MRU in the media

Mount Royal University in Canada Expands its Flight Training Capabilities with the ALSIM AL250 Simulator: https://mru.ca/c681 (AFM)

Think-tank member Tim Rahilly: Ensuring those who grow up here have opportunities to lead here: https://mru.ca/8b1f (Yahoo News via the Calgary Herald – Tim Rahilly, president and vice-provost)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

SAMRU President says immigrants are not strain on system in response to premier’s referendum: https://mru.ca/e134 (CBC Radio Calgary – Tala Abu Heyyaneh, SAMRU REC president)

Alberta legislature set to resume ahead of new budget: https://mru.ca/c4a6 (CHED Edmonton – Keith Brownsey, retired faculty)

Alberta expecting deficit in budget: https://mru.ca/77f9 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta moving ahead with groundwork for provincial police: part 1  https://mru.ca/4e5e part 2 https://mru.ca/4c342 (QR Calgary – Doug King, faculty)

AB Budget reaction: https://mru.ca/e5f9 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Canadian universities cut sports and race to fix fragile funding models: https://mru.ca/b12d (Globe and Mail)

Budget 2026 set to be Alberta’s largest ever  K-12 education investment: https://mru.ca/a7b9c (LiveWire Calgary)

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MVB: 2 Cougars named to Canada West All Star and All Rookie teams: https://mru.ca/ddf1 (BVM Sports)

Campus Preview: Dinos, Cougars gear up for high-stakes week of playoff action: https://mru.ca/c3203 (Calgary Herald/Sun)

Crowchild Classic—playoff style: MRU Cougars take on U of C Dinos in Canada West semifinal: https://mru.ca/93db (CTV News)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Evan Lau | Top 20 Under 20 2026: https://mru.ca/96cc (Avenue Magazine – Evan Lau, student)

Nunavut flag-bearer ‘anxious’ but ‘honoured’ ahead of Arctic Winter Games: https://mru.ca/a8b9 (Nunatsiaq News – Peyton Dyer-Aknavigak, student)

DAVID TORSKE DEBUNKS FIVE CONSTRUCTION MYTHS THAT COST CALGARY HOMEOWNERS TIME AND MONEY: https://mru.ca/7e91 (Market Insights Lab – David Torske, alum)

Canada, Cuba and the price of tolerating coercive power: https://mru.ca/eeaa (Policy Options – John Winterdyk, retired faculty)

Also worth noting

New research framework unveiled for University of Lethbridge: https://mru.ca/f3f5 (CTV News)

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MVB: Calgary survives five sets to extend series against Mount Royal: https://mru.ca/85ee (BVM Sports)

MVB: Dinos punch ticket to quarterfinals with victory over Cougars: https://mru.ca/3602 (BVM Sports)

Alberta to spend $3 million expanding addiction recovery supports on campuses: https://mru.ca/fedd (Western Standard)

Players Bench Athlete of the Week: Feb. 17-23: https://mru.ca/73146 (BVM Sports)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Your favourite Alberta destinations: https://mru.ca/a913 (CBC Radio Alberta – Joe Pavelka, faculty)

Political scientist says premier blaming financial troubles on immigration doesn’t hold water: https://mru.ca/9b51c (CHED Edmonton – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Premier’s referendum plan under scrutiny: https://mru.ca/c979 (660 City News Radio – Lori Williams, faculty) *aired Canada wide on City News radio stations

Scholars, Activists, and Community Leaders to Convene in Vancouver for Landmark Symposium on Caste Emancipation: https://mru.ca/1f684 (Link – Moussa Magassa, AVP Office of Community and Belonging)

Alberta’s 2026 Referendum: Provincial Immigration Control and Constitutional Amendments Under Debate: https://mru.ca/d874 (Legal News Feed – Lori Williams, faculty)

Your questions on the upcoming Alberta referendum: https://mru.ca/09b5 (CBC Radio Alberta – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

Bow Valley College Launches Registered Psychiatric Nurse Diploma Program: https://mru.ca/5902 (Education News Canada)

Eye doctor from war-torn Ukraine joins as first fellow in University of Calgary humanitarian fellowship: https://mru.ca/a8a0 (Calgary Herald)

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Public consultations underway on future of Alberta’s Fortress Mountain Resort: https://mru.ca/b42e (Global News)

WestJet, Cassels and Trico Homes help drive Calgary’s growth: https://mru.ca/00678 (Calgary Herald/Sun)

Enhancing addiction recovery supports on campus: https://mru.ca/88f3 (Education News Canada)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Alberta Premier Smith can’t quantify savings from referendum proposals on immigration: https://mru.ca/dd91 (620 CKRM via the Canadian Press  – Lori Williams, faculty)

Olympians bring home medals and memories: https://mru.ca/b2d2 (University Affairs – Jared Schmidt & Xavier McKeever, students)

Younger CEOs offering more WFH: study: https://mru.ca/13426 (Canadian HR Reporter – Leda Stawnychko, faculty)

Alberta ‘shooting itself in the foot’ by blaming immigrants, say experts: https://mru.ca/a0f5 (Global News via the Canadian Press – Lori Williams, faculty)

