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Province announcing measures to attract more international nurses at MRU today: https://mru.ca/5a7e (Global News Morning) 

Dinos, Cougars teams earn home playoff games: https://mru.ca/a624 (MRU Cougars) 

Message sent: Cougars hammer Huskies 8-1 in season finale: https://mru.ca/2e05d (Calgary Herald/Saskatoon StarPhoenix – MRU Cougars hockey)

Rural staffing a major health-care issue, minister says: https://mru.ca/ac2d (Medicine Hat News) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Dr. Carolyn Willekes PhD Shares Insight on historical Equestrian connections: https://mru.ca/48c0 (The Reflector – Carolyn Willekes, faculty) 

MRU prof emerita help develop online course with Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters: https://mru.ca/5e89 (The Reflector – Dawne Clark, professor emerita; Gaye Warthe, faculty) 

Alberta Premier Smith under fire for Indigenous comments: https://mru.ca/fae2 (CityNews – Lori Williams, faculty)

Indigenous community upset over Smith’s version of Canadian history: https://mru.ca/2fc0 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

‘Huge concern’: Opposition says Alberta premier should come clean on campaign funding: https://mru.ca/6d6f (Canadian Press via National Post – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Danielle Smith’s $100-Million Gift to Oil Companies: https://mru.ca/e18c (The Tyee – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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University of Lethbridge welcomes incoming president and vice-chancellor: https://mru.ca/aa4f (CTV News) 

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Photostory: Golden Bears volleyball lose 2-3 against Mount Royal University: https://mru.ca/19aa (The Gateway)

Provincial government announces expansion of New Beginnings Bursary: https://mru.ca/c606 (SAIT Newsfile – starts at 4:49)

CAMPUS PREVIEW: Playoff picture to clarify with hoops, hockey finales:  https://mru.ca/03c7 (Calgary Sun)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Independent MLA criticizes Alberta’s plan to give royalty credits for well cleanup: https://mru.ca/9b40 (Canadian Press via Red Deer Advocate – Duane Bratt, faculty)

UCP Leadership race finances revealed: https://mru.ca/cd53 (CBC Radio One Edmonton – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Calgary police chief calls for bail reforms, including categorizing known ‘repeat and violent offenders’: https://mru.ca/fc342 (Global News Calgary – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Calgary police didn’t follow proper processes in relationship with unaccredited college, says report:  https://mru.ca/9e88 (CBC Calgary – Doug King, faculty)

New poll shows deep political divides in Alberta: https://mru.ca/473b (Global News Calgary broadcast – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Premier Danielle Smith raised nearly $1.4 million for UCP leadership campaign: https://mru.ca/2a5f8 (CBC Edmonton – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Revamping, retuning investment allocations at the ATCO’s pension plans: https://mru.ca/60080 (Benefits Canada – Tye McAllister, alum)

Alberta Primetime politics panel Feb. 09: https://mru.ca/69ba (Alberta Primetime – Lori Williams, faculty) starts at 6:40

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Study asks why low-cost rentals in Calgary have dropped over the last three decades: https://mru.ca/877a4 (CBC Calgary)

Calgary researches develop better pacemaker: https://mru.ca/e849 (CTV Calgary)

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Singh thrilled to participate in Jets South Asian Heritage Night: https://mru.ca/97be (NHL/Winnipeg Jets – Harnaryan Singh, alum & HD recipient)

Alberta announces grant expansion to help low-income nursing students: https://mru.ca/4fd9 (CTV News Calgary – Nancy Tran, student)

Pandas volleyball face double-header losses against Mount Royal University:  https://mru.ca/6863 (The Gateway)

Alberta’s new ‘free speech reporting’ requirement for colleges and universities stokes fears in the LGBTQ2S+ community: https://mru.ca/06c0 (Xtra Magazine)

Alberta government expands grant to low-income nursing students: https://mru.ca/da76 (City News Calgary & Edmonton)

Bursary helps more students become nurses: https://mru.ca/bb9a (Air 106.1 Airdrie – Nancy Tran, student)

Province to fund 1,700 low-income nursing students: https://mru.ca/29e5 (High River Online – Nancy Tran, student)

Alberta supporting low-income nursing students: https://mru.ca/868f1 (Education News Canada)

“The Last of Us” is premiering early this week on HBO Max and Crave: https://mru.ca/c917 (Daily Hive)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Awkward moment or conscious message? Political experts weigh in on Danielle Smith-Justin Trudeau handshake: https://mru.ca/c741 (CTV Edmonton – Keith Brownsey and Richard Sutherland, faculty)

