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Executive Compass Flight Institute expands with new Calgary location: https://mru.ca/c68b (Skies Magazine)

Festival to feature more than 800 choristers from across Canada: https://mru.ca/c01dd (Calgary Herald)

Sootsiman project shares knowledge and culture: https://mru.ca/85d3 (Education News Canada)

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Ministers testify at foreign interference inquiry: https://mru.ca/42ff (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

‘Celebrating the next 100 years’: 2024 Calgary Stampede canvas auction doesn’t disappoint: https://mru.ca/4d43 (CTV Calgary – Anupam Das, faculty)

Alberta universities concerned about bill mandating provincial approval of federal funding:  https://mru.ca/4919 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Looking Local: Cavalry Adds Three Youngsters To U SPORTS Deals: https://mru.ca/dece (Northern Tribune – Niko Myroniuk, Caden Rogozinski, students) 

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Alberta bill requiring provincial approval of federal funding risks political meddling, academics say: https://mru.ca/25e6 (CBC) 

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Mayor says proposed provincial oversight bill not in Calgary’s best interest: https://mru.ca/42ca (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Mayor reacts to province’s Bill 18: https://mru.ca/1e5d (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Alberta joins Saskatchewan in pronoun law constitutionality fight: https://mru.ca/b6a7 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Cavalry FC Announces U Sports Contracts for Three Players: https://mru.ca/be6f (Our Sports Central – Niko Myroniuk, Caden Rogozinski, students) 

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Municipal-federal deals to face provincial oversight under proposed Alberta law: https://mru.ca/0985 (CBC News) 

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Alberta expected to welcome more international students, as other provinces see cuts: https://mru.ca/7ee5 (CBC News – Joseph Nguyen, SAMRU)

Alberta will be allowed to welcome more international students than in 2023: https://mru.ca/456e (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sub) 

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Calgarians offer thumbs-down on Mayor Jyoti Gondek in new poll: https://mru.ca/3fe9 (Calgary Sun/Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Deadline passes for Gondek recall petition, results to be made public in 45 days: https://mru.ca/e8cb (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

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University of Alberta students looking for a win with EV Formula 1 car: https://mru.ca/385bf (CTV News) 

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Housing Hell: finding a home in a housing crisis: https://mru.ca/44c4 (The Reflector – Mark Keller, director) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

MRU student conducting research surrounding bees and the art of play: https://mru.ca/aa50 (The Reflector – Abhay Ball, student; Robert Owen, faculty)

MRU professor leads Good Grief: Nature Walking Through Grief and Loss: https://mru.ca/962b (QR News, April 2, 3:17 p.m. – Sonya Jacubek, faculty) 

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New med school programs being created in Lethbridge & Grande Prairie: https://mru.ca/2472 (Lethbridge News Now) 

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2024 JMH LaunchPad winner Charter Beselt joins Connect with Sarah Crosbie: https://mru.ca/68db (QR Calgary April 4 at 4:05 p.m. – Charter Beselt, student; Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship)

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Concerns grow as Calgary Catholic School District halts new intakes for 2 specialized programs: https://mru.ca/bbd7 (CBC News – Sarah Hamilton, faculty) 

Catholic school district limits specialized earning programs: https://mru.ca/737a (CBC News at 6 – Sarah Hamilton, faculty) 

CCSD says no new students accepted to LEAD or gifted programs: https://mru.ca/fd134 (CBC Radio One Calgary – Sarah Hamilton, faculty)

Feds pledge $6 billion for housing: https://mru.ca/1341 (CBC Radio Nova Scotia – Duane Bratt, faculty)

4 housing announcements from federal government in 5 days: https://mru.ca/675a (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

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University of Winnipeg to conduct forensic analysis following cyberattack: https://mru.ca/e37b (CBC News) 

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Breaking down the PM’s housing announcements: https://mru.ca/67dc  https://mru.ca/64e4 (CBC Radio’s Edmonton AM & Saskatoon Morning – Duane Bratt, faculty)

April 04, 2024 | Federal leader of the NDP in Winnipeg to meet with Premier: https://mru.ca/c8cb (CBC Radio Winnipeg – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Music artists sign letter warning of AI: https://mru.ca/0209 (CBC Radio News – Richard Sutherland, faculty) 

Billie Eilish, Arkells among musicians pleading for protections against AI copycats: https://mru.ca/8bc3 (CBC online – Richard Sutherland, faculty)

2024 JMH LaunchPad winner Charter Beselt joins Connect with Sarah Crosbie: https://mru.ca/68db (QR Calgary April 4 at 4:05 p.m. – Charter Beselt, student)

Are university campuses safer spaces for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks?: https://mru.ca/a3580 (Education News Canada – Corinne Mason, faculty)

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In effort to lure doctors to rural Alberta, province announces new training program in Lethbridge: https://mru.ca/41b6 (Calgary Herald)

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Our business columnist David Finch talks about corporate efforts to fly the diversity and inclusion flag:  https://mru.ca/3abc (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener) 

