MRU in the media: 

MRU to mandate masking when classes resume this fall: https://mru.ca/10e6 (CBC News – Tim Rahilly, President)

MRU to require masks in classrooms, labs and gatherings on campus; Alberta reports 1,407 COVID-19 cases over three days: https://mru.ca/c320 (Calgary Herald)

Masks mandatory in classrooms and labs at Mount Royal University in Calgary this fall: https://mru.ca/be31 (CTV News)

Mount Royal University hints at change to vaccination policy: https://mru.ca/00b79 (1150 News)

Alberta’s post-secondary schools saying no to mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations: https://mru.ca/5b24 (The Canadian Press, Yahoo News, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star) 

MRU introduces masking rules ahead of fall semester: https://mru.ca/a35a (CityNews, 660 News)

No vaccine requirement but masks mandatory at MRU this fall: https://mru.ca/b325 (660 News)

Mount Royal requiring masks in class this fall, monitoring changes to vaccine requirements: https://mru.ca/345e (CBC Radio News)

MRU to make students wear masks in classes: https://mru.ca/a791 (Western Standard)

History students hungry for a broader, more inclusive portrait of the past: https://mru.ca/76a9 (CBC News)

Faculty, alum, students in the media: 

Calgarians set to deal with double dose of election campaigning: https://mru.ca/d33de (CTV News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Overlapping elections make for an overload of political homework for Albertans: https://mru.ca/c8c3 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Brooks mayor to run for leader of Alberta Party: https://mru.ca/0683 (CBC News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Corbella: Why Trudeau likely won’t be punished for calling a “selfish” summer election: https://mru.ca/484d2 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Liberals failed to win any seats in Alberta in 2019 but are now competitive in at least four ridings, say top strategists and insiders: https://mru.ca/3204 (The Hill Times – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Federal Conservatives could face challenges in Alberta: https://mru.ca/f584 (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Conservatives could see support fall in Alberta: https://mru.ca/e7a10 (iNews 880 – Lori Williams, faculty)

Discussing politics and freedom of information: https://mru.ca/5c19 (News Talk 980 – Sean Holman, faculty)

Volleyball vagabond Blankenau fifth in second Olympics: https://mru.ca/3323 (Sherwood Park News – Jay Blankenau, alumnus)

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COVID-19: B.C. post-secondary schools won’t follow Ontario universities in requiring vaccinations: https://mru.ca/9101 (Vancouver Sun)

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MRU in the media: 

Calgary schools not joining growing list of Canada universities with vaccine mandate: https://mru.ca/f0ea (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun)

Post-secondary schools navigate fall return as Alberta lifts more COVID-19 measures: https://mru.ca/87dd1 (Global News)

Announcements – August 16, 2021: https://mru.ca/6000 (University Affairs – Kelly Williams-Whitt, Dean)

Faculty, alum, students in the media: 

Canadian women dominate Tokyo 2020 Olympics leaving many excited for the future of women in sport: https://mru.ca/aea77 (Calgary Journal – Karla Karch, staff)

Trudeau’s early election will make for a crowded fall campaign season in Alberta: experts: https://mru.ca/aa04 (Edmonton Journal – Duane Bratt, Lori Williams, faculty)

Pandemic federal election estimated to cost $610M, most expensive in Canadian history: https://mru.ca/11f9 (CityNews, News 1130 – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

Price of election could be most expensive ever: https://mru.ca/f905 (660 News – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

Trudeau frames ballot questions at news conference: https://mru.ca/c158 (Global News Morning – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Only Liberals want election: https://mru.ca/deb1 (News 880 – Lori Williams, faculty)

Kenney needs to own decision after Alberta slows lifting of COVID-19 measures: MRU professor: https://mru.ca/904f (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

New polling ahead of federal election: https://mru.ca/a878a (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Meet the political newcomers running to be Calgary’s next mayor: https://mru.ca/a766 (Calgary Herald – Lori Williams, faculty)

Federal election expected to be called: https://mru.ca/0fd6 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty)

Members of Alberta government meet to discuss whether to keep COVID-19 protocols: sources: https://mru.ca/95fa (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

What might be motivating the Liberals to call a COVID-19 election?: https://mru.ca/d6e3 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty

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New course at University of Alberta combines science with Indigenous knowledge: https://mru.ca/629d (CBC News)

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Faculty/students/alum in the media:

Risks of calling an election during the pandemic: https://mru.ca/bd3f (Global News – Lori Williams, faculty)

Potential outcomes of election call: https://mru.ca/8744 (CBC Fredericton 07:05:22  – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Memorial to residential school children vandalized, no word on future: https://mru.ca/f4b6 (CTV News – Dr. Linda ManyGuns)

Politics panel on Alberta Primetime: https://mru.ca/3b43 (CTV 2 Alberta 07:28:32 – Lori Williams, faculty)

Media framing of climate change downplays the threat: https://mru.ca/31c0 (Rabble – Sean Holman, faculty)

Conservatives likely to take a hit in Alberta: https://mru.ca/325a (iNews880 22:21:15 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

New kids on the block: https://mru.ca/310a (Calgary Sun – Lori Williams, faulty)

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MRU in the media:

Institutions reviewing COVID-19 protocols: https://mru.ca/7a81 (Global News Calgary 18:09:45)

Western universities not forcing students to be COVID vaccinated: https://mru.ca/d1b9 (Western Standard)

Masks, vaccinations not mandatory at U of C this fall; decision sparks backlash from faculty: https://mru.ca/8e2b (CTV News Calgary)

