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Esports Football

The Canadian Premier League has partnered with computer games publisher Electronic Arts to create the inaugural eCanadian Premier League (eCPL) esports tournament.
Business Golf

New project extends Cabot brand name from Canada
Industry Moves Baseball

Sports streaming technology company Deltatre has hired Major League Baseball’s James Johnson to the role of vice-president, Americas business development within its Live division.
Media American Football

The revamped XFL is furthering its international reach by securing a deal with Canadian broadcaster TSN. TSN will be covering all the regular-season games plus the play-offs during the 2020 season
Business Football

Canadian Premier League commissioner David Clanachan has revealed that Spanish media company Mediapro played a key role in LaLiga giants Atlético Madrid securing the rights to an expansion team in Ottawa.
Media Basketball

The Canadian Elite Basketball League has selected the Mediapro agency as its production partner for all matches that will be aired live by public-service broadcaster CBC during the 2020 season
Business Football

LaLiga club Atlético Madrid has secured the rights to a Canadian Premier League expansion team, which will be based in Ottawa.
Finance & Money Ice Hockey

The National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets have become the latest professional sports team in North America to slash to price of their in-venue concessions
Sports Betting Rugby League

Toronto Wolfpack superstar Sonny Bill Williams has been allowed to cover up the logo of Super League sponsor Betfred on his Toronto Wolfpack jersey for religious reasons.

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Football
Business

Spanish club Atlético Madrid recently acquired Canadian Premier League expansion team Atlético Ottawa. Bob Williams looks at how the LaLiga giants hope to use this move to expand its presence overseas.
Football
Governance

Seven-team competition is first professional soccer league in Canada since 1992 Clubs have averaged 4,300 fans a game but OneSoccer digital ratings not made public
Rugby League
Governance

With the world's first transatlantic sports team, the Toronto Wolfpack, set to play in the English Super League from the start of the new season, Bob Williams looks into how the unique arrangement is benefiting both the club and the sport of rugby league.
Events

The 1988 Winter Olympics created a culture of sporting and volunteering excellence in Calgary. It’s a culture the city would look to tap should it come forward with a bid for the 2026 Games.

Governance Football

Jeff Hunt, an Ottawa businessman who is part owner of the Canadian Football League's Ottawa Redblacks, has confirmed he is part of a group looking to bring a Canadian Premier League team to the Canadian …
Media Women's Basketball

Canadian public broadcaster CBC has agreed a content-sharing deal with OTT platform DAZN to show the latter’s coverage of the national team’s matches at the Fiba Women's Olympic qualification tournament.
Sponsorship & Marketing Rugby League

Canadian transatlantic rugby league team Toronto Wolfpack has extended partnerships with Air Transat and Metrolinx/GO Transit for the 2020 Super League season
Media Football

OneSoccer, Mediapro’s OTT sports streaming service in Canada, has acquired exclusive rights to the 2021 and 2023 editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup, the national team tournament for associations from N…
Sponsorship & Marketing Rugby League

Canadian transatlantic rugby league team Toronto Wolfpack has signed Rugby Strength as its main jersey sponsor for the upcoming 2020 Super League season
Sponsorship & Marketing Multi-Sport

Law firm Gowling WLG has stepped up its backing of the Commonwealth sports movement by agreeing sponsorship deals with Commonwealth Games England and Commonwealth Games Canada
Sponsorship & Marketing Ice Hockey

Beverage giant Molson Coors and the National Hockey League have announced a multi-year extension of their partnership, continuing Molson Canadian’s long-standing position as an official beer of the league i…
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Canadian Olympic Committee has become the latest to offer its athletes “increased opportunity” to market their commercial sponsors at this summer’s Olympic Games, announcing that it will ease the r…
Media

Hockey Canada has announced a long-term media rights agreement with Canadian broadcasters TSN and RDS which extends through the 2033-34 season, continuing their long-standing partnership that dates back …
Industry Moves Football

Major League Soccer team Vancouver Whitecaps have appointed veteran sports industry executive Mark Pannes as the club’s chief executive officer.
Governance American Football

The Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes have been taken over by S and S Sportsco, a corporate entity owned by Ontario businessmen Sid Spiegel and Gary Stern
Events Ice Hockey

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) president René Fasel has said the sport’s world governing body needs a response from North American league the NHL before August on whether it will release it…
Media American Football

The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned a contentious ruling by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission concerning the viewing of US television commercials during domestic broadcasts…
Sponsorship & Marketing Ice Hockey

Beverage giant Anheuser-Busch and Canadian subsidiary Labatt have announced a multi-year, multi-faceted partnership with the National Hockey League, which names Bud Light an official beer of the league …
Media Esports

Media company Blake Broadcasting (BBN) has agreed a multi-year deal to broadcast ESL and DreamHack esports tournaments in the United States, Canada and Asia, with the exception of China
Sponsorship & Marketing Ice Hockey

Fast food restaurant chain Tim Hortons has renewed its sponsorship of Hockey Canada, the governing body of ice hockey in the country
Stadia Ice Hockey

The National Hockey League's Calgary Flames have signed a deal with the city and the Calgary Stampede rodeo to build a new arena in downtown Calgary
Sponsorship & Marketing Rugby League

Canadian transatlantic rugby league team Toronto Wolfpack has gained another commercial boost ahead of its inaugural season in Super League by extending its partnership with Maple Leaf Diamonds
Media Basketball

The CBC Sports division of Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has extended its media-rights deal with the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) until 2022 in a three-year extension
Fan Engagement Basketball

Technology company GameOn has partnered with North American basketball league the NBA to launch a new chatbot service through social media platform Facebook that aims to enhance the fan experience
Media Gridiron

Canadian pay-television sports broadcasters TSN and RDS have today (Thursday) agreed a long-term extension to their rights deals with the Canadian Football League
Events Motorsport

The IMG agency has announced it will end its Americas Rallycross Championship (ARX) having failed to reach an agreement with commercial partners to secure its long-term future
Sponsorship & Marketing Rugby League

Super League club Toronto Wolfpack has unveiled sportswear company BLK as its new kit provider ahead of its debut in the top flight of English rugby league next year
Media Ice Hockey

Outspoken veteran ice hockey commentator Don Cherry has been fired by Canadian broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet following an anti-immigration rant live on television.