MRU Media Makers: 06/14/2017
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
Creepy twitter account filming unsuspecting women shutdown: http://www.mru.ca/650 (CTV News Calgary/The Canadian Press — Scharie Tavcer. faculty)
The race for the Mayor’s chair is heating up in our city: http://www.mru.ca/6d86 (NewsTalk 770 — Duane Bratt, faculty)
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MRU Media Makers: 06/13/2017
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
Inquiry focuses on mental health of man who killed Alberta peace officer: http://www.mru.ca/c22 (Yahoo! The Canadian Press — Dawn Rault, faculty) &
Peace officers call for improved workplace health and safety at fatality inquiry: http://www.mru.ca/60f (660 News)
http://www.mru.ca/f48 (iNews880)
SPCA offers pet emergency decals for homes: http://www.mru.ca/487(MyMcMurray — Kim Williams, faculty)
CBC Radio One 1010AM/99.1FM (CBR) at June 12th 2017 3:30 PM: http://www.mru.ca/312 (CBC News — Lori Williams, faculty)
Other notable mentions
Former Calgary basketball star who killed father not allowed unescorted passes from jail: http://www.mru.ca/124(Global News/Corus Shawn Trusty, former student)
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MRU Media Makers: 06/12/2017
MRU in the News
Your rights, my rights: Academic freedom faces off with a clarion call for safety on campus: http://www.mru.ca/7dc5 (Globe & Mail — Frances Widdowson, faculty)
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
Calgary criminologist says drug analysts needed to ease case backlog: http://www.mru.ca/3ad (Metro News — Ritesh Narayan, faculty)
Woe is Calgary: Unemployment rate remains the worst in Canada: http://www.mru.ca/8396 (Vancouver Sun/Postmedia — Anupam Das, faculty)
Province puts CBE under microscope with ‘operational review’: http://www.mru.ca/9ba (Calgary Herald/Postmedia — Duane Bratt, faculty)
Times welcomes new summer student: http://www.mru.ca/0472 (High River Times — Amy Tucker, student)
Info czar sees ‘signs of decline’ in Trudeau government transparency: http://www.mru.ca/d2e3 (National Observer — Sean Holman, faculty)
Other notable mention
Alberta colleges seek to graduate to polytechnic university status to halt urban drift: http://www.mru.ca/b0d8 (Calgary Herald/Postmedia)
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MRU Media Makers: 06/09/2017
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
Alberta child care panel enters final weeks of consultation: http://www.mru.ca/9569 (CBC News — Peter Choate, faculty)
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MRU Media Makers: 06/08/2017
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
Former PC party president expected to challenge Nenshi for mayoralty: http://www.mru.ca/a25 (Calgary Herald — Duane Bratt, faculty)
Using data in child welfare opens risk of another Sixties Scoop, panel hears: http://www.mru.ca/e9d (Edmonton Sun/Postmedia — Peter Choate, faculty)
An NDP minority government in B.C. may have to water down its ambitions: experts: http://www.mru.ca/3a56 (The Canadian Press — Duane Bratt, faculty & Lori Williams, faculty)
Canadians trust professors most and politicians least on energy issues and pipelines: survey: http://www.mru.ca/00a (Financial Post — Duane Bratt, faculty)
Woods named LPS Deputy Chief of Police: http://www.mru.ca/ee08 (Lethbridge Herald — Scott Woods, alum)
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MRU Media Makers: 06/07/2017
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
Candidates position themselves as ratification day approaches for United Conservative Party: http://www.mru.ca/da0 (Calgary Herald — Duane Bratt, faculty)
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MRU Media Makers: 06/06/2017
MRU in the News
#Chrissysentme: Canadian woman killed in London terror attack inspires outpouring of good deeds: http://www.mru.ca/cd3b (The National Post/The Canadian Press — Christine Archibald, alum & Peter Choate, faculty) &
