Students athletes at Quest University Canada say they're stunned after the school abruptly announced Thursday that it's pulling the plug on its varsity athletics program. In an email to students, university president George Iwama said the Squamish, B.C., school will suspend its program at the end of March. Quest — a private, not-for-profit university with roughly 600 students — has men's and women's varsity teams in basketball and soccer. Quest University is a private university in Squamish, B.C., with about 600 students. Iwama, who joined as president in September, said the varsity program cost roughly $300,000 to $400,000 a year to operate.

Source: CBC News February 05, 2018 17:03 UTC