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NHL Alumni Association files $1.1 million suit against PointsBet Canada for breach of contract

The NHL Alumni Association is suing the online gaming operator PointsBet Canada for $1.1 million for ending their sponsorship agreement in November...

19.04.2024 4

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Former gymnast files lawsuit alleging Gymnastics Canada, others failed to stop predator

A former gymnast has filed a $2.65-million lawsuit alleging she was sexually, physically, and emotionally abused for years by one of her former...

17.04.2024 10

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Former Argos coach details Kelly’s alleged harassment in amended lawsuit

A former Toronto Argonauts strength and conditioning coach has amended her wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the Canadian Football League team and...

11.04.2024 8

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Court denies Blackhawks' request to dismiss suit filed by second ‘John Doe’

Content Warning: The following article contains references to sexual assault. A U.S. federal court judge in Chicago has rejected the Chicago...

26.03.2024 6

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Former student alleges abuse at renowned prep school ended hockey career

Content Warning: The following article contains references to assault. A former student and hockey player who attended Athol Murray College of Notre...

20.03.2024 20

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National team success could compound Canada Soccer’s financial woes

If Canada’s men’s national soccer team beats Trinidad and Tobago this Saturday, the Canadians will advance to play in the...

18.03.2024 6

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New report says NSOs need $104 million increase in annual funding to avoid crisis

The 61 organizations that govern amateur sports across the country face financial peril if the federal government doesn’t address a funding...

05.03.2024 6

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Charged 2018 World Junior players elect trial by jury

Content Warning: The following article contains references to sexual assault. Five former members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior hockey...

29.02.2024 4

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Former Petes billet charged after allegedly exploitive relationship with player

A former Peterborough Petes billet parent was arrested in the Ontario city on Feb. 21 and has been charged with sexual exploitation, making...

28.02.2024 20

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Sport minister wants Hockey Canada to create a public sanctions registry

Canada's federal sport minister is calling on Hockey Canada to create a public registry of misconduct sanctions assessed to players, coaches, and...

26.02.2024 6

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Argos QB Kelly accused of harassment in wrongful dismissal lawsuit

A former Toronto Argonauts strength and conditioning coach has filed a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the Canadian Football League team and...

23.02.2024 4

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CSPA files $40-million lawsuit against current and former Canada Soccer board members

The Canadian Soccer Players' Association (CSPA), the union representing players on the women's senior national team, has filed a $40 million lawsuit...

22.02.2024 20

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Former Greyhounds player sues team for mishandled injury, alleged slur

  Former Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds goaltender Tucker Tynan is suing the Ontario Hockey League team for $300,000, alleging club officials mishandled...

21.02.2024 60

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With players from 2018 WJC team charged, lawyers say behind-the-scenes legal battles brewing

At some point over the next few weeks, assistant Crown attorney Meaghan Cunningham is expected to send an email to a team of defence lawyers who...

02.02.2024 10

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Sources confirm NHL players facing charges in sexual assault investigation

Content Warning: The following article contains references to sexual assault. Four National Hockey League players – Carter Hart, Michael McLeod,...

30.01.2024 5

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Walker departs Canada Soccer on day she was to begin top role

Exactly a month after Canada Soccer announced Alyson Walker would join the federation as its general secretary, Walker today wrote on her LinkedIn...

22.01.2024 6

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Blackhawks ask court to dismiss lawsuit filed by latest ‘John Doe’

Content Warning: The following article contains references to sexual assault. -- The Chicago Blackhawks have asked a court to dismiss...

12.01.2024 10

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MLSE to hire Keith Pelley as president, chief executive

Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), the parent company of the Maple Leafs, Raptors, TFC, and Argonauts, has reached an agreement to hire Keith...

11.01.2024 5

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GTHL bars team manager from handling finances after investigation

The Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) said Wednesday it has barred a Markham Majors AAA team manager from handling team finances for five years...

20.12.2023 10

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Sports organizations concerned over transparency as OSIC plans public sanctions list

Eight months after Ontario hockey parent Matt Taub filed a misconduct complaint about two Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) team...

12.12.2023 7

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Hockey Canada releases report on maltreatment complaints in 2022-23

Hockey Canada’s independent third party (ITP), an arms-length department that receives and investigates complaints of abuse, received 1,872...

30.11.2023 2

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Veteran Canadian gymnastics coach handed lifetime ban from working with athletes

A Gymnastics Canada discipline panel has permanently banned prominent Canadian coach Elvira Saadi from working with athletes, according to a copy of...

20.11.2023 8

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Blackhawks accused of ‘institutional negligence’ as second former player launches suit

Content Warning: The following article contains references to sexual assault. A former Chicago Blackhawks player who alleges he was sexually...

06.11.2023 7

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Halifax police continue investigation into sexual assault allegations related to 2003 WJC team

Content Warning: The following article contains references to sexual assault. The Halifax Regional Police continue to investigate a historical sexual...

04.10.2023 3

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Judge allows players to make case for rejecting $30M settlement in CHL minimum-wage lawsuit

A judge will allow a lawyer for two former Quebec Major Junior Hockey League players to file evidence and make verbal arguments about why a $30...

29.09.2023 6

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​Canada Revenue Agency reviewing allegation of corruption within GTHL

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says it is reviewing allegations that teams and organizations in the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) have...

25.09.2023 7

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