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MRU, ATCO partner to grow ICP Map the System, education for ATCO employees:  https://mru.ca/d10a (Academica)

Mount Royal University and ATCO celebrate partnership to tackle social challenges: https://mru.ca/8ce3 (Education News Canada)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Elections Alberta hands $500 penalty to McLean for taking illegal contributions: https://mru.ca/fee8 (CTV Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta’s Sovereignty Act will end up in court according to political scientist: https://mru.ca/aa2f (CBC Radio One – Duane Bratt – Faculty)

UCP to create new police complaints agency, appoint police commission members: https://mru.ca/0f18 (Calgary Herald – Doug King, faculty)

Calgary pharmacist hopes secured supply of children’s pain, fever medication eases demand: https://mru.ca/4676 (CTV Calgary – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta’s Sovereignty Act passed in Legislature: https://mru.ca/435f (City News 660 – Duane Bratt, faculty)

Breaking down Alberta’s Sovereignty Act: https://mru.ca/4b7d (CBC News Network – Duane Bratt, faculty)

A look at Alberta’s Sovereignty Act: https://mru.ca/d459 (CTV News Network – Lori Williams, faculty)

Alberta NDP says Premier Danielle Smith’s rejection of federal authority lays separation groundwork: https://mru.ca/b894b (The Canadian Press via Global News- Lori Williams, faculty)

Canada’s Danielle Smith shores up Alberta base promising autonomy from Ottawa:  https://mru.ca/4f7b (Reuters via the National Post – Lori Williams, faculty)

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MRU’s Holiday video is #2 on Ken Steele’s 2022 Holiday video playlist: https://mru.ca/39dd (Ken Steele)

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Their stories, their words: The Climate Disaster Project: https://mru.ca/fb50 (Fraser Valley Current)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Journalism for Change fellow 2022/23: Kiah Lucero: https://mru.ca/28d4  (rabble.ca – Kiah Lucero, alumna) 

Winnipeg Police & body cameras: https://mru.ca/beeb  (680 CJOB Winnipeg – Doug King, faculty) 

Great minds think alike: twins beat school’s cheating claim, win $1.5M: https://mru.ca/9d559 (Washington Post – Tony Vernon, faculty)

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More than half of Canadian youth find mental health services ‘not easy to access’: report: https://mru.ca/5ba2 (Global News) 

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An Inside Look at Mount Royal’s English Language Program: https://mru.ca/116c (Study in Canada – Sebastian Beltran, student)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Canada expected to become a soccer nation as its fan base grows: https://mru.ca/ea56 (New Canadian Media – David Legg, faculty; Mohana Holloway, student) 

Changes to Sovereignty Act won’t be simple: https://mru.ca/98c5 (CityNews 660 – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Danielle Smith and Justin Trudeau both turned to extraordinary measures. Here’s the difference: https://mru.ca/f4ab (Toronto Star – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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Auditor general raises concerns over international student enrolment, finances at UWindsor: https://mru.ca/87b6a (CBC News) 

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HBO just released its official trailer for ‘The Last Of Us’ & it features a a ton of Alberta locations: https://mru.ca/ca18 (Curiosity) 

MRU celebrates Giving Day: How scholarships and awards are helping students: https://mru.ca/e1d4 (The Reflector – Tim Rahilly, President; Gustavo Fornez, Ben Kawchuk, students) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Airdrie Minor Basketball Association presents two scholarships: https://mru.ca/7e8b (Airdrie Today – Connor Jones, student) 

Alberta Sovereignty Act on its way to becoming law: https://mru.ca/27c1 (CITYNews – Keith Brownsey, faculty)

‘Bumbling and stumbling’: Alberta’s UCP caucus votes for changes to sovereignty bill: https://mru.ca/bd4d (Canadian Press, CITYNews – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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Cooling off period underway as U of L, union remain without collective agreement: https://mru.ca/8333 (Global News) 

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Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub: Creating An Inclusive And Supportive Environment For Women Entrepreneurs: https://mru.ca/72ec (Canadian SME Business Magazine)

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

We’re Spending More Time Alone. Maybe It’s Because We’re Exhausted: https://mru.ca/c4f1 (New York Times – Malinda Desjarlais, faculty) 