Civil disobedience, dam break possible ‘high risk’ disasters in Calgary: CEMA: https://mru.ca/c755 (Global News Calgary website – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Civil disobedience, dam break possible ‘high risk’ disasters in Calgary: CEMA: https://mru.ca/3046 (Global News Calgary broadcast – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Calgary police shoot suspect in northwest neighbourhood of Highwood: https://mru.ca/3813 (CTV Calgary – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Wanham-raised volleyball player named U Sports Player of the Week: https://mru.ca/9c31 (Everything GP – Quinn Pelland, student athlete)

‘Assassinating Thomson’ tells story of painter’s death: https://mru.ca/8c3b (Yahoo News – Bruce Horak, alum)

UCP MLA billboard might not be inline with rules: https://mru.ca/9e94 (CBC Radio – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Handshakes and healthcare deals – breaking down Danielle SMith’s meeting with the PM:  https://mru.ca/ef57 (630 CHED – Keith Brownsey, faculty) interview is in the 7:00 a.m. hour at the 38:00 minute mark.

Trudeau’s health care offer not enough to address urgent issues in Alberta: critics: https://mru.ca/b1d5 (Edmonton Journal – Lori Williams, faculty)

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University of Sask. creates first-of-its-kind research chair in Métis governance and policy-making:  https://mru.ca/1b43 (CTV Saskatoon)

Athabasca Students Union issues statement: https://mru.ca/d00e (AU Students Union)

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Province to help fund 1,700 low-income nursing students: (Discover Airdrie  – Nancy Tran, student)

Alberta government expands New Beginnings Bursary for nursing students: https://mru.ca/d175 (Global News – Nancy Tran, student)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Used car offer from Renfrew Chrysler leaves some Calgarians feeling used: https://mru.ca/cbc2 (Global News Calgary – Neil Brigden,  faculty)

Is the app-only discount worth your data companies take?: https://mru.ca/e641 (City News Calgary – Neil Brigden, faculty)

MRU’s Byam, Pelland earn named CW volleyball players of week: https://mru.ca/1624 (Calgary  Herald – Chris Byam, Quinn Pelland, student athletes)

Premier and Prime Minister meet and new healthcare spending: https://mru.ca/bb26 (CBC Radio One across Canada – Lori Williams, faculty)

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‘Struggling’ Western University teaching assistants push for wage hike: https://mru.ca/c002 (London Free Press)

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Crowchild Classic returns to big crowds after a two-year break: https://mru.ca/b263 (Calgary Journal)

OPINION: Breakenridge: U of L bungled the free speech fiasco, but we don’t need dubious piling on from the province: https://mru.ca/dcf7 (Calgary Herald)

OPINION: When critics attack universities for being too woke what’s really going on?: https://mru.ca/49cc2 (Niagara Falls Review)

Women’s volleyball remains a consistent threat nearing the end of the regular season:  https://mru.ca/0b56b (The Ubyssey)

Controversial Calgary Lecturer Shut Down At University Of Lethbridge: https://mru.ca/b2d0 (Alberta Native News)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Nine candidates confirmed for Prairie South’s byelection in March: https://mru.ca/fafc (Moose Jaw Today – Sommer Amare, alumna)

Alberta Sheriffs helping EPS may be more about politics than public safety: political scientist: https://mru.ca/b51a (CTV Edmonton – Lori Williams, faculty)

Opinion: There is already a solution for easing high cost of post-secondary textbooks: https://mru.ca/55e7 (Calgary Herald – Erik Christiansen, librarian)

AB must follow other provinces’ leads, return to exploration of OER to reduce costs for students: Editorial: https://mru.ca/88ad (Academica – Erik Christiansen, librarian)

Fossil prep: Watch an expert prepare a prehistoric piece: https://mru.ca/b4a39 (Calgary Journal – Paul Johnston, faculty)

Ammonites: fossilized shells that cast a powerful spell: https://mru.ca/da60 (Auction Central News – Paul Johnston, faculty)

Blue Storm: chatting with editor Duane Bratt: https://mru.ca/b208 (CBC Radio stations across Canada – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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Government of Canada requests research proposals to address northern contaminants and plastic pollution: https://mru.ca/250f (Education News Canada)

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Did you see that: Two recognizable Alberta spots were just spotted in episode four of “The Last of Us”: https://mru.ca/0d04 (Daily Hive) 

New labs propel cutting-edge science at MRU: https://mru.ca/2c1a (Education News Canada) 

