MRU Media 01/31/2022
MRU in the media
Strike or lockout possible at Mount Royal University as contract negotiations stall: https://mru.ca/8f90 (CBC News – Lee Easton, MRFA; Sprit River Striped Wolf, SAMRU; Kyle Pollock, student)
MRU lets go of politically divisive professor: https://mru.ca/2e16 (The Reflector)
New COVID-19 wave crashes into Calgary; campus moves online until Jan. 24: https://mru.ca/011e (The Reflector)
Faculty, students and alumni in the media
Resurrecting the Dayliner? A new push for Calgary-Edmonton rail line: https://mru.ca/d759 (Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal – Michael Roberts, faculty)
Younger students face further risk of learning loss amid Omicron surge: https://mru.ca/498 (Calgary Herald – Jodi Nickel, faculty)
Former Hitmen standout Connor Rankin finds his ‘next best thing’ as video analyst for Flames: https://mru.ca/7ef2 (Calgary Sun, Calgary Herald – Connor Rankin, alumnus)
As trucker convoy rolls into Ottawa, media faces criticism from right-leaning politicians: https://mru.ca/7470 (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty)
Kenney denounces border crossing blockade; UCP MLA slammed for presence at protest: https://mru.ca/d71b (Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun – Duane Bratt, faculty)
Protesters return to Parliament Hill: https://mru.ca/3159 (CTV News Channel – Duane Bratt, faculty)
Trucker convoy support political theatre for premier: https://mru.ca/53f2 (CTV News at 6 – Duane Bratt, faculty)
Thousands joint trucker convoy protest in Calgary: https://mru.ca/76d7 https://mru.ca/251c (News 770, CHQR, Global News Morning – Lori Williams, faculty)
Cavalry re-signs Escalante, Fisk, Loturi, Klomp: https://mru.ca/5680 (Calgary Sun, Calgary Herald – Victor Loturi, student)
Cavalry FC announces return of four integral players for the 2022 Canadian Premier League season: https://mru.ca/d0b5 (Cavalry FC – Victor Loturi, student)
Also worth noting
Classes could cease at University of Lethbridge as strike vote looms: https://mru.ca/9dc7 (CBC News)
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