Colleges rely on honor system when checking sexual assault background of student athletes
July 13, 2023
Schools in the NCAA's "Power 5" conferences have a patchwork honor system that asks athletes to self-disclose a history of sexual assault.
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A BC Ferries vessel had to be assisted into Horseshoe Bay in North Vancouver by a tugboat after suffering a mechanical failure at the end of the busy holiday weekend.The company says the problem with the Queen of Coquitlam’s pitch control has been repaired and testing was conducted before a possible return to service later Monday afternoon.BC Ferries says passengers and vehicles were off-loaded around 3:30 p.m., and the company hired three water taxis to shuttle travellers who were booked on other sailings.
April 21, 2025 - 19:51 | | The Globe and Mail
A British Columbia city on Vancouver Island that’s hiring doctors as municipal employees is “very close” to hiring two more physicians, and its mayor believes it will eventually exceed its goal of hiring eight in total.Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi said Monday that the city-owned clinic currently has one doctor, and employment contracts are soon to be inked with two more, while a fourth is expected to be on board by September.Kobayashi said other cities are continuing to inquire about replicating its model, a first in Canada attempt to attract doctors by signing them on as city employees...
April 21, 2025 - 19:43 | | The Globe and Mail
A judge has granted Alberta’s government its request to question the former head of the provincial health authority about confidential e-mails she is accused of keeping and sharing without permission, including to media.The government’s request was made last month when it filed for an injunction in the high-profile lawsuit launched by Athana Mentzelopoulos, the former chief executive of Alberta Health Services.Mentzelopoulos is suing the government and AHS for wrongful dismissal, alleging she was illegally fired in January to stop her from investigating sweetheart deals and political...
April 21, 2025 - 19:30 | Jack Farrell | The Globe and Mail
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