Player strike continues in CFL

For the second day in a row, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats canceled their practice session Monday because of the strike called by the players of the Canadian Football League.

Talks between the CFL and the Players Association broke down on Saturday, hours before the collective agreement expired.

Players from seven of the nine clubs on the Ambrosie Circuit went on walkout beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday.

Only the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Elks started camp as scheduled on Sunday.

Their players will be able to legally strike later this week, in accordance with Alberta labor laws.

Sunday evening, the Montreal Alouettes announced that all training sessions scheduled for their camp were postponed “until further notice”.

The league and the AJLCF have still not returned to the negotiating table.

Preseason games are scheduled to begin May 23 in the CFL, with a duel between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

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