‘Everyone should feel the hit’: ministerial offices and PMO should be cut, too, say some leading public policy experts: https://mru.ca/c524 (The Hill Times – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Domestic violence prevention would cost less than standard response: U of C report: https://mru.ca/6ccf1 (CBC News)

Host prep in full swing for USports basketball championship tournament at UCalgary: https://mru.ca/4229 (LiveWire Calgary)

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Think-tank member Tim Rahilly: Ensuring those who grow up here have opportunities to lead here: reflecting on Calgary approaching two million people: https://mru.ca/ba48 (Calgary Herald & Sun – Tim Rahilly, president and vice-chancellor)

MVB: Mount Royal opens play-in series with win over Dinos: https://mru.ca/c6cb8 (BVM Sports)

Alberta Hockey primed for a thrilling post-season: https://mru.ca/7b56 (The Gateway)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Danielle Smith announces a raft of referenda, seemingly designed to advance the UCP’s separatist agenda: https://mru.ca/6303 (Alberta Politics – Keith Brownsey, retired faculty) *also shared by The Tyee

Danielle Smith announces fall referendum that avoids question of Alberta separatism, instead focusing on immigration cuts: https://mru.ca/01f4 (Toronto Star and other Postmedia publications – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta to hold referendum on ‘out-of-control’ immigration amid strain on social services, budget: Smith: https://mru.ca/50f69 (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Hundreds take part in presentation and conversation on disinformation and Alberta separation: https://mru.ca/d8da (Red Deer News Now – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta faces ‘a much more complex problem,’ political expert says: https://mru.ca/3345a (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Why is violence pathologized for trans people but individualized for cis men?:  https://mru.ca/18bd5 (The Conversation – Kim Williams, faculty)

Enhancing Canada’s Legal Framework for Addressing Online Sexual Exploitation: https://mru.ca/6658 (Law Now – John Winterdyk, faculty; Tonia Tsoulamanis, student)

Breaking down Danielle Smith’s TV address: https://mru.ca/ca52 (CTV Your Morning – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Premier announces fall referendum: part 1 https://mru.ca/a76a part 2 https://mru.ca/431c (CHED Edmonton – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

U of C folding classics, religion department as school faces multimillion-dollar budget shortfall: https://mru.ca/9f878 (CBC News)

Tens of thousands more students join legal action over Covid-hit studies: https://mru.ca/aec2 (The Guardian)

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MRU Cougars on a roll as they head for semi-final round of Canada West east division: https://mru.ca/b1b8 (CTV News – Bert Gilling, men’s hockey head coach; Connor Bouchard & Kyle Walker, student-athletes)

MVB Playoff Preview: Cougars clash with Dinos in Canada West Play-In: https://mru.ca/8697 (BVM Sports)

Enhancing addiction recovery supports on campus: https://mru.ca/8fc3 (Government of Alberta)

UCalgary leads recovery supportive initiatives across Alberta: https://mru.ca/48f78 (LiveWire Calgary)

MRU to receive $1.5 million as part of federal trade response: https://mru.ca/c2bf (Education News Canada)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Alberta faces ‘a much more complex problem,’ political expert says: https://mru.ca/aba4f (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Premier to make televised address: https://mru.ca/42e2 (CHED Edmonton & QR Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Conservative MP crosses floor: https://mru.ca/6693 (CBC Radio Kelowna – Duane Bratt, faculty)

What does the latest floor crossing mean for Carney?: https://mru.ca/97fe3 (CBC Radio Victoria – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Another floor crossing in Ottawa: https://mru.ca/9060d (CBC Inuvik – Lori Williams, faculty)

Conservatives lose Edmonton MP to Liberals: https://mru.ca/67aa (CBC Radio Vancouver – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Edmonton MP crosses floor: https://mru.ca/c01a (CBC Radio White Horse – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Conservative MP joins Liberals: https://mru.ca/d87d (CBC Radio Winnipeg – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Edmonton MP joins federal Liberals: https://mru.ca/e34c (CBC Radio Edmonton – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Breaking down the latest in Ottawa after another floor crossing: https://mru.ca/1a5f (CBC Radio Windsor – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta MP crosses floor: https://mru.ca/3c57 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Can the Liberals earn a majority government now?: https://mru.ca/cc3e (680 CJOB – Lori Williams, faculty) *end of interview missing

Why do we donate to GoFundMe’s of strangers?: https://mru.ca/ae628 (QR Calgary – Gio Dolcecore, faculty and alum)

MP Jeneroux crosses floor: https://mru.ca/ad7d (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Liberals gain MP as Jeneroux crosses floor: https://mru.ca/a4cb (CBC News Network – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Ford tells students to not pick ‘basket-weaving courses’ in wake of OSAP cuts: https://mru.ca/990b (CBC News)

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Ottawa commits nearly $6 million for five projects in southern Alberta: https://mru.ca/954c (Medicine Hat News)

