Saint Mary's took AUS to court, and a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge subsequently ruled the game should go ahead. Saint Mary's interpreted the one-year wait time as being for one academic year, not a calendar year. According to court documents from Ontario, the agreement came about after Saint Mary's threatened U Sports with court action. University was afraid of 'serious reputational harm'Court filings by Saint Mary's show the university was worried about "serious reputational harm." "Having said that, I commit to ensuring that Saint Mary's improves its internal processes for compliance with U Sports rules in the future."

Source: CBC News June 04, 2022 22:37 UTC