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

MRU in the News

AB postsecondary institutions expecting three years of funding cuts, says leaked internal email: https://mru.ca/d8ee (Academica – Brad Clark, faculty, Demetrios Nicolaides, minister)

Parker: Leaf Environmental Products puts the focus on Zero Waste: https://mru.ca/df11 (Calgary Herald)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Picasso, Carr and Group of Seven among prominent artists on display ahead of auction: https://mru.ca/ab0 (CTV News – Rob Surdu, faculty)

Disruptor Conductor: https://mru.ca/1d22  (CBC Docs – Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, Conservatory alumnus)

What happens if Canada elects a minority government?: https://mru.ca/427b (City News, 660 News – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

Here’s everything you need to know as an Albertan voting in Canada’s federal election: https://mru.ca/ccc6 (Star Metro Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

Vote splits may factor In Calgary Centre As Liberal Kent Hehr tries to hold on: https://mru.ca/bfb9 (Huffington Post – Lori Williams, faculty)

Anger toward Trudeau palpable: https://mru.ca/4b7 (CPAC – Lori Williams, faculty)

Election campaign coming to an end: https://mru.ca/8ba (CHQR, News 770, 630 CHED – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Albertans sympathetic with separatist feelings but wouldn’t vote to leave Canada: poll: https://mru.ca/e57b1 (Calgary Herald/Edmonton Journal – David Taras, faculty)

Word on the Street: What Calgary voters want in a leader in the 2019 federal election: https://mru.ca/2dc7 (Global News – David Taras, faculty)

Justin Trudeau to speak at Liberal rally in Calgary Skyview on Saturday night: https://mru.ca/2076 (Calgary Herald – David Taras, faculty)

Hundreds attend rally with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in northeast Calgary: https://mru.ca/70c (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – David Taras, Duane Bratt, faculty)

The final countdown: https://mru.ca/701b (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Conservatives accused of trying to ‘destroy’ rival: https://mru.ca/dcb (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Justin Trudeau visits Calgary on final weekend of campaign: https://mru.ca/c045 (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Canadian Boarder Services cancelling arrest warrants:  https://mru.ca/2405 (CHQR, 770 News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Conservatives would stop cancelling of arrest warrants by CBSA: https://mru.ca/1aaf (CHQR, News 770 – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Canadians looking back at nasty campaign: https://mru.ca/d97d  (630 CHED, News 770 – David Taras, faculty)

Hamilton Votes: Who’s running in Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas: https://mru.ca/8aa4 (CBC News – Bert Laranjo, former faculty)

Scheer would stop CBSA cancelling arrest warrants for anyone facing deportation: Conservative Party: https://mru.ca/871b (Global News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Also worth noting

‘On the cutting edge’: Canada’s college researchers filling innovation gaps: https://mru.ca/dfa9 (Globe and Mail)

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