Ten members of Nova Scotia’s provincial cycling team are so upset with their recent experience with WestJet, they’re planning to take the airline to court. WestJet says it had to bump the group from a flight due to bad weather.
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‘It sucks’: WestJet bumps N.S. cycling team from flight, costing athletes expensive training time
Friday, June 16th, 2017 Did the NHL close the door on the Olympics — or is it a ‘time out’ on talks?
Wednesday, April 5th, 2017
The NHL has closed the door to allowing its players to compete in the Olympics. But, with much at stake for all sides, not everyone agrees that fans won't be seeing NHL players on the ice in Pyeongchang in 2018.
Bell and Rogers to ask bars to pay more for sports packages
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
Bell and Rogers will soon ask sports bars to pay more for the right to broadcast the big game, on top of what they pay for their existing television service.
Bell blames CRTC ruling for 39% drop in Super Bowl ratings
Monday, February 6th, 2017
Super Bowl ratings were down 39 per cent in Canada this year, a drop that national rights-holder Bell Media blamed on a CRTC decision mandating this year's game feed from Fox not be substituted with a Canadian signal.
Are the Academy Awards next? U.S. Super Bowl commercials in Canada test future of CRTC ad policy
Thursday, February 2nd, 2017
For the first time in years, Canadian Super Bowl viewers will have the option of seeing the big-budget U.S. commercials. But amid the marketing hype, experts and advertisers warn that the end of substituting Canadian Super Bowl ads could lead to bigger changes in how we view television in Canada.
To stand out at Super Bowl LI, ads are going for stunts
Friday, January 27th, 2017
Advertisers from first timer 84 Lumber to veteran Hyundai are ramping up the marketing stunts in order to stand out from the crowd during the Super Bowl. Some will air live ads, or teasers for their campaigns; one will even shoot its commercial during the game.
Performance Sports Group sold to stalking horse bid after no other offers emerge
Thursday, January 26th, 2017
Performance Sports Group, the sports apparel company that owns Bauer and Easton, has struck a deal to sell itself to its largest investor Sagard Capital, and Toronto-based investment fund Fairfax Financial for $575 million after no other offers emerged.
Bell can appeal ban on Canadian ad substitution during Super Bowl
Thursday, November 3rd, 2016
Bell Media says it's pleased the Federal Court of Appeal will hear an appeal of the CRTC's ban on broadcasting Canadian commercials during the Super Bowl instead of the big-budget ads Americans get to watch.
‘The saga is over,’ Gawker founder says, settling with Hulk Hogan for $31M
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016
Terry Bollea's four-year cage match with defunct news website Gawker is finally over and the wrestler will receive $31 million in cash for his troubles — a lower amount than a court had previously awarded for having his privacy invaded.
Court rejects Bell’s pitch to let Canadian channels not air U.S. Super Bowl ads
Wednesday, September 7th, 2016
Canadians TV watchers may get to see those U.S. advertisements that air during the Super Bowl after all, following a recent court decision.