‘Tell them Chrissy sent you’: Death of Canadian in London attack triggers outpouring: http://www.mru.ca/888 (The Globe & Mail)
‘Tell them Chrissy sent you’: London attack victim’s life inspires people to help the homeless: http://www.mru.ca/592 (The Washington Post)
Victim of London Bridge attack dies in the arms of her fiancé: http://www.mru.ca/1163 (New York Post)
What we know about the victims of the London Bridge attack: http://www.mru.ca/85f0 (The Los Angeles Times)
Fortney: London terror victim cared for Calgary’s most vulnerable: http://www.mru.ca/152 (Calgary Herald)
London bridge terror attack victim Christine Archibald recalled as ‘gentle soul’ by former Calgary boss: http://www.mru.ca/3084 (CBC News) & http://www.mru.ca/24da (The Eyeopener)
Newstalk 770 CHQR at June 5th 2017 5:45 PM: http://www.mru.ca/4f6 (News Talk 770/Calgary Today)
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
Government Silent on BC School, Teachers Caught in Qatar Crisis: http://www.mru.ca/bfd (The Tyee — Sean Holman, faculty)
Long road ahead for Alberta Liberals, even with a new leader: http://www.mru.ca/3e6 (660 News — Lori Williams, faculty)
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MRU Media Makers: 06/05/2017
MRU in the News
‘He held her and watched her die in his arms’: London attack victim from Castlegar, B.C.: http://www.mru.ca/e3b (CBC News — David Docherty, President & Peter Choate, faculty) &
London Terror Attack: http://www.mru.ca/5406 (BBC World) &
Mount Royal graduate Chrissy Archibald killed in London terror attack: http://www.mru.ca/72a4 (Calgary Herald) &
Christine Archibald identified as Canadian killed in London attack: http://www.mru.ca/b7f (Maclean’s/The Canadian Press) &
Canadian killed in London terror attack remembered as ‘a bright light’: http://www.mru.ca/1b5 (Toronto Star) &
B.C. woman Christine Archibald killed in London terror attack. Her fiancé ‘watched her die in his arms’: http://www.mru.ca/e14 (The National Post) &
Canadian victim killed in London attack had attended MRU: http://www.mru.ca/ef2 (Global News)
Former Calgarian among the dead in London terror attack: http://www.mru.ca/b2d (Metro News) &
Canadian woman killed in London attacks was a graduate of Mount Royal University: http://www.mru.ca/eba (CTV News Calgary) &
Calgarians remember victim of London terror attack: http://www.mru.ca/cc0 (660 News) &
A former Calgarian is the Canadian person killed in the london bridge terror attack on saturday: http://www.mru.ca/c12 (Breakfast Television/City TV) &
B.C. woman identified as Canadian who died in London terror attack: http://www.mru.ca/83e4 (News Talk 770)
ATB’s Chief Economist receives honorary degree: http://www.mru.ca/f8c (NewsTalk 770)
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
SAANICH SOUTH MLA LANA POPHAM ENDORSES POWER-SHARING AGREEMENT WITH GREENS: http://www.mru.ca/d16 (pppFocus — Lori Williams, faculty)
Should taxpayers pay for fentanyl drug recovery? http://www.mru.ca/cd4 (cantech letter — Peter Choate, faculty)
Other notable mentions
Residence: grown-up living near Calgary’s post-secondary hubs: http://www.mru.ca/78e (Calgary Herald)
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MRU Media Makers: 06/01/2017
Students/Experts/Alum in the News
Opinion: There is no battle between change and history: http://www.mru.ca/568 (Edmonton Journal/Postmedia —Jarett Henderson, faculty)
Fortney: MRU grad overcomes big challenges to make it to podium: http://www.mru.ca/54d (Calgary Herald — Robyn Bell, student & Marlene Kingsmith, alum)
Brian Jean pitches PC merger to Wildrose members in Calgary: http://www.mru.ca/e82 (CBC News — Lori Williams, faculty)
An NDP minority government in B.C. may have to water down its ambitions: experts: http://www.mru.ca/ebc (660 News/The Canadian Press — Duane Bratt, faculty)
Other notable mentions
New Music review: Evelyn Glennie and Land’s End Ensemble provide spectacular evening of six premieres at the Bella: http://www.mru.ca/bf7 (Calgary Herald)
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