Alberta Prime Time Politics Panel: https://mru.ca/d879 (CTV 2 – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Gondek recall petition deadline fast approaching, but verification process far from over: https://mru.ca/fe98 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

‘Not a Rachel Notley’: UCP supporters at Smith fundraiser dismiss Nenshi threat: https://mru.ca/8046 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun)

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U of C partnership with QAI Ventures a ‘game-changer’ for quantum tech sector: https://mru.ca/2e4d (Calgary Herald) 

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15 Cheap Universities in Alberta: https://mru.ca/e9c4 (AZ ED News) 

Ford: Sexism, racism still lurk in the shadows as Gondek faces recall petition: https://mru.ca/0929 (Calgary Herald – Christine Silverberg, honorary degree recipient) 

Faculty, students, staff and alumni in the media

Audible Alchemy: How Sound is Food for the Nervous System with Sharon Carne, Founder of Sound Wellness description: https://mru.ca/a4e1e (ivoox – Sharon Carne, faculty) 

Are university campuses safer spaces for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks?: https://mru.ca/f083 (University Affairs – Corrine Mason, faculty) 

Puck, play and friendship: Courtney Kollman’s memory of this year’s Crowchild Classic: https://mru.ca/b60f (The Gauntlet – Courtney Kollman, alum) 

St. Albert sees armed robberies rise in 2023: https://mru.ca/0081 (St. Albert Gazette – Doug King, faculty) 

Alberta premier pushing ahead with plan for municipal parties: https://mru.ca/579e (Municipal World – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Riley Sawchuk Recalled by Grand Rapids: https://mru.ca/ec139 (Our Sports Central – Riley Sawchuk, alum) 

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Low-income tenants told to leave over UBC construction site risk: https://mru.ca/f931 (CBC News) 

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Mount Royal University’s community-based research making world a better place: https://mru.ca/2506 Calgary Herald – Connie Van der Byl, AVP; Matthew Swallow, Breda Eubank, Julie Booke, faculty) 

Getting down to earth with the community through soil science: https://mru.ca/d65e (Education News Canada – Matthew Swallow, faculty) 

Community-based research improving bone and joint health for all: https://mru.ca/75b36 (Education News Canada – Breda Eubank, faculty) 

15 Cheap Universities in Alberta: https://mru.ca/e9c4 (AZ ED News) 

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Three W.O. Mitchell Book Prize finalists announced: https://mru.ca/15ef0 (CTV News – Natalie Meisner, faculty: Jann Arden, honorary degree recipient) 

Jann Arden, Clem Martini, Natalie Meisner finalists for City of Calgary’s W.O. Mitchell Book Prize: https://mru.ca/b789 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun –  Natalie Meisner, faculty: Jann Arden, honorary degree recipient) 

CPS’ use of force on par with previous years while officers increased reliance on Tasers: https://mru.ca/e4b4 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Doug King, faculty)

Is Calgary doing enough to reduce waste?: https://mru.ca/d074 (CityNews – Israel Dunmade, faculty) 

Alberta premier hints at future tweaks to recall legislation: https://mru.ca/4195 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Lori Williams, faculty) 

In a deeply divided province, Naheed Nenshi may shake things up as the new frontrunner for the Alberta NDP leadership: https://mru.ca/7047d (CBC Radio, Day 6 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Carbon tax hike kicks in on Monday: https://mru.ca/cf8e (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

‘Part of the history’: Rivals for Alberta NDP leadership torn on federal party ties: https://mru.ca/690c (Canadian Press, CityNews – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Kindergarten teacher from Ecole St. John Paul II is Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education nominee for Edwin Parr Award: https://mru.ca/70b3 (Chat News Today – Mackenzie Gill, alum) 

New probe adds to Calgary police’s long history of investigations into workplace culture: https://mru.ca/e2b1 (Calgary Sun/Calgary Herald – Doug King, faculty) 

Premiers testify on carbon tax:  ​https://mru.ca/0c2f (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Alberta government considering conventional nuclear power plants, minister says: https://mru.ca/f0216 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Premier Smith offers Edmonton help, city councillors indicate it’s not needed: https://mru.ca/235d (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

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Victoria professors compute how AI will fit into post-secondary education: https://mru.ca/b7d8 (Sooke News Mirror) 

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Blue Jackets to salute Jeff Rimer prior to Saturday’s game: https://mru.ca/0b6f (NHL.com – Jeff Rimer, alum) 

Managing pets during a disaster: https://mru.ca/3734 (Emergency Preparedness in Canada Podcast – Kim Williams, faculty) 

Calgary’s police chief suing former HR director over public comments: https://mru.ca/2a61 (Global News – Doug King, faculty) 

Police chief taking former HR director to court: https://mru.ca/81c0 (QR News – Doug King, faculty) 

RBC Foundation/Calgary Philharmonic Concerto Concert is a stunning display of young talent: https://mru.ca/6369 (The Gauntlet – Sonja Sward, Holly Parker, MRU Conservatory students) 

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University of Alberta provides new online course on Black history at no cost: https://mru.ca/6c66 (CBC News)

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