MRU in the media

Students and staff report issues of not getting MRU Now app notification: https://mru.ca/3e8c https://mru.ca/5f1f (QR Calgary – Kelly Sundberg, faculty; Duane Bratt, faculty)

Questions raised about MRU’s emergency app after incident Monday: https://mru.ca/e37c (Global Calgary – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

MRU says challenges arose during shelter in place incident: https://mru.ca/5f9e (QR Calgary)

Calgary’s Mount Royal University acknowledges ‘challenges’ flagged during shelter in place: https://mru.ca/7ab54 (City News)

MRU faces criticism after shelter‑in‑place alert issues: https://mru.ca/b322 (LiveWire Calgary – Will Fossen, AVP & chief safety, risk, and employee wellness officer)

Mount Royal University accused of being ‘woefully equipped’ to deal with campus emergency: https://mru.ca/7eed (Global News – Ahmar Khan, Kyla Isidro; students; Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

MRU ‘shelter in place’ incident raises questions about internal response: https://mru.ca/65e2 (CBC News – Julia Finot, student; Duane Bratt, faculty)

Mount Royal University acknowledges problems with its safety alert following knife scare: https://mru.ca/e9a7 (Calgary Sun/Herald – Duane Bratt & Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Liberals secure majority government: https://mru.ca/815a (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

How will the majority government help Liberal agenda?: https://mru.ca/2939 (BNN – Lori Williams, faculty)

Liberals win majority government after byelections: https://mru.ca/e23d (CBC News Network – Lori Williams, faculty) *end of interview missing 

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Planned U of C Dinos stadium would be open year-round, welcome community sports: https://mru.ca/8ae6 (CBC News)

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Weapon incident at Mount Royal University resolved: https://mru.ca/63fd (Calgary Police)

Calgary police briefly issue shelter-in-place order at Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/e012 (Global News –  Ahmar Khan, Kyla Isidro; students)

Weapons report at MRU resolved: Calgary police: https://mru.ca/c2c4 (CTV News – Will Fossen, AVP & chief safety, risk, and employee wellness officer; Tala Abu Hayyaneh, SAMRU REC president; Duane Bratt, faculty)

Shelter-in-place lifted for Mount Royal University campus: https://mru.ca/c7df6 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Incident resolved after reports of armed individual on Mount Royal University campus, police say: https://mru.ca/f217 (Calgary Herald/Sun) *also shared via Yahoo News

Campus chef bringing knife to work prompts shelter-in-place at MRU: https://mru.ca/6e7e (City News Calgary – Yazin Khazael, student; Ahmar Shah, faculty)

Chef with large knife causes shelter in place at Calgary’s Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/d49b (City News Calgary – Yazin Khazael, student)

Man in custody after police respond to report of person carrying knife at Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/886d (CBC News)

Calgary Police: Weapon incident at Mount Royal University resolved: https://mru.ca/ae8c (Discover Airdrie)

Knife incident resolved at Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/ac9e (LiveWire Calgary)

Students and staff concerned after shelter in place order at MRU: https://mru.ca/4c539 (QR Calgary)

Police response at MRU Monday afternoon: https://mru.ca/baa1 (660 City News Radio Calgary) *also aired on 1130 City News Radio Vancouver 

MRU Prof concerned after shelter in place order at MRU: https://mru.ca/20319 (Global Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

What is on the line for Alberta in today’s federal by-elections?: https://mru.ca/ecf26 (CBC Calgary Radio – Lori Williams, faculty)

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Lethbridge Polytechnic’s START Centre signs development agreement with VR company Virtualware: https://mru.ca/8b88 (Education News Canada)

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Journalism student wins big at MRU entrepreneurial pitch competition:  https://mru.ca/3455 (The Calgary Journal – Janine de Castro, student)

Battlefords Sharks reflect on the most successful year in franchise history: https://mru.ca/a5dbf (Battlefords Now – Ayden Kehrig, incoming student-athlete)

Zafir Rawji featured on Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi: https://mru.ca/514d (Hockey Night in Canada – Zafir Rawji, alum)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Gas prices expected to be volatile: https://mru.ca/bd62 (CHED Edmonton – Lori Williams, faculty) *also aired on QR Calgary

CAQ name new leader and Quebec premier: https://mru.ca/5b9a (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

CPS staffer charged, accused of accessing police databases for personal use: https://mru.ca/f88f (Calgary Herald/Sun – Doug King, faculty)

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University of Calgary sets record for largest gathering of people dressed as dinosaurs: https://mru.ca/0d1bf (CBC News)

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Comedian Bruce McCulloch returns home for his new production ‘Dark Purple Slice’: https://mru.ca/c879 (CBC Calgary Radio – Bruce McCulloch, alum; Bella Concert Hall)

How anti-abortion protests on campus are affecting students at Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/ea10 (The Calgary Journal – Abbey Oviatt, student)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

NECO Announces Honorary Degree Recipients, Presidential Medal Award Winner, and Valedictorians for May 17 Commencement: https://mru.ca/bbd0 (Vision Monday – Carly Davies, alum)

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Getting ahead of tomorrow: President Ed McCauley reflects on 60 years of UCalgary: https://mru.ca/9ee9 (UCalgary)

