Canada

Ice Hockey
Finance & Law

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
Rugby League
Sports Betting

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.
Football
Governance

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 …
Basketball
Media

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.
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

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

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…
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

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

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
Ice Hockey
Sponsorship & Marketing

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 …
Football
Industry Moves

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

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
Ice Hockey
Events

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…
American Football
Media

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…
Ice Hockey
Sponsorship & Marketing

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 …
Esports
Media

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
Ice Hockey
Sponsorship & Marketing

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