{"id":103469,"date":"2025-07-25T15:07:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T19:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=103469"},"modified":"2025-08-15T17:01:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T21:01:41","slug":"in-the-news-canadas-hockey-culture-crisis-changing-cannabis-consumption-and-farm-fatalities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2025\/07\/in-the-news-canadas-hockey-culture-crisis-changing-cannabis-consumption-and-farm-fatalities\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News: Canada&#8217;s hockey-culture crisis, changing cannabis consumption and farm fatalities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed the ruling in the high-profile sexual assault case involving former Hockey Canada players, a change in alcohol and cannabis consumption patterns in Alberta, preventing fatalities on farms, increased popularity of Canadian wines and a desire to learn more about them, and the consequences of war on future wildlife development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-primary-title article-title text-pb-5 c-primary-title-news\"><strong>Hockey Canada, NHL could clear or sanction players after sexual-assault verdict: <\/strong>Assistant Professor of Sport Management Taylor McKee spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-hockey-canada-nhl-sexual-assault-trial-verdict-clear-sanction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Globe and Mail<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6844344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBC&#8217;s BC Today<\/a> about ripple effects from the not guilty verdict handed down to five former members of Canada\u2019s world junior hockey team who were tried for sexual assault. He also spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0yMjcwMCZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDclMmYyMiUyZjIwMjUrMDYlM2E0MiUzYTE1JkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA3JTJmMjIlMmYyMDI1KzA2JTNhNTIlM2ExNSYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDglMmYyMSUyZjIwMjUrMDYlM2E0MiUzYTE1LjM5NCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT00MjI2YWVjODU4YmIxMjFjZjM4MTg2MDNkOWI0OTJiOQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CTV News Vancouver<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDc4NSZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDclMmYyMSUyZjIwMjUrMjMlM2E1NyUzYTAxJkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA3JTJmMjIlMmYyMDI1KzAwJTNhMDclM2EwMSYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDglMmYyMCUyZjIwMjUrMjMlM2E1NyUzYTAxLjg0MCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT00Nzg5OTc5NGQ5NTY1ZDU1OTBiNmEyYjZmNGJjYjM5Mg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newstalk 1010 (CFRB)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDc5MCZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDclMmYyMSUyZjIwMjUrMTglM2EzNyUzYTAzJkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA3JTJmMjElMmYyMDI1KzE4JTNhNDclM2EwMyYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDglMmYyMCUyZjIwMjUrMTglM2EzNyUzYTAzLjM3MCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT02MTM0N2YxMGU4ODhlNjczODU2NzczODkyYTRhMTE2ZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">580 CFRA<\/a> about the anti-doping rule violations by professional swimmer Penny Oleksiak.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Albertans drinking way less booze than they used to, lead all provinces in cannabis sales:<\/strong> Associate Professor of Operations Research Michael Armstrong spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/alberta-alcohol-cannabis-trends-1.7582982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBC News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0yMjc0NSZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDclMmYyMSUyZjIwMjUrMjMlM2E0NyUzYTAyJkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA3JTJmMjElMmYyMDI1KzIzJTNhNTclM2EwMiYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDglMmYyMCUyZjIwMjUrMjMlM2E0NyUzYTAyLjkxMCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT0wYmI4NWZkYjEyNjA5NDlhYzhhZGY5OGExNTYzOWE0Ng==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CTV Calgary<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/calgary\/article\/booze-sales-down-weed-sales-up-in-alberta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CTV News<\/a> about the rise in cannabis sales and decline of alcohol sales in Alberta.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preventing child deaths on farms: <\/strong>Professor\u00a0of Health Sciences William Pickett spoke to<a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDkzMCZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDclMmYyMyUyZjIwMjUrMTElM2E1NyUzYTAyJkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA3JTJmMjMlMmYyMDI1KzEyJTNhMDclM2EwMiYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDglMmYyMiUyZjIwMjUrMTElM2E1NyUzYTAyLjcwMCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT0zYzdlODcxYTkxM2JlNzExMzc0MjRmZTk5NGRmNmFjOA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> CBC Radio 1 Windsor<\/a> about his new research on farm fatalities over the past three decades.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Canadian wines increasing in popularity:<\/strong> CCOVI Operations Coordinator Taylor MaGee spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDU0NSZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDclMmYxOCUyZjIwMjUrMTYlM2EzMyUzYTM2JkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA3JTJmMTglMmYyMDI1KzE2JTNhNDMlM2EzNiYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDglMmYxNyUyZjIwMjUrMTYlM2EzMyUzYTM2LjA0MCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT1kYjI0ZDJmY2ZiZmEyYmQ3MGJkNTVkYmM1NGY0NmE3Yw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a> about the relaunch of the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI)&#8217;s Canadian Wine Library. Insights from CCOVI Fellows Antonia Mantonakis and Tek Thongpapanl, Professors of Marketing and Product Innovation, on the trade war&#8217;s impact on Canadian wine sales was also featured on <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDY4MCZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDclMmYyMiUyZjIwMjUrMDclM2EzMSUzYTA4JkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA3JTJmMjIlMmYyMDI1KzA3JTNhNDElM2EwOCYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDglMmYyMSUyZjIwMjUrMDclM2EzMSUzYTA4LjA4MCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT1kZTc4NWMwYWVmYTk4NTAwNmE5MGE1NzQ5NWIyZjAyYg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giant FM,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thegrower.org\/news\/surge-ontario-wine-sales-linked-growing-national-identity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Grower<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fruitandveggie.com\/ontario-wine-sales-spike-with-buy-canadian-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fruit and Vegetable magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><strong>Brock Biologist Explores Impact Of War On Wildlife: <\/strong>Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Kiyoko Gotanda&#8217;s research on the impact that human conflict has on ecosystems was featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/niagaraatlarge.com\/2025\/07\/21\/brock-biologist-explores-impact-of-war-on-wildlife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Niagara at Large<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed the ruling in the high-profile sexual assault case involving former Hockey Canada players, a change in alcohol and cannabis consumption patterns in Alberta, preventing fatalities on farms, increased popularity of Canadian wines and a desire to learn more about them, and the consequences of war on future wildlife development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":103506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,39,6,41],"tags":[4018,61,855,8907,1696,4753,7488,2852,594,10769,14767,3029,9764],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103469"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103469"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103849,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103469\/revisions\/103849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}