NAIT welcomes Melanie Rogers as Vice–President, External Relations: https://mru.ca/d9aa1 (Education News Canada)

New dean of the Faculty of Business and Communication Studies announced: https://mru.ca/9b44 (Education News Canada)

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MRU in the media: 

New dean of the Faculty of Business and Communication Studies announced: https://mru.ca/d9b8 (MRU – Dr. Kelly Williams-Whitt)

Faculty/alum/students in the media:

Alberta has sold more than 40,000 passes for camping on public land since June: https://mru.ca/5864 (Lovebylife – Joe Pavelka, faculty)

How an Ontario man’s forgotten email password resulted in a $6,255 Quarantine Act fine: https://mru.ca/53280 (CBC Toronto – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Ontario man’s forgotten email password resulting in fine: https://mru.ca/899 (CBC Radio One 05:09:30 – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

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Canadian political parties’ election preparations well underway: https://mru.ca/4b35 (City News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Strategies will be a work in progress until voting day: https://mru.ca/f7ba (680 News 16:10:55 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

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Travellers bracing for delays as Canadian border service agents ready for job action: https://mru.ca/e69e (Global News 1:15 – Rajbir Bhatti, faculty)

Would having a provincial police force speed up response times?: https://mru.ca/019b (Newstalk 770 17:11:00 – Doug King, faculty)

Opinion: Your future is not a job but in the adaptable skills you’ve developed: https://mru.ca/4001 (Calgary Herald – David Finch, faculty)

Mixed response to review of Alberta government’s handling of first wave of COVID-19: https://mru.ca/a2a7 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Political watchers bracing for election call: https://mru.ca/46b6 (CTV News 16:47:25 – Lori Williams, faculty)

Discussion surrounding federal elections: https://mru.ca/48e1 (Radio NL – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Lots of people are avoiding Alberta’s parks pass: https://mru.ca/401ea (CBC Calgary 06:32:30 – Joe Pavelka, faculty)

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Support falls for federal Conservatives; grows for NDP in Alberta: Poll: https://mru.ca/169cf (My McMurray – Lori Williams, faculty)

Oversight by border security: https://mru.ca/7cd6 (CBC Toronto 18:05:11 – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Turned around at the U.S. border, forced to quarantine for 14 days: An Ontario man’s ‘ridiculous’ ordeal: https://mru.ca/ff41 (Forbes Alert – Kelly Sundberg, faculty)

Delays on goods crossing the border: https://mru.ca/36cd (Newstalk 770 19:01:46 – Rajbir Bhatti, faculty)

Impact on goods crossing the border: https://mru.ca/71eb (AM 900 Hamilton’s News Talk 07:32:25 – Rajbir Bhatti, faculty)

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MRU in the media:

Alberta adds more incentives to lure productions to Canada: https://mru.ca/3aa8 (Big World News)

Dawn Farrell appointed to Canadian Natural board of directors: https://mru.ca/4ce7 (Stockwatch – Dawn Farrell, chancellor)

Faculty/alum/students in the media:

Why the words media use to describe climate change matter: https://mru.ca/120b (National Observer – Sean Holman, faculty)

If Trudeau calls early election, Liberals shouldn’t expect easy majority, experts say: https://mru.ca/48f7 (City News – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

You can’t count your chickens before they hatch in Canadian federal elections: https://mru.ca/d86c (660 News 11:39:50 – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

Alberta’s Dr. Deena Hinshaw apologizes for ‘confusion, fear or anger’ over lifting of COVID-19 measures: https://mru.ca/a444 (The Record – Lori Williams, faculty)

Hinshaw’s open letter falls flat for some as she doubles down on provincial response to COVID-19: https://mru.ca/cda6 (CJay 92 – Lori Williams, faculty)

Hinshaw’s op-ed is damage control: https://mru.ca/1e02 (CBC Radio One 06:05:00 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Feds deny Alberta’s request to allow use of pepper spray for self-defense: https://mru.ca/a2ed7 (City News – Doug King, faculty)

Politics may have motivated Alberta’s COVID-19 rule rollback: https://mru.ca/71d7 (My McMurray – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta’s shift in COVID-19 measures: https://mru.ca/e1443 (Alberta Primetime 07:31:25 – Lori Williams, faculty)

Climate change and drought in the agricultural industry: https://mru.ca/2b5 (CTV News 2:25 – Felix Nwaishi)

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MRU in the media: 

12 Alberta jobs that increased in demand due to the pandemic: https://mru.ca/905e (CIC News – School of Nursing and Midwifery)

2021 Alberta Business Hall of Fame – Southern Alberta: https://mru.ca/6328 (Business in Calgary – Sam Switzer, donor)

MRU alumnus joins Canadian men’s volleyball Olympic team after back injury: https://mru.ca/1a6c (The Reflector – Jay Blankenau, alumnus)

Faculty, alum, students in the media: 

The truth Is out there. But this company holding UFO info won’t share it: https://mru.ca/9fe9 (VICE – Sean Holman, faculty)

Calgary employers are re-evaluating office needs and creating back-to-work plans: https://mru.ca/8d7a (CBC News – Melanie Peacock, faculty)

Northland School Division Notebook: https://mru.ca/7f4f3 (Smoky River Peace River Express – Briklyn Pratt, Hunter Pratt, students)

No Liberal PM has appointed “elected” senator: https://mru.ca/ac69 (iNews 880 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Mayoral candidate calls for emergency meeting on masking: https://mru.ca/83ac7 (News 770, CHQR – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Also worth noting: 

‘I’m worried about my students’: UCalgary faculty call for campus vaccine mandate: https://mru.ca/1e8b (Calgary Herald)