‘We will do better’: Hockey Canada reopens probe into alleged sexual assault

• Hockey Canada reopens probe into alleged 2018 sexual assault
• Companies have withdrawn funding from national federation

Hockey Canada made a series of announcements on Thursday in an open letter to Canadians, including the reopening of a third-party investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving members of the country's 2018 world junior team.

The national federation said participation in the investigation by the players in question is mandatory, adding anyone who declines will be banned from all of the federation's activities and programs effective immediately. It previously said it strongly encouraged" players take part in the investigation into the alleged incident, which occurred at a Hockey Canada function in London, Ontario.