Calgary Journal

Mount Royal University staff are working alongside law enforcement to control a recent cyberattack that unfolded earlier in June, leaving most of MRU’s webpages, including student and faculty portals, inaccessible. The school has now confirmed that the incident was a ransomware attack. In addition, MRU said the attack primarily affected the school’s “H drive,” a shared drive used to store digital data for both students and staff.

A large majority of Canadians in a recent poll said they worry that artificial intelligence data centres will hike their power bills and harm the environment. In the Leger poll, 81 per cent of respondents said they are concerned about the prospect of data centres leading to spikes in their household electricity bills.

It didn’t take long for a potential candidate to emerge looking to take over a key Edmonton riding for the Alberta NDP that’s currently held by party leader Naheed Nenshi. Former journalist, school board official and federal NDP candidate Trisha Estabrooks says she’ll be seeking the NDP nomination for Edmonton-Strathcona ahead of the 2027 provincial election.

Alexander Sun is a 15-year-old International Bachelorette student who has played competitive hockey for most of his childhood. He says the sport has taught him very valuable life lessons throughout his time playing — lessons that still help him navigate the world today. Sun wants to share the benefits that hockey has given him with others, especially with students who have trouble with the social and regimented aspects of team-based sports.

Alberta’s NDP leader says he’ll seek a Calgary seat in the next general vote instead of running for re-election in Edmonton. Naheed Nenshi, who was mayor of Calgary for 11 years before switching to provincial politics, announced his decision Thursday in an online letter to his constituents in Edmonton-Strathcona.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a byelection in Calgary won’t be called until Albertans have more time for politics. “In the middle of summer people probably aren’t paying that much attention to politics,” Smith told reporters Thursday in Edmonton.

A judge has extended a special court order freezing the assets of a prominent Alberta separatist as part of an ongoing trust fund dispute with a First Nation. Justice John Gill said Wednesday the extension was justified given questions surrounding payments from the fund and surrounding the person in charge of it – Jeffrey Rath.

Summertime in Alberta usually consists of wildfire smoke, but this year has been different. Several parts of the province have been hit by storms. Edmonton was hammered by record-breaking rain in June and is on its way to doing it again this month, says Environment Canada. “Alberta was actually on a kind of a trend of getting drier each year until this year,” said Dan Fulton, a meteorologist with the agency.

A court case involving a prominent Alberta separatist who had his assets frozen is set to move forward today. Last week, Justice Michael Marion in Calgary granted an interim injunction freezing up to $8.5 million in assets held by Jeffrey Rath. That injunction is set to be reviewed as part of a legal battle between Rath and Tallcree First Nation over a multimillion-dollar trust fund. The northern Alberta First Nation alleges Rath, its former lawyer, misappropriated millions from the fund.

Mounties say the body of a crane driver who crashed into a northern Alberta river has been recovered. Work is still underway to pull up the crane, which went over a highway guardrail and into the Wapiti River just south of Grande Prairie on June 16. RCMP previously said a strong current prevented divers from immediately searching for the body. Police have not identified the driver. Cpl. Mathew Howell says the public is still being asked to avoid using boats or flying drones near the site.