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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First practice of the regular season a long time coming for Riders
Some members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders had a few more hurdles than others on their road to the first practice of the 2021 CFL season. It's been a year-and-a-half without CFL football due to the ...
Aug 02, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Jake Harty (83) runs a route at training camp on July 13, 2021. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
'Every position we had pretty strong conversations': Riders GM on making final cuts
Jeremy O'Day says many tough decisions had to be made following training camp. The Saskatchewan Roughriders held their first CFL camp since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic wiping out the 2020 season...
Jul 31, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders president and CEO Craig Reynolds (left) and GM Jeremy O'Day. (980 CJME file photo)
Riders release 18 ahead of regular-season
The 2021 edition of the Saskatchewan Roughriders has now been revealed. The green and white announced its final cuts Friday after CFL training camp ended the day before. It included the release of 18 ...
Jul 30, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Riders sell out first game back since 2019
A sea of green will wash over Mosaic Stadium next week. The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced their first game of the 2021 CFL season - a clash with the B.C. Lions on Aug. 6 - has officially been sol...
Jul 30, 2021
Riders sell out first game back since 2019
A sea of green will wash over Mosaic Stadium next week. The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced their first game of the 2021 CFL season - a clash with the B.C. Lions on Aug. 6 - has officially been sol...
Jul 30, 2021 Mosaic Stadium. (980 CJME file photo)
Incentives, ‘last mile program’ needed to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake: Sask. NDP
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili thinks Premier Scott Moe and Health Minister Paul Merriman have “packed it in” on the COVID front. “They’ve decided not just to put the toolb...
Jul 28, 2021
Alain Cimankinda doesn't lack confidence in first CFL training camp
Alain Cimankinda didn't always have dreams of being a football star - but he's confident he could be one of the best. The 25-year-old defensive tackle has compared himself to NFL star Aaron Donald of ...
Jul 27, 2021 Defensive end/fullback Alain Cimankinda during Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp on July 21, 2021. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Green and White game gives Riders' players and fans the return of football
Thousands of loud Roughrider fans flocked into Mosaic Stadium to watch the Riders play the Riders. The score ultimately didn't matter, as the real winners of the annual Green and White game were the f...
Jul 25, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Riders' prepare for first game action since 2019
It's been a long time coming for players on the Saskatchewan Roughriders' as they prepare for the annual Green and White game on Saturday. It might just be a scrimmage - but this match up amongst team...
Jul 24, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Nigel Harris during training camp on July 23, 2021. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
'One of the darkest times of my life': Tim Williams uses 2016 'embarrassment' to drive him
While many others would put a bad year to the back of their minds, Tim Williams chooses to keep it at the top of his. In 2016, as a senior member of the Alabama Crimson Tide and one of the top prospec...
Jul 20, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive end Tim Williams during training camp practice on July 19, 2021. (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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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...