Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Riders raring to go in first of three-game stretch against Stamps
The deck seems stacked in the Saskatchewan Roughriders' favour heading into their eighth game of the 2021 CFL regular season. The Roughriders are set to take on the 2-5 Calgary Stampeders on Saturday ...
Oct 02, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Riders' Leonard ready to return after three-game suspension
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are getting back one of their key defensive weapons. Defensive end A.C. Leonard is to make his return to the lineup Saturday against the host Calgary Stampeders after miss...
Oct 01, 2021 The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Tuesday they had released defensive end A.C. Leonard. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Riders preparing for triple trial against Stamps
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are preparing for a baseball-type schedule for the next few weeks. Saskatchewan is to face the Calgary Stampeders three straight times, with a bye week breaking up the sch...
Sep 30, 2021 Craig Dickenson talks strategy with the Saskatchewan Roughriders‘ special-teamers. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Maas preaches patience for Riders' offence
Jason Maas would like to see more explosive plays from the Saskatchewan Roughriders' offence, but he's not going to change his philosophy to do so. "The quickest way to score points in this league is ...
Sep 29, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive co-ordinator Jason Maas. (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Evans still a few weeks away from returning to Riders' lineup
Shaq Evans is getting closer to returning to the Saskatchewan Roughriders' lineup. The receiver posted a video on Twitter on Monday of him jogging for the first time since suffering a broken foot in a...
Sep 28, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Shaq Evans during practice on Aug. 30, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Jamie Nye: Playoff baseball has come early
We don't have to wait until October to get some intense, pressure-filled baseball. The Red Sox, Yankees, Blue Jays, Athletics and Mariners can all grab the final two playoff spots. The Jays and Yankee...
Sep 27, 2021
Riders complete late-game comeback, beat B.C. 31-24
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson is going to remember Friday's game for a while. "That was really a great win, one of the most exciting wins I've been a part of as a coach," Riders ...
Sep 24, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders' Ricardo Louis, centre, Kian Schaffer-Baker, left, and Mitchell Picton celebrate Louis' touchdown against the B.C. Lions during the second half of a CFL football game in Vancouver, on Friday, September 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
'Special from the get-go': Former coach felt Schaffer-Baker could succeed in CFL
While some might be shocked by Kian Schaffer-Baker's recent CFL performances, Steven Frake isn't one of them. Frake is now the receivers coach at Wilfrid Laurier University, but before that, he was on...
Sep 24, 2021 Kian Schaffer-Baker. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Riders set to clash with roaring Lions
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are heading to Vancouver for a pivotal showdown with the B.C. Lions. The Riders and Lions both have 4-2 records heading into Friday's CFL game at B.C. Place. Kickoff for t...
Sep 24, 2021 Linebacker Micah Teitz (43). (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.)
Gainey good to go as Roughriders head to Vancouver
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will get a boost to their defensive backfield for their showdown with one of the CFL's best quarterbacks. Halfback Ed Gainey will play in Friday's game against the B.C. Li...
Sep 23, 2021 Ed Gainey. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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