Carney heads to Montreal to promote plan to ‘reinforce strategic autonomy’: https://mru.ca/c4f7 (iPolitics – Chad London, provost and VP academic)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Landmark symposium on caste emancipation in Vancouver: https://mru.ca/8b94 (Indo-Canadian Voice – Moussa Magassa, AVP Office of Community and Belonging)

Danielle Smith defends senior staff member under fire after social media post targeting Canadian immigration levels: https://mru.ca/d37c (CTV News – Keith Brownsey, retired faculty)

Alberta premier warns of looming deficit ahead of televised address: https://mru.ca/d91f (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Discussion on misinformation, Alberta separation draws crowd in Red Deer: https://mru.ca/9163 (Red Deer Advocate – Duane Bratt, faculty)

People who live in Matt Jeneroux’s Edmonton Riverbend riding react to MP’s floor-crossing: https://mru.ca/1b80 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

RRC Polytech launches year-round free application initiative for Indigenous learners: https://mru.ca/f664d (RRC)

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‘The world has changed’: Federal funding helping small Alberta businesses tackle tariffs: https://mru.ca/80b5 (CTV News website  – Chad London, provost and VP academic)

Government of Canada helping to strengthen industries and businesses in southern Alberta: https://mru.ca/d008 (Government of Canada/Prairies Can – Chad London, provost and VP academic)

Federal government invests $5.8M to bolster businesses in southern Alberta: https://mru.ca/0e21 (Calgary Herald/Sun – Chad London, provost and VP academic) *also shared via Yahoo News

Federal funding helps MRU launch new centre: https://mru.ca/431f (CBC Radio Calgary – Chad London, provost and VP academic)

‘The world has changed’: Federal funding helping small Alberta businesses tackle tariffs: https://mru.ca/a04e (CTV News broadcast – Chad London, provost and VP academic)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

What can Canada’s business leaders learn from Olympic level athletes: https://mru.ca/0398 (CBC Radio across Canada – David Finch, faculty)

City Council Withdraws Proposed Bylaw Restricting Public Protests: https://mru.ca/027f (CBC Radio Manitoba – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

The Science Behind… Superstitions!: https://mru.ca/1376 (QR Calgary – Dan Devoe, faculty)

Piecing together motive for Tumbler Ridge shooting: https://mru.ca/f165b (CTV News Channel – Doug King, faculty)

How to begin an investigation of a mass shooting: https://mru.ca/297c (CBC News Network – Doug King, faculty)

Also worth noting

Students feel they’re paying the bill for Ontario’s new post-secondary funding: https://mru.ca/b0665 (CBC News)

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Varcoe: Alberta secures $400M deal to buy water bombers from De Havilland Aircraft of Canada: https://mru.ca/85f68 (Calgary Herald/Sun)

Providence Pilots launch Women’s Rugby program in fall 2026: https://mru.ca/e0be (Steinback Online)

U of S Huskies ride 50-game win streak to women’s basketball playoffs: https://mru.ca/d4a92 (CBC News)

Parker: Putting down the pen after more than 25 years of telling stories of Calgary business: https://mru.ca/d7bf5 (Calgary Herald/Sun)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

The new country Alberta’s separatist minority is dreaming of would never be a real democracy: https://mru.ca/d433 (Alberta Politics – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta premier’s approach on judicial reform ‘not particularly helpful’: experts: https://mru.ca/f5c51 (City News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alleged citizen’s arrest in Calgary goes viral, raising questions about excessive force: https://mru.ca/9158f (City News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Multiculturalism: https://mru.ca/2cd3 (Excalibur – Esra Ari, faculty)

Also worth noting

Bow Valley College aims to meet nursing need through new programming and intakes: https://mru.ca/70835 (LiveWire Calgary)

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MRU women’s hockey Coach Scott Rivett making Olympic debut: https://mru.ca/c380 (CBC Olympic broadcast)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Taking a closer look at the AB separation movement: https://mru.ca/17ec (CBC News Network – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Why is ICE in Canada?: https://mru.ca/5911 (580 CFRA Ottawa – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) *segment with Kelly begins around the 18:30 mark

Alberta separatists similar to Parti Quebecios: https://mru.ca/9743 (CBC Radio Calgary and Edmonton – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta Separatism: How real is the threat?: https://mru.ca/5170 (CBC Radio and TV across Canada – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Most Albertans want to stay in Canada: https://mru.ca/606b (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) *end of interview missing

Premier threatening funding over judicial selection: https://mru.ca/6ccf8 (City News 660 Radio – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Most Albertans want to stay in Canada: part 1 https://mru.ca/03d6 part 2 https://mru.ca/bbc5 (CJOB Winnipeg – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Investigation underway in Tumbler Ridge BC: https://mru.ca/05f7 (CBC News Network – Doug King, faculty)

Calgary Police conducts ‘Operation Order’ blitz: https://mru.ca/a739 (City News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Taking a wider look at violent crime in Canada in the wake of the BC shooting: https://mru.ca/8326 (QR Calgary – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) *end of interview missing

Also worth noting

Arviat, Nunavut, chosen as main campus site for Canada’s 1st Inuit university: https://mru.ca/826c (CBC News)

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