in Calgary: https://mru.ca/0a42 (QR Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

Carney set to give announcement on upcoming federal budget: https://mru.ca/58af (CHCH – Lori Williams, faculty)

Voting shouldn’t be a test of endurance: https://mru.ca/4250 (Calgary Herald/Sun – Paul Varella, faculty)

Those who’ve lost loved ones to violence react to federal bail, sentencing reforms:  https://mru.ca/2d8e (CTV News – Doug King, faculty)

Alberta asserts sovereignty with Bill 1; critics call it distraction from labour unrest: https://mru.ca/65f0 (CTV News – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

Alberta to introduce legislation to stop ‘long ballot’ protests:  https://mru.ca/85e1 (The Albertan – Lori Williams, faculty)

Back to work legislation to end Alberta teachers strike: https://mru.ca/869a8 (CBC Calgary Radio – Christian Cook, faculty)

Also worth noting

UWinnipeg launches its new Strategic Plan: Meeting the Moment: https://mru.ca/2e70 (Education News Canada)

2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry buoyed by leading UCalgary research and commercialization: https://mru.ca/cb5ff (UCalgary)

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Wherever the game takes you: https://mru.ca/f68ad (BVM Sports)

‘Youngish’ U of S Huskies women’s hockey squad off to better start: https://mru.ca/62c7 (Prince Albert Daily Herald)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Elections Calgary to recount results in Ward 12, recount denied in Ward 9: https://mru.ca/2294 (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

How campus activists got their university to drop an anti-trans research funder: https://mru.ca/c446 (Xtra – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

Breaking down the municipal election: https://mru.ca/d4a7 (CBC Calgary Radio – Lori Williams, faculty)

Looking into the voting delays in AB municipal election: https://mru.ca/3ce0 (CBC News Network – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

2 new college programs aim to produce more Anishinaabemowin, Ininimowin speakers in Manitoba: https://mru.ca/9c0a (CBC News)

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‘I’ve heard enough stories’: Winnipeg mayor tackles bail reform in Ottawa:  https://mru.ca/3b207 (Global News)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Fresh faces take over Calgary city hall after 2025 election: https://mru.ca/f9971 (City News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Agree to disagree: Why we fear conflict and what to do about it: https://mru.ca/3445 (The Conversation – Leda Stawnychko, faculty)

Four years after historic win, Gondek’s bid for re-election ended in defeat. What went wrong?: https://mru.ca/4956 (Calgary Sun/Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Calgary’s Kevin Chen earns 2nd at prestigious Chopin Piano Competition: https://mru.ca/5f9f6 (CBC News – Kevin Chen, Conservatory alum)

Also worth noting

With Deep U of G Roots, Dr. Rene Van Acker Leads University of Guelph’s Next Chapter: https://mru.ca/572a7 (Education News Canada)

Parker: U of C’s School of Architecture Planning and Landscape eager for completion of new downtown home: https://mru.ca/fe60 (Calgary Herald)

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23 fantastic things to do in Calgary this November: https://mru.ca/ceb7 (Daily Hive)

Evolution towards space creation: https://mru.ca/0796 (Education News Canada)

Ward 8 election results: https://mru.ca/89ed (CBC News)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

The Sauna Life: https://mru.ca/6ba3 (Psyche – Katja Pettinen, faculty)

Long waits at polling stations due to provincial paperwork: https://mru.ca/00dc (CHED Edmonton – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Breaking down the municipal election with Lori Williams: part 1 https://mru.ca/1efb part 2 https://mru.ca/b18e (QR Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty) *middle of interview missing

What to expect from Alberta’s municipal  election day: https://mru.ca/254e (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Jyoti Gondek may have edge thanks to name recognition: https://mru.ca/2e93 (660 News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Calgary’s election by the numbers: https://mru.ca/7ba9 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Unions are good for you (even if you’re not in one yet): https://mru.ca/8011 (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Anupam Das, faculty) *article is on page 42

Also worth noting

Diploma exams made optional as teachers reject Alberta’s request to end strike, enter mediation: https://mru.ca/142c8 (Global News)

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Ahead of schedule? ‘Youngish’ Huskies women’s hockey squad off to better start: https://mru.ca/3790 (Ottawa Sun/Postmedia publications)

WSOC: Cougars get Shutout win in Crowchild match up: https://mru.ca/5b57 (BVM Sports)

MVB: Cougars sweep Wolfpack in a all winning home opening weekend: https://mru.ca/3169 (BVM Sports)

MSOC: Cougars shut out in all Calgary battle: https://mru.ca/bbad (BVM Sports)

MVB: Cougars take home opener vs Wolfpack: https://mru.ca/87618 (BVM Sports)

Characterization of nutrient leaching of non-amended and amended bioretention cells: https://mru.ca/6d631 (Springer Nature Link)

WolfPack men’s volleyball team begin season with tight road loss to Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/7fd8 (CFJC Today)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Cause related marketing ramps up during teachers strike: https://mru.ca/543f7 part 1  https://mru.ca/336e0 part 2 (QR Calgary – Gini Weber, faculty)

Boston Fleet Announce 2025-26 Training Camp Roster:  https://mru.ca/a883 (Hockey Writers – Kaitlin Ross, alum)

Final mayoral debate will be high stakes: https://mru.ca/628f (CBC Calgary Radio – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Calgarians head to the polls in tight, uncertain municipal election: https://mru.ca/6b22 (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

It’s municipal election day in Alberta, while the results face delays, Global News has you covered: https://mru.ca/937a (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

It’s election day in Calgary. Here’s what you need to know: https://mru.ca/b452 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Many Calgary voters still undecided as election day nears: political scientist: https://mru.ca/0a766 (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

As mayoral candidates make their last push, experts say election outcome remains up in the air: https://mru.ca/4e2e (Calgary Sun/Postmedia publications – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

Upcoming $27M renovation likely to change Butterdome’s shape, colour: https://mru.ca/1859 (CTV News)

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