MRU in the media

Impact drives Mount Royal University’s community-engaged research: https://mru.ca/8305 (Calgary Herald/Sun – Connie Van der Byl, AVP research, scholarship and community engagement; Hadi Fariborzi, Kari Roberts & Katherine Bright, faculty)

AMTA backs Calgary logistics innovation hub: https://mru.ca/a862e (Truck News)

Colwood’s Royal Roads expands access with Calgary residencies: https://mru.ca/b4eb (Goldstream Gazette) 

Alberta professionals gain local access to Royal Roads University: https://mru.ca/e858c (Education News Canada – Tim Rahilly, president and vice-chancellor)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Opinion: UCP laws have put a chill on transgender visibility: https://mru.ca/55fcc (Edmonton Journal & other Postmedia publications – Leah Hamilton & Corinne Mason, faculty)

How Muslims Stay Competitive During Ramadan: https://mru.ca/1f2d (The Reflector – Reem Saif, student-athlete)

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Cenovus Energy investment expands industry‑ready learning at UCalgary: https://mru.ca/f1d90 (UCalgary)

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New funding helps more UCalgary students find support in addiction recovery: https://mru.ca/f7c4 (The Gauntlet)

‘Looking Forward To Getting There’: PWHL Takeover Tour lands in Calgary Apr. 1: https://mru.ca/8223 (NHL – Carla McLeod, former hockey head coach)

Calgarians gather once again to honour Indigenous reconciliation: https://mru.ca/a06f (LiveWire Calgary – Ani to Pisi & Elder Roy Bear Chief)

Nazak Birjandifar is an associate professor of history in the department of humanities at Mount Royal University and the current elected advocacy officer of the MRFA: https://mru.ca/43c10 (CHED Edmonton & QR Calgary – Nazak Birjandifar, faculty)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Iranians converting to Christianity ‘the easiest way’ to get asylum in Canada: https://mru.ca/f3bde (National Post – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

AB must decide what it wants its universities to be as PSE is slowly transformed: Opinion: https://mru.ca/d8aa8 (Academica – Nazak Birjandifar, faculty)

Royals Sign 6’3″ Defenseman Kyle Walker to SPC: https://mru.ca/1391 (Our Sports Central – Kyle Walker, alum)

REAX: IOC Bans Transgender Women From Women’s Olympic Competition: https://mru.ca/2b531 (CHED Edmonton – Gio Dolcecore, faculty and alum) *clips from interview also aired on QR Calgary

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U of A board approves controversial new hiring policy, which removes EDI: https://mru.ca/bc98 (CTV News)

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UNIVERSITY CUP RETURNS TO HALIFAX: https://mru.ca/b7ebf (The Dalhousie Gazette)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Clay Hanus Signed by Calgary Wranglers, Assigned to Rush: https://mru.ca/dcba (Our Sports Central – Clay Hanus, alum)

RCMP investigation involving city councillors may feed into public mistrust in politicians: https://mru.ca/81bd (LiveWire Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Calgary mayor says councillors linked to RCMP probe not targets, but questions linger over public trust: https://mru.ca/84ad (CTV Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

The US-Israel war on Iran has opened a regional Pandora’s box: https://mru.ca/8fa5 (The New Arab – Muhannad Ayyash, faculty)

Alberta to reopen Municipal Government Act with new conduct standards: https://mru.ca/e6a2 (Rimbey Review – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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SFU and Queen’s join forces to build Canada’s national supercomputing capability: https://mru.ca/dd19 (Education News Canada)

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MRU’s International Women’s Day both celebrates and teaches: https://mru.ca/0a87 (The Reflector – Tala Abu Hayyaneh, SAMRU REC president; Melanie Rathburn & Liza Choi, faculty)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Retirement in a Changing World: Markets, Costs, and Big Decisions: https://mru.ca/e579 (More Than Money – Duane Bratt, faculty)

How the RCMP goes about investigating government related scandals: https://mru.ca/e5cb (CHED Edmonton – Doug King, faculty)

Calgary mayor says ‘target’ of RCMP probe isn’t ‘past or present’ member of council: https://mru.ca/798b (Global News – Doug King, faculty)

New app to alert Alberta domestic violence survivors of monitored offender proximity: https://mru.ca/cbc45 (CTV News – Doug King, faculty)

RCMP probing Calgary councillors: https://mru.ca/10342 (QR Calgary – Doug King, faculty)

Canada’s new immigration bill may compromise rights, according to a UN committee: https://mru.ca/884b (News Talk 1010 Toronto – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) *segment with Kelly begins at the 34:00 minute mark

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Graduation ceremonies should steer clear of ‘divisive or contentious issues,’ says Ontario provincial memo: https://mru.ca/dfc9 (CBC News)

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MRU, Royal Roads are partnering to offer in-person residencies within the province: https://mru.ca/1fa3 (Academica)

MRU to lead new Alberta logistics hub: https://mru.ca/a401 (Calgary Citizen)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Opinion: The quiet restructuring of Alberta’s universities: https://mru.ca/13a0 (Calgary Herald/Sun – Nazak Birjandifar, faculty)

Why is Alberta bothering with a referendum: https://mru.ca/7b65 (Alberta Primetime/CTV – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Corruption at Calgary City Hall being investigated: https://mru.ca/a4e6 (QR Calgary – Doug King, faculty)

CPS continues downtown sweeps: https://mru.ca/7523 (CBC Calgary and Edmonton – Doug King, faculty)

Also worth noting 

$10 Million Gift Establishes Institute for Financial Literacy at Red Deer Polytechnic: https://mru.ca/9ec7 (Education News Canada)

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Alberta professionals gain local access to Royal Roads University: https://mru.ca/3018 (Royal Roads University – Tim Rahilly, president and vice-chancellor)

