Simon Fraser University

• SFU football players’ injunction rejected by B.C. Supreme Court

  Justice Stephens said he has “significant doubt” about the strength and merits of the claims against SFU and found that the plaintiffs failed to satisfy the legal requirements.

  Sports

  May 11
  
• SFU football: Alumni proposal to save program delivered to university

  The proposal called for the university to immediately reinstate the football program and open talks with Canada West and U Sports about playing football next season.

  Sports

  May 5
  
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• Research finds some Pacific salmon migration out of sync with food supply

  Sam Wilson collected data from research projects around North America on 66 wild Pacific salmon populations stretching from Oregon to British Columbia to Alaska.

  Environment

  May 4
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• Fight over SFU’s cancelled football program heads back to court

  Student athletes were informed the school was disbanding the football program on April 4, after it was dropped from the NCAA division it was playing in.

  Sports

  May 1
• ‘Special advisor’ to review SFU football’s future, but team won’t play next year

  The advisor is slated to report back by the end of 2023, but the school said Thursday the varsity team will not take the field next fall.

  Sports

  Apr 20
• B.C. paleobotanist rediscovers Burnaby plant fossils stored at SFU, writes paper

  Rolf Mathewes was an undergrad student at SFU when his supervisor at the time found plant fossils from a deposit exposed during construction on Burnaby Mountain in the late 1960s.

  Environment

  Apr 14
• SFU players sue university in bid to save scrapped football program

  The five players have also filed an injunction application seeking to force the school to keep the program active next season.

  Sports

  Apr 13
• Online drug trafficking on the rise, police need resources to respond: Study

  The study found nearly 17 tonnes of drug products were trafficked in eight markets, with the most popular drugs being stimulants, cannabis, opioids and benzodiazepines.

  Crime

  Apr 10
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• CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie writes letter of endorsement for SFU football program

  In a letter, Ambrosie reached out to U Sports and Canada West to allow Simon Fraser to continue playing football within Canada.

  Canada

  Apr 9
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• SFU research team studies superbug genes to help fight global health threat

  Superbugs are micro-organisms that have evolved to resist common antibiotics and are considered a global health threat by the World Health Organization.

  Science

  Apr 6