The second strike in Canadian Football League history is over.
Posted at 9:33 p.m.
Updated at 10:09 p.m.
The CFL confirmed Wednesday night on its Twitter account that it has reached a tentative agreement with the League Players Association.
Two sources previously informed The Canadian Press that an agreement had been reached for a seven-year contract on Wednesday evening.
These sources spoke on condition of anonymity, as neither party had immediately confirmed the conclusion of this agreement.
The proposed collective agreement must be ratified by the CFL Board of Governors and by the membership of the Players Association. However, it looks like the players will report to their respective teams on Thursday.
One of the sources said one team, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, plans to hold a players’ meeting later Wednesday night.
The other source said the preseason game scheduled for Monday between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Saskatchewan Roughriders will indeed take place, following the tentative agreement.
The tentative agreement comes four days after players from seven of the league’s nine teams opted out of training camps, hours after the old collective agreement was signed.
Talks between the league and the Players Association broke down on Saturday.
CFL players had gone on strike only once, in 1974, but the dispute was settled before the start of the season.
The 2022 season schedule is set to kick off on June 9 with the game between the Montreal Alouettes and the Stampeders in Calgary.