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The Canadian PressAll CFL training camps open now with tentative agreement between league, union
TORONTO — It's time — finally — for running back Don Jackson and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to get to work. Jackson and the Ticats reported for their first day of training camp Thursday. Camp was supposed to open Sunday at Tim Hortons Field, but Hamilton was among seven CFL teams whose players went on strike after contract talks between the league and CFL Players' Association broke off Saturday and the past collective bargaining agreement expired. But the two sides hammered out a tentative agreemen
The Canadian PressSurvey: Basketball is the sport of choice for bettors in Ontario
TORONTO — Over three in 10 Ontario residents are betting on sports at least once a week and their activity of choice is the NBA. Those are some of the findings of a recent survey of Ontario residents conducted by OntarioBets.com, a resource site that provides research and reviews of sportsbooks and online casinos in the province. Single-game sports betting has been legal in Canada since last summer but opened fully in Ontario on April 4. Thirty-five per cent of Ontarians surveyed said they bet o
The Canadian PressCFL, CFL Players' Association reach tentative collective agreement
TORONTO — The second strike in CFL history is over. The CFL confirmed Wednesday night that it and the CFL Players' Association reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement. The league didn't immediately offer any details but two sources told The Canadian Press the deal was for seven years. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity as neither the league nor union immediately provided specific details. The contract must still be ratified by both the CFL board of governors as well as t
