MRU in the media

Protestors sue Calgary police, U of C and city over 2024 pro-Palestinian encampment removal: https://mru.ca/ceed (CBC News – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

Leaders in Innovation: https://mru.ca/7fbb (Avenue Magazine – Simon Raby & Kelly Williams-Whitt, faculty)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

As social habits evolve, we sought to learn how people are making friends: https://mru.ca/228b (CBC News – Dan Devoe, faculty)

Canada Is Sleepwalking Into a Disinformation Crisis: https://mru.ca/0aa4b (Medium – Duane Bratt, faculty)

UCP staffer appears to have been more than just ‘observing’ the doxxing of Jason Kenney: https://mru.ca/371f (Canada’s National Observer – Lori Williams, faculty)

Smith leaves door open to government-led Alberta separation vote: https://mru.ca/4bf74 (City News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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Lawsuit filed over 2024 pro-Gaza protests at the University of Calgary: https://mru.ca/9c65 (CTV News)

UCalgary to host fourth Nursing Story Slam: https://mru.ca/22cd3 (LiveWire Calgary)

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MRU in the media

What are the effects of fertility care on the workforce?: https://mru.ca/3b55 (Education News Canada)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Poems for Mother’s Day: https://mru.ca/0368 (QR Calgary – Richard Harrison, faculty)

PM Carney meets with Premier Smith: https://mru.ca/ad7e (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

What is the larger picture with Alberta separation: https://mru.ca/1d3e (CBC Radio White Horse – Lori Williams, faculty)

AB separatists claim to have garnered 300k signatures: https://mru.ca/55f26 (CBC Radio New Brunswick – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta separation – breaking it down: https://mru.ca/7c3b (CBC Radio Iqaluit – Lori Williams, faculty)

300K Albertans want to separate from Canada: https://mru.ca/e6b3e (CBC Radio Sudbury – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta making headlines for separation referendum: https://mru.ca/0aa2 (CBC Radio Saskatchewan – Lori Williams, faculty)

Premier Smith and PM Carney meet: https://mru.ca/58475 (CBC Radio PEI – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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Canada West announces acceptance of Simon Fraser University as probationary member: https://mru.ca/d266 (SFU)

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MRU in the media

‘Leading a double life’: Fertility and the workplace: https://mru.ca/07ec (Canadian HR Reporter – Rachael Pettigrew, faculty)

Institutions host special awareness events, ceremonies to honour Red Dress Day: https://mru.ca/20cc0 (Academica)

First Aid Training Calgary is Saving Canadian Lives One Professional at a Time: https://mru.ca/1b02 (Digital Journal)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

2026 Canada’s Top Fitness Trainers Canadian Fitness Industry Conference: https://mru.ca/1823 (Impact Magazine – Rosanne Woods, faculty)

Alberta separatism: What you need to know: https://mru.ca/d267f (Cross Country Checkup on all CBC radio and TV stations – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Now You Know with Rob Snow | May 5, 2026 – Episode 540: https://mru.ca/d9e0 (City News Radio stations across Canada – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

Could Alberta separatists tear Canada apart?: https://mru.ca/33cd (DW News – Lori Williams, faculty)

A call for an independent public inquiry into the management and use of Alberta’s voters list: https://mru.ca/74015 (Canada’s National Observer – Duane Bratt, Lori Williams & Craig Harding, faculty)

Death of Calgary children highlights need for earlier domestic violence intervention: experts: https://mru.ca/8152 (CTV News – Doug King, faculty)

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UCalgary Spring 2026 HD recipients: https://mru.ca/9ceb (UCalgary)

UBC, SFU among thousands of universities affected by Canvas software cyber breach: https://mru.ca/ac7c (CBC News)

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MRU in the media

Memory that will last a lifetime: Calgary Blizzard to play CF Montreal in Telus Canadian Championship play: https://mru.ca/5b298 (CTV News – Moe El Gandour, alum)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Heather Crook appointed Vice Principal at Meadow Ridge School for Fall 2026: https://mru.ca/deb7 (Education News Canada – Heather Crook, alum)

Alberta separation: what’s happening?: https://mru.ca/3201 (CBC News Network – Lori Williams, faculty)

7/10 Albertans think politicians need to declare separation thoughts: https://mru.ca/c648 (CBC Radio Calgary – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

PM meets with EU leaders: https://mru.ca/502c (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Alberta separatists leak personal info: https://mru.ca/7641 (CHED Edmonton & QR Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta privacy commissioner calling for legislative changes: https://mru.ca/327c (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

More on Alberta’s separatist ambitions: https://mru.ca/4a19c (CBC News Network – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Breaking down Alberta separation: https://mru.ca/170f2 (CJAD Montreal – Lori Williams, faculty)

Man appears in court after being charged with murder: https://mru.ca/8e59 (QR Calgary – Doug King, Calgary)

Separatists in Alberta claim they garnered 300K signatures: https://mru.ca/fa98 (CTV Your Morning Canada wide – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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Calgary’s first student-built satellite is officially in orbit: https://mru.ca/7728 (LiveWire Calgary)

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MRU in the media

Memory that will last a lifetime: Calgary Blizzard to play CF Montreal in Telus Canadian Championship play: https://mru.ca/5b298 (CTV News)

Chasing the game: Abel Nesibu and his journey from MRU to New Zealand division one soccer: https://mru.ca/f2bf (BVM Sports)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Diaspora distress: When geopolitical conflict follows immigrant workers into the office: https://mru.ca/ee1b (The Conversation – Bahman Radnejad, faculty)

