In brief: Toyota backs figure skating

Toyota Canada is the title sponsor for the first Canadian Professional Figure Skating Championship.

The championship is scheduled for the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton Dec. 2-3.

Associate sponsors of the event are Kellogg’s Special K and Eaton’s department stores. The Sheraton Hamilton has been named the championship’s official hotel.

Network broadcast agreements have been signed with the CTV Television Network and its French-language counterpart, tva, and cbs in the u.s.