Campus Sexual Assault

• On small N.S. francophone campus, student Me Too campaign ‘removes the curtain’

  Advocates at Université Sainte-Anne have launched a campaign to draw attention to the issue of sexual assault at the small Nova Scotia university.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2023
  
• Dozens of sexual assaults alleged at N.S. university, police investigating

  Police are looking into dozens of alleged historical sexual assaults at Université Sainte-Anne, a French-language university in southwestern Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2023
  
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• ‘Enabled a predator’: Woman sues N.S. university over handling of alleged sexual assaults

  A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a fellow student at St. FX has launched a civil lawsuit against the school, alleging it failed to protect her and other students.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2023
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• Student group calls for provincial funding for sexual violence centres on B.C. campuses

  The Alliance of BC Students (ABCS) is calling on the provincial government to commit funds in the upcoming provincial budget. 

  Feb 17, 2023
• Calls for change after 2 sexual assaults reported at Toronto Metropolitan University

  Ruth Panofsky, an English professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, questions the strength of new safety measures after two students were sexually assaulted on campus.

  Crime

  Jan 20, 2023
• Western University president, faculty support planned student walkout amid sex assault allegations

  Western University's president and faculty association are supporting a student-led walkout for noon on Friday to protest against gender-based violence.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2021
• Western University, London police urge survivors to come forward amid social media reports of student assault, druggings

  London Police held a former press conference on Tuesday afternoon to address the investigation into the allegations of sexual assaults at Western University.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2021
• Meet 2 recent Nova Scotia graduates who want to highlight anti-sexual violence work on campus

  Addy Strickland and Emma Kuzmyk are putting a call out for stories, poetry and speeches, with the goal of eventually publishing them in an anthology.

  Canada

  May 15, 2021
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• ‘It’s an access to education issue’: Why more needs to be done about sexual assaults at schools

  Data released by Statistics Canada shows 11 per cent of students who identify as women were sexually assaulted in a college or university setting.

  Oct 9, 2020
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• U.S. rollback of campus sexual assault rules takes effect Friday after judge’s ruling

  The rules expand the rights of the accused, narrow the definition of sexual harassment and reduce the scope of cases that schools are required to investigate, among other changes.

  World

  Aug 12, 2020