HRC Rebuttal: Mount Royal University professor seeking to shut out the Jewish experience: https://mru.ca/548e (Honest Reporting – Mark Ayyash, faculty)

Trudeau is coming for Canadians’ guns. Some provinces refuse to help.: https://mru.ca/cda0 (Washington Post – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Danielle Smith willing to make changes to her signature Alberta sovereignty bill following criticism: https://mru.ca/b39 (CTV News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Alberta changing sovereignty bill to reverse provision giving cabinet unchecked power: https://mru.ca/ba7c (Canadian Press, Calgary Herald – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Police planning for second Ottawa convoy: https://mru.ca/6aed (CityNews 660 – Lori Williams, faculty)

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In meteorite, Alberta researchers discover two minerals never before seen on Earth: https://mru.ca/92d8 (Global News) 

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Mount Royal alumnus donates $50,000 to create a new scholarship for journalism students: https://mru.ca/e938 (Education News Canada – Doug Dirks, alumnus) 

Lund to perform April concerts with Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra: https://mru.ca/e0e5 (CTV News – Bella Concert Hall) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

A Seat at the Table: Courtney Walcott’s quest to reform the police: https://mru.ca/ea4a (Alberta Views – Courtney Walcott, alumnus) 

Lights out: fallout from worldwide shortage impacting streetlight repair in Calgary: https://mru.ca/6315 (Global News – Rajbir Bhatti, faculty) 

For Canadian universities, the Palestinian is the ‘toxic other’: https://mru.ca/c08b (Al Jazeera – Mark Ayyash, faculty) 

Resignation highlights Kenney’s disapproval of new premier, state of democracy: https://mru.ca/afe6 (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

In and out in Alberta: https://mru.ca/b3c1 (Politico – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Proposed sovereignty  legislation explained: https://mru.ca/b76f (CBC Radio – Duane Bratt,  faculty) 

Danielle Smith’s Sovereignty Act is even worse than expected: https://mru.ca/d9ac (The Tyee – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Smith promised act during leadership bid: https://mru.ca/065a (CTV News Channel –  Lori Williams, faculty) 

What is happening in Alberta?: https://mru.ca/580c (News 980, Hamilton – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

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PM, leaders denounce University of Ottawa for banning cameras at Chinese ambassador’s lecture: https://mru.ca/8c44c (CBC News) 

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MRU takes an academic deep dive into Bob Dylan with new English-Lit course: https://mru.ca/ce14 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun, Postmedia newspapers across Canada – Rob Boschman, faculty) 

Premier Smith’s proposed sovereignty act could drive investment away from Alberta: Calgary chamber: https://mru.ca/11a6 (Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun) 

Concerns and discussion over Alberta Sovereignty Act: https://mru.ca/058e (CBC Radio News) 

Faculty, students and alumni in the media

Calgarians expected to dig deeper into their pockets during deep freeze conditions: https://mru.ca/8d4b (CTV News – Rajbir Bhatti, faculty) 

National RCMP watchdog investigating arrest of St. Albert teen: https://mru.ca/fb2a2 (St. Albert Gazette – Doug King, faculty) 

Alberta Legislature’s fall sitting begins: https://mru.ca/c48c (Global News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Alberta Sovereignty Act tabled: https://mru.ca/b676 (CTV News Channel – Lori Williams, faculty) 

‘Very worrisome’: Reaction to Alberta’s sovereignty act bill pours in: https://mru.ca/c8e3 (CityNews – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

‘Pretty unethical’: Alberta premier criticized for pressuring businesses to drop vaccine mandates: https://mru.ca/fc01 (CityNews – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Jason Kenney’s resignation not a surprise: https://mru.ca/b32b (CBC Radio News – Duane Bratt, faculty) 

Reaction to introduction of Sovereignty Act: https://mru.ca/9153 (News 770, CHQR – Lori Williams, faculty) 

Resignation highlights Kenney’s disapproval of new premier, state of democracy: https://mru.ca/afe6 (CBC Radio News – Lori Williams, faculty) 

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Two Halifax universities provide Mi’kmaq ‘auntie-in-residence’ to Indigenous students: https://mru.ca/5f04 (CBC News) 

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