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MRU in the News

Laurie Pilson Memorial Award developed to remember a past Cougars player and support those currently on the ice: https://mru.ca/98a3 (Education News Canada – Laurie Pilson, alumnus)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Hockey Night in Punjabi’s Harnarayan Singh to call first game in English with Canucks season opener against the Oilers: https://mru.ca/fbe3f (Vancouver is Awesome – Harnarayan Singh, alumnus)

Poll shows Canadians upset with international travellers: https://mru.ca/ab60 (CityNews – Joe Pavelka, Lori Williams, faculty)

Stop discretionary travel, says poll: https://mru.ca/5b4e (660 News – Joe Pavelka, faculty)

Premier Jason Kenney removes MLA Pat Rehn from UCP caucus: https://mru.ca/a740 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

NDP calls for MLA to resign: https://mru.ca/bd23 (iNews 880 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta Prime Time Politics Panel: https://mru.ca/50799 Full interview leads off program https://mru.ca/cb12 (CTV Two – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

Alberta considers boards to govern several universities, colleges: https://mru.ca/c279 (CBC News)

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Free virtual concert series aims to lift spirits: https://mru.ca/5a9f (Calgary Herald – Brad Mahon, Dean)

A look at the future of Canadian cannabis workforce training: https://mru.ca/58fa (Business of Cannabis – Brad Mahon, Dean)

Students/experts/alum in the news

First national Standard of its kind aims to help Canada’s post-secondary institutions support positive mental health and well-being for students: https://mru.ca/dd27 (PR Newswire – Daniel Major, student)

Albertans split on province’s vaccine rollout performance: poll: https://mru.ca/ccca (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – David Taras, faculty)

Federal election date likely tied to COVID-19 vaccine rollout: https://mru.ca/4952a  (CityNeww, 660 News – Lori Williams, David Taras, faculty)

Vote during pandemic not out of the question: https://mru.ca/a96b (660 News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Calgary’s race for mayor heats up in January with Coun. Jyoti Gondek entering race: https://mru.ca/a2ad (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Ward 3 Coun. Jyoti Gondek running for Calgary mayor: https://mru.ca/8fd2 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Two more UCP MLAs confirm they travelled out of province in December — find out where your MLA was: https://mru.ca/563b (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Sun-soaked vacations show why Albertans need recall legislation: https://mru.ca/b5c0 (Red Deer News Now – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

Nova Scotia international students voice frustrations with policy to quarantine in hotel: https://mru.ca/4a6a (CBC News)

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Conspiracy theories and the Canadians who love them: https://mru.ca/87f4 (The Good Men Project – Kevin Anderson, faculty)

Pandemic exposes flaws in our health-care system: https://mru.ca/454 (Petrolia Voice – Lori Williams, faculty)

2020 left some Alberta MPs a little buffaloed: https://mru.ca/b0b3 (Toronto Star – Gillian Steward, faculty)

This is where your MLA was during the holidays: https://mru.ca/60e4 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Canada secures millions more COVID-19 vaccine doses as Alberta pressures for more supply: https://mru.ca/c7e6 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

How three educators are inspiring students to learn during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://mru.ca/bab3 (CBC News)

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Here are The Top 10 Sugar Baby Universities In Canada for 2021: https://mru.ca/0d08 (Narcity)

McGill ranks in top universities with most “sugar babies” in Canada: https://mru.ca/aa63 (Daily Hive)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Ward 12 candidate Steven Phan says it’s time for collaboration, unity in Calgary: https://mru.ca/3774 (LiveWire Calgary – Steven Phan, alumnus)

Amazon, Citigroup among companies pausing U.S. political donations after Capitol siege: https://mru.ca/8e50 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Corporate America responding to siege of U.S. capitol: https://mru.ca/f55f  (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta Speaker denounces government’s ‘hypocrisy’ as MLAs slam premier, UCP colleagues over travel scandal: https://mru.ca/5fe8 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

Universities start year with massive maintenance backlog: https://mru.ca/2ab0 (University World News)

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Webster Niblock students learn fractions through dance and song: https://mru.ca/4aed (CHAT News Today – Katie Albers, student)

Radio silence: Edmonton police move to encrypted communications system, removing public, media access: https://mru.ca/65c4 (Edmonton Journal – Sean Holman, faculty)

COVID takes toll on Canada’s democracy as information flow slows: experts: https://mru.ca/bca6 (Prince George Citizen, Glacier News – Sean Holman, faculty)

