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| 2025 | Edmonton Arctic Pride founded, becoming the newest team in the Western Conference, playing at Clarke Stadium. |
| April 24 2025 | Stewart Johnston officially assumed the leadership role in the Canadian Football League, beginning his tenure as the new executive. |
| April 2 2025 | TSN president Stewart Johnston was announced as the new successor to the Canadian Football League leadership, marking a significant leadership transition. |
| March 13 2025 | Current salary cap regulations are in effect for the Canadian Football League, though specific details are not provided in the given text. |
| February 5 2025 | The CFL announced a salary cap increase from $5,650,000 to $6,062,365, growing by $412,365 due to the new revenue growth sharing model. |
| February 2 2025 | Free agency negotiating window began, with teams initially operating under the old salary cap figure. |
| January 2025 | Revenue growth was determined in the last week of January, potentially affecting player compensation. |
| 2024 | Saskatoon Valkyries won the championship by defeating Regina Riot 36-21 in Regina, continuing their championship streak. |
| 2024 | Edmonton and Winnipeg pause operations ahead of the season. |
| 2024 | Justin Hardy recorded 97 receptions in a single season. |
| 2024 | CFL implemented an operations cap limiting teams to 11 coaches and 25 total personnel in football operations, including general managers, scouts, video personnel, and equipment staff. |
| 2024 | First season of revenue sharing for CFL players, with revenue sharing set at 25% and a cap increase of 2.78% for every dollar increase. |
| 2024 | Revenue growth sharing model first went into effect, which would later impact salary cap calculations. |
| 2024 | CFL+ expanded its functionality to include video on demand for up to 48 hours after games and added coverage of preseason matches by combining in-stadium video feeds with local radio play-by-play and commentary. |
| 2024 | Toronto Argonauts won their most recent Grey Cup, extending their record to 19 total Grey Cup victories. |
| 2024 | The CFL returned to its previous more balanced game format after experimenting with divisional play emphasis. |
| October 26 2024 | Randy Ambrosie announced his intention to retire as CFL commissioner in 2025, following an alleged loss of confidence from league owners. |
| July 14 2024 | Dru Brown set a single-game passing yards record of 480 yards against the Edmonton Elks. |
| June 2024 | Bell Media announced CTV would broadcast TSN-produced CFL season coverage on digital terrestrial television, including a late-season package of exclusive 3 p.m. ET games starting September 7, with playoff coverage and a simulcast of the 111th Grey Cup, returning the CFL to over-the-air television for the first time since 2007. |
| June 20 2024 | DeVonte Dedmon performs a 101-yard kickoff return against the Montreal Alouettes. |
| April 2024 | Annual salary cap officially announced in late April, continuing the league's standard practice from previous years. |
| April 11 2024 | The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced record league revenue of $50.5 million and an operating profit of $5.7 million. |
| 2023 | Edmonton Storm and Winnipeg Wolfpack cease operations after long-standing participation in the league. |
| 2023 | Saskatoon Valkyries won the championship by defeating Calgary Rage 40-0 in Saskatoon. |
| 2023 | Broadcast contract for CFL games is set to expire with the current broadcaster. |
| 2023 | Neutral site regular season games continue. |
| 2023 | The league launched CFL+, a free live streaming service that provides access to every regular-season game for international viewers outside the United States and Canada, with games not on CBS Sports Network also available in the US. |
| April 27 2023 | CBS Sports Network announces multi-year broadcasting rights deal with the CFL, becoming the new U.S. TV rightsholder and broadcasting 34 CFL games in the first three months of the season. |
| March 15 2023 | TSN reporter Dave Naylor revealed that Schooner Sports and Entertainment is no longer pursuing a team for Atlantic Canada. |
| March 10 2023 | Quebec media mogul Pierre Karl Péladeau purchased the Montreal Alouettes. |
| February 14 2023 | The ownership of the Montreal Alouettes was transferred back to the CFL, with Mario Cecchini appointed as interim President. |
| 2022 | Jaime Lammerding concluded her playing career with the Saskatoon Valkyries after 11 years. In the same year, Shawn Walter transitioned from league commissioner to head coach of the Edmonton Storm. |
| 2022 | The league marks its 10th anniversary and returns to full play. Manitoba Fearless defeat the Regina Riot in the first round of playoffs and reach their first Championship final, ultimately losing to Saskatoon. |
| 2022 | Lorenzo Mauldin records 17 sacks in a single season, becoming one of the top seasonal performers in the team's history. |
| 2022 | Neutral site regular season games continue. |
| 2022 | The Canadian Football League restructured its season format to include a two-game exhibition season, an 18-game regular season, and a six-team single elimination playoff tournament. |
| November 2022 | The CFL establishes a new tradition of holding the Grey Cup on the third Sunday of November. |
| October 10 2022 | Justin Hardy achieved 11 receptions in a game against the Montreal Alouettes. |
| August 29 2022 | Gary Stern stepped away from day-to-day operations of the Montreal Alouettes and resigned from the CFL's board of governors. |
| 2021 | Western Women's Canadian Football League season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic for the second consecutive year. |
| 2021 | WWCFL cancels the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some teams organize exhibition games. |
| 2021 | New draft eligibility criteria implemented for National players, requiring graduation with a degree from a U Sports institution. |
| 2021 | The Canadian Football League implemented a new roster composition rule requiring teams to have two quarterbacks, two Global players, a maximum of 20 American players (excluding quarterbacks), with a minimum of 44 and maximum of 45 total active roster players. |
| 2021 | CFL changes regular season format to create greater emphasis on divisional play in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | The league changed its game format to create a greater emphasis on divisional play following the COVID-19 pandemic interruption. |
| December 2021 | The Grey Cup is exceptionally played in December for the first time since 1972. |
| November 6 2021 | DeVonte Dedmon records a 100-yard kickoff return against the Toronto Argonauts. |
| September 3 2021 | DeVonte Dedmon sets a game record with 211 kickoff return yards against the Montreal Alouettes. |
| August 2021 | The CFL returned with a shortened 14-game schedule, concluding with the Grey Cup game in December for the first time since 1972. |
| August 7 2021 | Avery Williams matched Bruce Holmes' record with 14 Defensive Tackles in a game against the Edmonton Elks. |
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