Alberta professionals gain local access to Royal Roads University: https://mru.ca/1d40 (Education News Canada – TIm Rahilly,  president and vice-chancellor_

$6 million to improve lagging productivity: https://mru.ca/bb53 (Education News Canada –  David Finch, Quiongda Zhao, faculty)

MRU opens the Alberta Logistics Centre of Excellence: https://mru.ca/525c (Academica)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Forever Canadian: Why Unity Matters event set for Friday: https://mru.ca/709a8 (Red Deer News Now – Duane Bratt, faculty)

The iconic punk rock photography of Gord McCaw takes the spotlight at Benefit for the Buddha: https://mru.ca/00a8 (The Georgia Straight – Gord McCaw, alum)

JANES GAINS AND GROWS BEHIND THE BENCH: https://mru.ca/c712 (Hockey Canada – Lynsey Janes, alum)

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Government extends financial supports for post-secondary students: https://mru.ca/4c5d (Education News Canada)

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Calgary residential school memorial transferred to new site: https://mru.ca/4b77 (CTV News)

Season still alive for Kindersley trio at University Cup: https://mru.ca/1b09 (West Central Online)

How will a new logistics centre help Alberta companies?: https://mru.ca/ef08e (Alberta Primetime/CTV – Tom McCaffrey, director ALCE)

Alberta Logistics Centre of Excellence to provide ‘neutral guidance’ between sectors: https://mru.ca/3d5f (Alberta Primetime/CTV – Tom McCaffrey, director ALCE)

OCIF INVESTS IN NEW HUB TO STRENGTHEN ALBERTA’S TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS SECTOR: https://mru.ca/f2c82 (OCIF/Calgary Economic Development)

City economic investment fund awards millions to MRU supply chain hub: https://mru.ca/0c78 (LiveWire Calgary)

Mount Royal University to become home base for new transportation and logistics hub: https://mru.ca/51fb (Calgary Herald)

OCIF Backs New Logistics Innovation Hub at MRU: https://mru.ca/c414b (Calgary.Tech)

MRU Cougars’ season ends with 4-3 quarter-final loss to Windsor Lancers: https://mru.ca/f492 (CTV News)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

45 extortion suspects identified by Calgary police: https://mru.ca/2498 (CTV News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Why enforcement sweeps are unlikely to fix Calgary’s downtown disorder: https://mru.ca/8600 (CBC News – Doug King, faculty)

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Edmonton invests $15 million to expand downtown student housing: https://mru.ca/ff09 (Education News Canada)

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Huskies men’s hockey team has gold medal hopes at 2026 University Cup in Halifax: https://mru.ca/8dcef (980 CJME)

Currie Green Announces Expansion With New Building for Enhanced and Memory Care: https://mru.ca/6780 (24/7 Business Reporter)

Bruce McCulloch on tour in Edmonton: https://mru.ca/5f9d (CHED Edmonton – Bruce McCulloch, alum)

165 CHL alumni are set to compete in the 2026 U SPORTS University Cup in Halifax: https://mru.ca/8115 (CHL)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Federal government looking to support Canada’s AI industry: https://mru.ca/e31c (Global News – Lauren Dwyer, faculty)

Automatic textbook billing is not the answer to affordability challenges: Opinion: https://mru.ca/fc70 (Academica – Madelaine Vanderweff & Sara Sharun, faculty)

Yuya Wang, virtuoze pianiste met minirok, verovert het Klarafestival in Bozar: https://mru.ca/137b (Bruzz – Yuya Wang, alum) *article in Dutch

 A conversation about gun violence in Canada:https://mru.ca/da7b (CJOB Winnipeg – Kelly Sunberg, faculty) *start of interview missing 

The Politics of Trump’s Trade Policy: Canada Gets It Right: https://mru.ca/e5c5 (Energi Media – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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Prof says U of Winnipeg experience worse than cancer, sues university and faculty association: https://mru.ca/3b95 (CTV News)

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And the winner of the Insurance Institute’s NextGen Risk case competition is….: https://mru.ca/39e3 (Canadian Underwriter)

‘The biggest stage in Canada’: MRU Cougars have sights set on men’s national hockey title: https://mru.ca/47d8 (CTV News website – Kyle Walker & Connor Bouchard, student-athletes; Bert Gilling, men’s hockey head coach)

Mount Royal Cougars headed to Halifax for hockey championship: https://mru.ca/5e782 (CTV News broadcast – Kyle Walker & Connor Bouchard, student-athletes; Bert Gilling, men’s hockey head coach)

Fanshawe tops IIC’s NextGen Risk case: https://mru.ca/9d03 (Insurance Business Magazine)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Millions less than budgeted spent on Alberta border security capital costs in first year of new patrol team: https://mru.ca/d0f6 (Calgary Herald/Sun – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Looking back at those recall petitions in Alberta: part 1https://mru.ca/6f0d part 2 https://mru.ca/257dc (QR Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

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Feds fund three new University of Calgary projects: https://mru.ca/2dbad (LiveWire Calgary)

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Top-ranked UBC looks to turn dominant season into 1st women’s hockey championship: https://mru.ca/23c2 (CBC News)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

The Next Generation of Pilots: https://mru.ca/2114 (COPA – Dave Mclean, AVP MarComm) *page 7

PM meets with UK PM: https://mru.ca/1b110 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Homeownership not quite as elusive for young Canadians: CREA: https://mru.ca/5dea (CTV News – Kaitlyn Cuenca Sandoval, student)

Billing students automatically for textbooks? Look elsewhere to solve affordability issues: https://mru.ca/3278 (The Conversation – Madelaine Vanderweff & Sara Sharun, faculty)

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Future of Fairview Campus secured at Northern Lakes College: https://mru.ca/0a85 (Education News Canada)

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