Opinion: Sacking of U.S. Capitol was culmination of Trump’s reign of lies: https://mru.ca/3d2 (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta’s House Speaker slams UCP government for ‘hypocrisy’ in travel scandal: https://mru.ca/e08f (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Kenney expresses support for safe travel during COVID-19 pandemic despite his government’s website advisory: https://mru.ca/b878 (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta Prime Time Politics Panel: https://mru.ca/8b7d (CTV Two, Jan. 7 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

2021: Alberta eyes post-COVID economic rebound but faces big budget questions: https://mru.ca/1468 (Global News, Toronto Star, The Canadian Press – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

University of Alberta reeling and rebuilding one year after Iran plane crash: https://mru.ca/c454 (Global News)

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Olympic cross-country skier Beckie Scott helping Indigenous kids through sports: https://mru.ca/993e (CBC News – Beckie Scott, honorary degree recipient)

Students/experts/alum in the news

‘Albertans are extremely upset’: political scientist on what Kenney faces after controversy: https://mru.ca/a54f (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta Prime Time Political Panel: https://mru.ca/b0e9 (CTV Two, Jan. 6 – Archie McLean, faculty)

Further restrictions will be tough sell in Alberta: https://mru.ca/0110 (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Future of premier unclear in wake of travel scandal: https://mru.ca/85b5 (iNews880 – Lori Williams, faculty)

2021: Alberta eyes post-COVID economic rebound but faces big budget questions: https://mru.ca/1468 (Global News, Toronto Star, The Canadian Press – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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Nova Scotia international students voice frustrations with policy to quarantine in hotel: https://mru.ca/4a6a (CBC News)

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Building community through good food: MRU and Chartwells celebrate new partnership: https://mru.ca/be02 (Ecucation News Canada – Brent Mann, staff)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Edmonton police lock out public, media from radio communications: https://mru.ca/0a2e (CBC News – Sean Holman, faculty)

Politicians could face uphill battle in regaining public’s trust following travel scandal: https://mru.ca/f2b2 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – David Taras, faculty)

Premier Kenney faces growing anger for going quiet amid COVID-19 travel scandal: https://mru.ca/009c (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Mayor’s inaction with travelling staff hard to fathom: https://mru.ca/581a (News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, faculty)

‘I’m not hiding’: Kenney turns up live on Facebook, 5 days after last appearance: https://mru.ca/3a4e (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

MLA recall legislation coming this spring, Kenney says: https://mru.ca/93ab (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Empirical exploration of remittances and renewable energy consumption in Bangladesh: https://mru.ca/4f59 (Springer Link – Anupam Das, faculty; Luc Carels, student)

Also worth noting

McGill student starts initiative to bring food, supplies to homeless people camped out near campus: https://mru.ca/058f (CBC News)

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Change driven through empathy: 2020 Humanly uses design to educate on real-world problems: https://mru.ca/4393 (Education News Canada – Ben Kunz, Kelsey McColgan, faculty; Shania D’Costa, Asfa Riyaz, Nicole Oviatt, Victoria Yelle, students)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Just him and me against the world’: Single parenting during a pandemic: https://mru.ca/44d (CBC News – Roshni McCartney, student)

MLAs push back against holidaying colleagues: https://mru.ca/7412 (CBC Radio News – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

‘What I’m asking from Albertans is patience’: Health minister says anger toward UCP justified: https://mru.ca/56ba (Calgary Herald – David Taras, faculty)

Sun-soaked vacations show why Albertans need recall legislation: https://mru.ca/3545 (Edmonton Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Two  members of mayor’s office travelled to Hawaii: Nenshi: https://mru.ca/397f (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Nenshi may pay price for staff’s travels over Christmas: https://mru.ca/df4a (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Calgary mayor defends 2 staffers who travelled to Hawaii over the holidays: https://mru.ca/3590 (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Alberta government ranks last among provinces for public perception of pandemic response: poll: https://mru.ca/31de (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Corbella: Alohagate is infuriating but pales next to more complicated scandals: https://mru.ca/72ab (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Edmonton had more shootings in 2020 than any of the last five years, chief says COVID-19 partly to blame: https://mru.ca/3285 (Edmonton Journal – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

How B.C.’s Press Gallery bungled the Legislature corruption story: https://mru.ca/70cd (theBreaker.news Podcast – Sean Holman, faculty)

CRA issues CERB repayment warning: https://mru.ca/fbac (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Also worth noting