Alberta government will require annual ‘free speech reporting’ from post-secondary schools: https://mru.ca/a387 (Global News)

Province now requires free speech reporting by post secondaries: https://mru.ca/a1ac (630 CHED Edmonton)

Alberta to require ‘free speech reporting’ after uproar over controversial academic visit: https://mru.ca/39646 (CBC)

Alberta to require ‘free speech reporting’ after uproar over controversial academic visit: https://mru.ca/539a9 (CBC Radio One)

Province demands free speech ‘report cards’ from colleges and universities after lecture cancelled:  https://mru.ca/35262 (Calgary Herald)

UPDATED: Alberta government commits to strengthening campus free speech: https://mru.ca/43a6 (Western Standard)

Alberta government says universities must provide yearly reports on free speech: https://mru.ca/cd60 (City News Calgary & Edmonton)

University of Lethbridge cancels ‘wokeism’ lecture by former NWT civil servant: https://mru.ca/4809 (NNSL Media)

Post secondary schools must report on free speech efforts on campus, minister says: https://mru.ca/99c9 (CTV Calgary)

Alberta government mandates free speech reporting for universities: https://mru.ca/f516 (True North) 

BREAKING: Alberta government to require “free speech reporting” from post-secondary institutions:  https://mru.ca/b95ab (The Gateway)

Alberta government requires free speech reports from post secondaries in the province: https://mru.ca/a2ac  (88.1 The One FM)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Misleading advertisement surprises Calgarians: https://mru.ca/d7160 (City News Calgary – David Finch, faculty)

Universities’ participation in CIJA-led trip undermined academic freedom, democracy: Editorial:  https://mru.ca/0044 (Academica – Mark Ayyash, faculty)

Also worth noting

​​Kanien’kehá:ka journalist and Métis artist ready to share their expertise with McGill University:  https://mru.ca/55c1 (CBC)

Athabasca University Faculty Association condemns sudden firing of president: https://mru.ca/c3e2 (CBC)

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THE LAST OF US WASN’T FILMED IN THE US AFTER ALL: https://mru.ca/45cf2 (Elite Daily)

MRU hosts World Wetlands Day symposium: https://mru.ca/ee93 (CTV Calgary – Felix Nwaishi, faculty)

What is free speech on campus? https://mru.ca/4c93 (Alberta Primetime politics panel – starts at 7:25)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Banff Centre Presents Inaugural Purposeful Travel Summit Featuring Rick Steves And Megan Epler Wood: https://mru.ca/f0d6 (Broadway World – Joe Pavelka, faculty)

Shumaila Hemani unveils debut album, Mannat (A Prayer, A Wish): https://mru.ca/bb9c (Canada Beats Media – Shumalia Hemani, artist in residence Trico Changemakers Studio)

Blue Storm chat with Duane Bratt: (CKOM Saskatchewan radio – Duane Bratt, faculty)

University presidents’ trip to Israel undermines academic freedom and democracy: https://mru.ca/ff32 (The Conversation & Yahoo News – Mark Ayyash, faculty)

Feds approve Alberta government importation of kids’ pain medications but confusion lingers:  https://mru.ca/ce38f (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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U of A and Amii usher in a new wave of broadened AI research with the recruitment of 20 new faculty members: https://mru.ca/e492 (U of A) 

Sensitive data stolen in Okanagan College cyber attack now posted to dark web, ransomware group claims: https://mru.ca/eef3 (CBC BC)

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Aheer’s former campaign manager denounces Nicolaides for supporting Widdowson: https://mru.ca/7c51 (Western Standard)

Free speech does not give you the right to deny facts and cause injury: https://mru.ca/2508 (AUPE)

Crowchild Classic makes a comeback: https://mru.ca/c29a (The Gauntlet)

Free speech debate continues to rage in Alberta: https://mru.ca/67f81 (City News)

Controversial speaker forced off U of L campus: https://mru.ca/cdb3 (CTV Calgary)

Hundreds of protesters drown out speaker Frances Widdowson at University of Lethbridge: https://mru.ca/98d19 (Global News website) 

Hundreds of protesters drown out speaker Frances Widdowson at University of Lethbridge: https://mru.ca/c6c92 (Global News broadcast) 

Hundreds of protesters drown out speaker Frances Widdowson at University of Lethbridge: https://mru.ca/e6e02 (770 CHQR Radio) 

Frances Widdowson met by 700 protesters at University of Lethbridge; speech moves to Zoom:  https://mru.ca/dc81 (CTV News website)

