This report is a weekday roundup of news about MRU, faculty experts, students and alumni, and other topics of interest.

MRU in the News

Compelling Calgarians: Lesley Brown: https://mru.ca/bebd (Calgary Herald – Lesley Brown, Provost)

Students/expert/alum in the news

Calgary had more police shootings this year than some of Canada’s biggest cities combined: https://mru.ca/4d9 (CBC News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

B.C. journalist Barb McLintock remembered for her no-nonsense reporting: https://mru.ca/6f4 (Globe and Mail – Sean Holman, faculty)

Former face of BC Coroners Service Barb McLintock passes away at 68: https://mru.ca/fee (Global News – Sean Holman, faculty)

Barbara McLintock Wove Facts to Defend the Powerless: https://mru.ca/d6ec (The Tyee – Sean Holman, faculty)

Politics in 2018 and looking ahead: https://mru.ca/d2f6 (CHQR, Dec. 28, 12:36 p.m. – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Canadian politics year in review: https://mru.ca/743 (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Federal provincial relations to get nasty: https://mru.ca/fa6d (CHQT Newstalk – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Trend shows fewer Canadians donate to charity, according to Fraser Institute: https://mru.ca/accf (CBC News – James Stauch, faculty)

A year in Western Canadian politics: https://mru.ca/09de (CTV News, Power Play  – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Canada condemns China’s actions, Trudeau’s 2019: https://mru.ca/5d80 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams faculty)

How Alberta’s election will be a fight over its energy crisis: https://mru.ca/90db (BNN Bloomberg  – Lori Williams, faculty)

Former UCP member claims he spent $26K on party, UCP denies allegations: https://mru.ca/4e89 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Sports newsmakers of the year: https://mru.ca/70f (Rocky View Weeky, Nicole Zalasky, student)

Also worth noting

Has Tim Caulfield become the Canadian nemesis of pseudoscience?: https://mru.ca/26d (Globe and Mail)

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