COVID-19 variant could ‘spread like wildfire through schools’ when classrooms reopen, pediatrician worries: https://mru.ca/51b4 (CBC News)

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Alberta esports sees growth despite COVID-19 pandemic: https://mru.ca/4181 (CTV News – Andrew Simon, Victor Ly, faculty)

Esports continues global growth: https://mru.ca/bb29 (CTV Morning Live – Andrew Simon, Victor Ly, faculty)

SAMRU advocates for changes to how university practices online proctoring: https://mru.ca/e866 (The Reflector – Carly Bullough, SAMRU)

Students/experts/alum in the news

How COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting black Canadians: https://mru.ca/15f1 (Global News – Marva Ferguson, faculty)

Catholics in Calgary’s Filipino community celebrate ‘Simbang Gabi’ despite challenging times: https://mru.ca/7522 (CBC News – Mary Kate Aquino, student)

Watch out for identity theft this holiday season, experts warn: https://mru.ca/8913 (CBC News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

With pandemic travel scandal, Kenney faces conservative kryptonite: elitism: https://mru.ca/e48c (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Anger, frustration won’t be quickly forgotten by Albertans: Political scientist: https://mru.ca/92d (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta MLA Tracy Allard resigns: https://mru.ca/9383 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta MLAs who travelled during COVID-19 pandemic lose ministry portfolios: https://mru.ca/dbce (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Six Alta. government members demoted amid international travel controversy: https://mru.ca/dc4cc (CTV Edmonton – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Allard resigns as Alberta municipal affairs minister, Kenney’s chief of staff steps down amid controversy over international travel: https://mru.ca/a24a (Edmonton Journal/Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Hammer drops on vacationing Alberta politicos, including premier’s chief of staff: https://mru.ca/0e1c (Lethbridge Herald, Canadian Press – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Allard, Huckabay resign; other Alberta snowbird MLAs punished: https://mru.ca/7af9 (Western Standard – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Albertans continue to express anger over officials’ travel: https://mru.ca/0d2b (News 770, CHQR – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta cabinet minister Tracy Allard resigns: https://mru.ca/1651 (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Scandal costs government moral authority: https://mru.ca/489a (News 770, CHQR, 630 CHED – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Political ‘snowbird’ scandal like no other: https://mru.ca/121e (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Politicians face criticism over trips: https://mru.ca/3a9d (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Police takedown of woman in stormtrooper costume won’t result in criminal charges: https://mru.ca/e92e (CBC News – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Also worth noting

Cheating a ‘free-for-all’ at virtual high schools, teachers say: https://mru.ca/df68 (CTV News)

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Post-secondary student stress high ahead of another virtual semester: https://mru.ca/932 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Rachel Timmermans, SAMRU)

How international education at MRU has adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://mru.ca/035b5 (The Reflector – Dianne MacDonald, staff; Samuel Velazquez, student)

Students/experts/alum in the news

Two federal Liberals step aside from roles after revealing international travel during pandemic: https://mru.ca/02e5 (Globe and Mail – Duane Bratt, faculty)

COVID-19: Muslim youth group in Calgary getting supplies to isolated people: https://mru.ca/b8f (Global News – Zaki Shah, student)

Tany Yao latest MLA gone abroad as holiday travel goes beyond normal political scandals, say political watchers: https://mru.ca/d178 (Edmonton Journal – Lori Williams, faculty)

‘Slap in the face’: Albertans react to news that at least 8 UCP staffers travelled internationally over Christmas: https://mru.ca/d291 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

‘It was a significant error in judgment’: Kenney not sanctioning Alberta politicians, staff who travelled abroad: https://mru.ca/792d (Edmonton Journal/Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)

‘Zero possibility’ Alberta premier unaware of jet-setting colleagues, says former deputy premier: https://mru.ca/46da (Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty)

UCP staffer facing criticism after trip to Hawaii during pandemic: https://mru.ca/fd75 (City News, 660 News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Politicians face criticism over trips: https://mru.ca/d2f2 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Justice professor says Calgary man used ‘bad judgment’ during rink arrest: https://mru.ca/19219 (CTV News – Doug King, faculty)

United Conservatives back down on Alberta parks, declare victory: professor: https://mru.ca/164 (Lethbridge Herald, The Canadian Press – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting

USask researchers creating filter to clean viruses like the one behind COVID-19: https://mru.ca/21b1 (Global News)

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