Who will take the fall for Alberta elector list leak?: https://mru.ca/69c8 (Rabble – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Ryan Tofani named new general manager for Abbotsford’s Ledgeview Golf Club: https://mru.ca/34eaa (The Abby News – Ryan Tofani, alum)

Kenney Lawyers Up as Centurion Breach Exposes Judges, Abuse Survivors and Vulnerable Albertans: https://mru.ca/620b (The Deep Dive – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta separatists submit thousands of signatures on referendum petition: https://mru.ca/0bad (CP 24 – Lori Williams, faculty)

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$93.5M gift to the University of Alberta will fund research into health care for women, kids: https://mru.ca/a37dc (CTV News)

Some post-secondary schools in the Maritimes are embracing AI — but drawing careful lines: https://mru.ca/f3e7a (CBC News)

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Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Whatsoever Things Get You a Job: https://mru.ca/e425 (Alberta Views – Roberta Lexier, faculty)

Calgary journalist notified Elections Alberta about voter list breach: https://mru.ca/13891 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi’s popularity falling in polls, why?: https://mru.ca/f6e1 (Edmonton Journal & other Postmedia publications – Duane Bratt, faculty) *also shared via Yahoo  

At a crossroads: Time to create the future we want: https://mru.ca/1a6ad (Calgary Herald & other Postmedia publications – Ron Ghitter, HD recipient) *also shared via MSN

Alberta Nuclear Panel Report Has Unexpected Twist: https://mru.ca/5542 (Energi Media – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta Voter Data Scandal Raises Democratic Integrity Questions: https://mru.ca/27b9 (Energi Media – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Youth radicalization is rising in Canada, according to a new CSIS report: https://mru.ca/625b (NewsTalk 1010 Toronto – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

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U of A to host next-generation nuclear energy program in new $10M partnership: https://mru.ca/3c24 (U of A)

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MRU in the media

2026 Faculty Excellence Awards: https://mru.ca/b06b (Education News Canada)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

More than a year later, the RCMP is still renewing multimillion-dollar contracts for border helicopters: https://mru.ca/29b1 (Toronto Star & other Postmedia publications – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Purloined List of Electors imbroglio moves to the next stage: the search for a fall guy: https://mru.ca/35ad (Alberta Politics – Duane Bratt, faculty)

60% of Albertans say it’s difficult to meet monthly expenses: CBC News poll suggests: https://mru.ca/ce56 (CBC News – Brooks Decillia, faculty)

Security agencies tighten staffing as Ottawa’s early retirement window opens: https://mru.ca/10471 (Canadian HR Reporter – Christian Cook, faculty)

Hot out of the gate: Ponoka Stampede has record-shattering tarp sale to kick off 90th anniversary: https://mru.ca/827d (The Red Deer Advocate – Brooke Baehl, student)

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University of Lethbridge announces $13.5-million multi-sport dome: https://mru.ca/2ff82 (CTV News)

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MRU in the media

CHW announces new scholarship for University of Alberta students: https://mru.ca/248e (Frequency Newswire)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Why do we leave taxes to the last minute?: https://mru.ca/a800 https://mru.ca/1280 (CBC Radio Calgary & Edmonton – Dan Devoe, faculty)

Albertans and other Canadians are not as divided as it may seem, new survey data shows: https://mru.ca/8463 (The Hub – Brooks Decillia, faculty)

OPINION: Rural roots and decades of journalism: https://mru.ca/5f19 (LakeLand Today – Michelle Pinon, alum)

Secret voter list sparks court crackdown and RCMP investigation into Alberta separatist app: https://mru.ca/2b3e (Canada’s National Observer – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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A new voice at the top: UCalgary names new chancellor: https://mru.ca/53fd (LiveWire Calgary)

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MRU in the media

Games in Frames: MSOC: https://mru.ca/c0bb9 (BVM Sports)

CBA Alberta asks mothers and gender-diverse parents to participate in study on new lawyer-parents: https://mru.ca/e0c8 (Canadian Lawyer Magazine – Rachael Pettigrew, faculty)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Calgary’s chief administrative officer to depart city hall, chief operating officer retiring: https://mru.ca/62e28 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

One year later, RCMP saying little about disappearance of two Nova Scotia children: https://mru.ca/bbc79 (CTV News/The Canadian Press – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Business Report with David Finch: https://mru.ca/faf6 (CBC Calgary Radio – David Finch, faculty)

Also worth noting 

TMU announces Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano as President and Vice-Chancellor: https://mru.ca/10bd (Education News Canada)

Lethbridge Polytechnic receives funding for AI wildlife aging project: https://mru.ca/9724 (CTV News)

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Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Challenge filed about biased content on Alberta government’s referendum website: https://mru.ca/791d (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

CANMORE EAGLES WIN FIRST LEAGUE TITLE: https://mru.ca/e0042 (AJHL – Alexander Scheiwiller, incoming student-athlete)

Support for Alberta separatism flat, struggling high earners more likely supporters: poll: https://mru.ca/3532 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Mayor looking to advance plans for downtown police station: https://mru.ca/0b14 (Calgary Herald – Doug King, faculty) *also shared via Yahoo

Research on Canadian entry level jobs shows interesting trends: https://mru.ca/a5f9 https://mru.ca/71bf (CBC Radio Toronto – David Finch, faculty)

Now You Know with Rob Snow: https://mru.ca/4225 (City News Radio stations country wide – Duane Bratt, faculty) *segment with Duane starts at approx 19:00

Also worth noting

Announcing the Triffo School of Business at MacEwan University: https://mru.ca/97929 (MacEwan)

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