Frances Widdowson met by 700 protesters at University of Lethbridge; speech moves to Zoom:  https://mru.ca/800d5 (CTV Calgary broadcast)

Controversial academic meets noisy resistance at U of L after school halts planned lecture: https://mru.ca/1828 (CBC News website)

Controversial academic meets noisy resistance at U of L after school halts planned lecture: https://mru.ca/e2f11 (CBC Radio One broadcast)

Hundreds oppose controversial speaker Widdowson at U of L:  https://mru.ca/8f2b (Lethbridge Herald)

‘She is not welcome on our campus’: hundreds rally against controversial speaker at U of L: https://mru.ca/5b187 (My Lethbridge Now)

Controversial speaker drowned out by protestors at U of L: https://mru.ca/b1e3 (The Rush Radio Whitehorse)

Widdowson forced out of U of L amid attempt to give speech: https://mru.ca/d1e0 (City News Radio Calgary & Vancouver)

OPINION – Bell: Premier Smith’s free speech point man takes on campus woke crowd: https://mru.ca/a305 

Crowchild Classic gets a shout out on WHL broadcast: https://mru.ca/8949 (The Sports Network – CHL Hockey)

AB, CAUT respond to ULethbridge’s choice to not let Widdowson talk proceed: https://mru.ca/1c25 (Academica)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Feds spent $6.8M to house 15 people in Calgary quarantine hotel last year:  https://mru.ca/5068c  https://mru.ca/fe2c (CBC News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Feds spent $6.8M to house 15 people in Calgary quarantine hotel last year: https://mru.ca/42f5 (CBC Radio One- Duane Bratt, faculty)

Commentary: Companies, do more to retain employees returning from overseas deployments:  https://mru.ca/d51c (Channel News Asia – Adam Cave, Michael Joseph Dominic Roberts, faculty)

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Athabasca University board fires president who fought Alberta government on staff relocations:  https://mru.ca/45c3 (CBC News)

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Travel Alberta Creates Map Of ‘The Last Of Us’ Filming Locations Around The Province:  https://mru.ca/5d68 (ET Canada)

Minister says Alberta to ‘strengthen’ free speech on campuses as U of L halts controversial lecture: https://mru.ca/4f68 (CBC News) 

Minister says Alberta to ‘strengthen’ free speech on campuses as U of L halts controversial lecture: https://mru.ca/3f85 https://mru.ca/bad5  (CBC Radio One)

Panel on academic freedom amid promise form Minister to strengthen academic freedom:  https://mru.ca/6336 (CBC Radio One)

Academic freedom group condemns Lethbridge university for cancelling Widdowson lecture: https://mru.ca/b190 (Western Standard)

Alberta Tourism Website Creates Map for Locations Shown in HBO’s The Last of Us: https://mru.ca/eea5 (Complex)

Alberta promised changes to campuses while the university “awakened” free speech: https://mru.ca/7b7f (Canada Today via Canadian Press) 

Alberta government promises more free speech protections on campuses after university cancels anti-wokeism talk: https://mru.ca/daee (Ottawa Citizen via Canadian Press)

Alberta university cancels speech by anti-woke pundit; Condemned for views on residential schools, former professor vows to go ahead with talk: https://mru.ca/f0be (National Post)

ULethbridge will not provide space on campus for Widdowson talk after consultation with community, student petition: https://mru.ca/3426 (Academica)

U of L cancels talk on campus:  https://mru.ca/3314 https://mru.ca/5546 (CTV Calgary 5 & 6)

Talk with controversial professor to happen in Lethbridge today:  https://mru.ca/d6aa https://mru.ca/596e  (City News 660)

Alberta government in ‘woke’ free speech standoff with university campus:  https://mru.ca/629f (National Observer via Canadian Press)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Smith accuses CBC of defaming her, her staff, and the whole public service:https://mru.ca/fc10 (Rabble.ca – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Opinion: As Canada ponders a task force, solutions for reducing public transit crime already exist: https://mru.ca/1b54 (Winnipeg Sun – Kelly Sundberg, faculty) 

Brand mascots undergoing changes: https://mru.ca/056c (CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener – Neil Brigden, faculty) 

Documents show federal government spent more than $6M on Calgary quarantine hotel: https://mru.ca/842e (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

UCP holds slim lead over NDP; Calgary emerges as election battleground: poll: https://mru.ca/72c (Calgary Herald – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta Primetime political panel: https://mru.ca/c0ce (CTV 2 – Lori Williams, faculty)

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A shortage of pilots is making travel chaos in Canada even worse: https://mru.ca/805a (CBC News)

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