A judge has ruled that the University of Lethbridge acted improperly when it cancelled a 2023 lecture by Frances Widdowson, CBC reports.
The decision, reported by CBC on Friday, September 18, 2026, concerns the university's decision to call off the event three years earlier. According to CBC, the judge found the cancellation was wrong.
CBC's report does not include the full reasoning behind the ruling or the details of what the lecture was about.
The case adds to a broader debate over how universities handle speaking events and campus appearances by controversial figures. CBC's headline identifies Widdowson as the speaker whose lecture was cancelled, and the ruling as the outcome of a legal challenge to that decision.
What to watch next: whether the University of Lethbridge responds to the ruling and what, if any, further steps follow from the judge's decision.