Canada
Business

National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) executive director Donald Fehr has insisted that his members are not interested in a work stoppage with less than a month remaining before the NHL’s current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) expires.
Media

The Olympic Games will return to CBC in 2014 after the Canadian public-service broadcaster secured the rights to the next two editions of the Games.
Business

The Toronto Organising Committee for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games (TO2015) has agreed a partnership with Star Media Group.
Business

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has opened up a new revenue stream for its teams by proposing the sale of jersey sponsorships for the first time.
Business

National Hockey League (NHL) team owners have fired the opening salvo in negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with media reports stating they have presented an initial proposal that calls for players' share of hockey-related revenue to drop from 57% to 46%.
Events

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced the launch of its first-ever Canada Series this October with teams playing preseason games in Montreal and Winnipeg.
Business

The National Hockey League (NHL) on Friday stated it had held two days of “productive” labour talks with the Players’ Association (NHLPA) as the two bodies work towards striking a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
Media

The decisive final day of dramatic racing at the America's Cup (AC) World Series World Series in Newport will be shown coast to coast in the USA on NBC on July 1, signalling the return of live AC racing to network television in the United States for the first time in 20 years.
Business

The National Hockey League’s (NHL) Board of Governors on Tuesday unanimously approved the sale of major sports franchise owner Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan to the partnership of Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) and Rogers Communications.
Events

A round-up of happenings at SportAccord Convention 2012 from SportBusiness Editorial Director Kevin Roberts:
Events

SportAccord Convention has announced that the UK’s Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson, will speak at the 10th annual edition of the event in Québec City next week.
Events

Ottawa has signalled its intention to become a major player in the sports hosting market by forming a new team dedicated to attracting national and international sports events and congresses to Canada’s capital city.
Stadia

The long-term future of Formula One’s Canadian Grand Prix has again been questioned with Bernie Ecclestone reportedly seeking major improvements to Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve before a new deal is signed.
Events

SportAccord Convention has announced that its 2012 City Forum will explore how sporting events can help drive economic and social development within a city, while promoting tourism and a healthy lifestyle.
Business

Jeffrey Webb has revealed he has accepted the nomination to replace Jack Warner as president of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).
Stadia

The National Hockey League (NHL) is remaining non-committal after Quebec City announced it would begin development of a new NHL-ready arena in September.
Events

SportAccord Convention has announced a raft of speaker additions to the forthcoming 2012 edition of the conference in Quebec City.
Business

British Columbia’s provincial government has axed a proposed C$40 million (US$40 million) naming rights deal for Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium after nearly two years of negotiations with telecommunications company Telus.