Canada at its best: 2019’s sports highlight reel
By Zach Worden, Staff Writer With the sports world now frozen across the world due to COVID-19, there’s no better time than now to look back at the best of 2019 from our Canadian...
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Flames struggle to score goals in the first quarter of the season
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor During a recent and short road trip to the desert, the Calgary Flames were shutout 3-0 to the Arizona Coyotes and 6-0 to the Las Vegas Golden Knights —...
Newly appointed MRU Cougars women’s basketball coach ready for tasks at hand
By Sajan Jabbal, Staff Writer & Dan Khavkin, Sports Editor Mount Royal Athletics hired newly appointed women’s basketball coach Robyn Fleckenstein on Aug.1 this past summer. Fleckenstein brings in a loaded resumé into her...
What does the UCP’s provincial budget mean for Alberta universities?
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor The United Conservative Party (UCP) recently announced its 2019 provincial budget, which saw some concerning slashes to universities and the likeliness of tuition increases for students. Jason Kenney and...
MRU Men’s Hockey set to get over the hump
By Dan Khavkin, Sports Editor This should be the year. With five consecutive trips to the Canada West semi-finals teasing Cougars head coach Bert Gilling and his past MRU squads year in and year...
Students to show up in large numbers for federal election
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Sept. 11 to ask Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament so that Canada can enter its 43rd election...
Construction near MRU continues
By Nathan Woolridge, News Editor Construction on major routes near MRU are still in full-swing and lane closures seem to continue slowing down traffic in some busy areas around the university. Many of the delays...
Cougars Soccer: Kicking off strong
By Dan Khavkin, Sports Editor While everyone was clocking in their final full-time hours at work or spending their last hours out in the sun, the boys in blue representing MRU kicked off the...
SAMRU revamps The Hub, creates West Gate Social
By Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Photo Editor Through a significant amount of feedback from their members, the Students’ Association of Mount Royal University (SAMRU) have finally decided to renovate The Hub to create a new...
The best podcasts for your daily commute
By Isabelle Bennett, Features Editor I think we all have one in our lives — that person who can’t get through a conversation without redirecting it toward their latest listening muse. Perhaps they’ve sent...
