Canada
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Jeff Vanderbeek has taken over sole ownership of 2012 Stanley Cup runner-up the New Jersey Devils and has refinanced the National Hockey League (NHL) team’s debt, but fresh hopes of an imminent resolution to the League-wide lockout appear to have been premature.
Events

The National Hockey League (NHL) on Thursday announced the cancellation of the 2012-13 regular-season schedule through to January 14, with the sport’s ongoing lockout showing no sign of a resolution.
Events

The National Hockey League (NHL) on Monday announced the cancellation of all games through the Christmas period as the number of 2012-13 regular-season matches lost due to the ongoing lockout reached the 526 mark.
Media

The Wasserman Media Group agency has bolstered its position in the North American market by acquiring Catalyst Sponsorship Consulting, one of Canada’s leading sports and entertainment consulting agencies.
Business

The Toronto Maple Leafs have become the first National Hockey League (NHL) team to break the US$1 billion valuation barrier, despite the league’s ongoing lockout saga.
Business

US federal mediators will be brought in to assist in negotiations over a new labour deal between the National Hockey League and the NHL Players’ Association in an effort to break the deadlock between the organisations.
Business

The National Hockey League (NHL) has cancelled yet another slate of regular season games and has axed its 2013 All-Star Game as the lockout saga continues to rumble on.
Business

The National Hockey League and its players’ union will meet again later today in a bid to resolve the labour dispute that has that has threatened to ruin the 2012-13 season.
Business

Leading motorsport management company Dorna Sports has secured significant investment through the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s (CPPIB) purchase of a 39% stake in the group.
Business

The National Hockey League’s (NHL) lockout crisis has seen the League cancel all regular-season games through to November 30 in a move that casts further doubt over the viability of a full 2012-13 season taking place.
Business

The National Hockey League (NHL) has cancelled the third week of its original 2012-13 regular season schedule.
Business

National Hockey League (NHL) commissioner Gary Bettman conceded yesterday that talks to lift the labour lockout had taken a “step backward,” leaving the prospect of a full 82-game season looking increasingly remote.
Events

The PGA Tour has agreed to assume operational control of the Canadian Professional Golf Tour after lending strategic and financial support to the series throughout 2012, with organisation set to be rebranded as PGA Tour Canada in 2013.
Business

The National Hockey League (NHL) on Tuesday scrambled to make its “best shot” of securing a full 82-game 2012-13 season in the face of the ongoing lockout by tabling a new proposal for a collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
Business

The National Hockey League (NHL) on Sunday entered lockout mode for the third time in 18 years as the League’s deputy commissioner Bill Daly apologised for the worrying predicament of ice hockey’s top competition.
Business

The National Hockey League (NHL) looks certain to enter lockout mode with both owners and players showing little sign of agreeing terms on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) ahead of the expiration of the current deal on Saturday.
Events

The IPC (International Paralympic Committee) announced that Canada will host the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.
Business

The organising committee for Toronto 2015 has sealed an agreement for Cisco to become the second premier partner of the Pan and Parapan American Games in the Canadian city.