CALGARY DOUBLES DOWN ON TRADE DIVERSIFICATION AS GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY RESHAPES THE ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE: https://mru.ca/0e8de (Calgary Economic Development

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Student founders win money for businesses at LaunchPad: https://mru.ca/d9dc (CBC Radio Calgary – Mohamad Allaq, student)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

What is the future of entry level jobs?: https://mru.ca/c8a8 (QR Calgary – Christian Cook, faculty)

Theatre Calgary reimagines A Doll’s House with an ‘exciting’ modern spin: https://mru.ca/e375 (LiveWire Calgary – Daniel Briere, alum)

Conservative MP Marilyn Gladue crosses floor to Liberals: https://mru.ca/7bd2 (CHED Edmonton – Keith Brownsey, retired faculty)

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Lakeland receives $2M for student learning spaces, dual-credit programming: https://mru.ca/dd39 (Lakeland)

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Video: How the lack of practice spaces affect Calgary musicians: https://mru.ca/dec0 (The Calgary Journal – Jaxon Riste, student)

How to become a midwife in Canada 2026: education, registration and salary: https://mru.ca/30bf (University Magazine)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Education Act changes ‘distraction from what the real issues are’: Analyst: https://mru.ca/56c5 (Alberta Primetime/CTV – Lori Williams, faculty)

Horseback Riding in the Canadian Backcountry: Are You Truly Prepared?: https://mru.ca/5ef2 (Horse Journals – Christian McEachern, alum)

Guest Opinion: Avi Lewis’s ideas for change terrify the establishment: https://mru.ca/cbbf (Medicine Hat News – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

What’s next for the Alberta separatist movement?: https://mru.ca/c306 (City News Radio Calgary & Vancouver – Lori Williams, faculty)

IOC bans trans athletes: https://mru.ca/0b89 (CHED Edmonton – Gio Dolcecore, faculty and alum)

Dawgs Sign Smith to Standard Player Contract, Make Three Additional Moves: https://mru.ca/5e9a (Our Sports Central – Tim Gould, alum)

USports Center Transfers To Bowling Green State: https://mru.ca/8f7f5 (The Hockey News – Teague Patton, alum)

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‘Waddleloo’ map helps university students avoid geese during nesting season: https://mru.ca/a642 (CTV News)

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Calgary university students feel the toll of academic workload: https://mru.ca/0e34f (LiveWire Calgary – Miranda Oostrom, student; Michael Huston, faculty; Tala Abu Hayyaneh, SAMRU REC president)

Bruce McCulloch returns to Alberta for 2026 ‘Dark Purple Slice’ Canadian Tour: https://mru.ca/6784 (City News – Bruce McCulloch, alum)

The modern midwife: Challenging convention and putting patients first: https://mru.ca/67a1 (Healthing.ca)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Are you smarter than a business student?: https://mru.ca/207b (Human Resources Director – Nicole Sivertson, Brooke Jenkins, Jam Roda & Gabrielle Vadnais, students)

Danielle Smith’s immigration referendum fuels an ‘us versus them’ divide in Alberta: https://mru.ca/366f (The Conversation – Esra Ari, faculty)

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U of C engineering fair showcases future engineers, student innovation: https://mru.ca/97f43 (Calgary Herald)

Canada’s post-secondary graduates start job hunt amid high unemployment rates: https://mru.ca/a4a73 (Global News)

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Student entrepreneurs pitch businesses at LaunchPad: https://mru.ca/b6ca (Global Calgary – Janine de Castro, student)

2026 Interior Design Year-End Student Shows: https://mru.ca/c974 (ID Canada)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Business Report with David Finch: https://mru.ca/9d27 (CBC Radio Calgary – David Finch, faculty)

CPS investigate extortion attempts against South Asian community: https://mru.ca/6c140 (QR Calgary – Doug King, faculty)

Alberta separation – what’s the latest:  https://mru.ca/23dd (QR Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty) *start of interview missing

Calgary police aim to ‘disrupt’ groups extorting South Asian community: https://mru.ca/82e7 (CP24 – Doug King, faculty)

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Leth Polytech, MHC, Red Crow, ULethbridge launch Southern Alberta Higher Education Relationship: https://mru.ca/a4e4 (U of L)

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How to get connected with MRU clubs for a better student experience: https://mru.ca/6c416 (The Reflector – Cameron Benson, student)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Alberta separatists claim enough signatures for referendum, but face steep hurdles: https://mru.ca/a5c8 (Canada’s National Observer – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Rising costs, global uncertainty prompt calls to modernize Alberta’s agriculture sector: report: https://mru.ca/952a5 (CTV News – Rajbir Bhatti, faculty)

Canmore Eagles netminder earns league’s top honour amid playoff push: https://mru.ca/fe1d (Rocky Mountain Outlook – Alex Scheiwiller, incoming student)

Too soon for a separatist victory lap says prof: https://mru.ca/8f6d (QR Calgary & CHED Edmonton  – Duane Bratt, faculty)

What to make of the proposed changes to education in Alberta: https://mru.ca/8d28 (CBC Radio Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

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Politics, ideology to be removed from Alberta classrooms in new legislation: https://mru.ca/ffdf (CTV News)

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