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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A position-by-position look at the Riders entering training camp
New and familiar faces are finally going to get a chance to earn a job with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Training camp gets underway Saturday -- the first time many players will hit the field in arou...
Jul 10, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Green means go: Riders to begin training camp Saturday
The right to wear green and white this season begins Saturday. After a 600-day wait since the Saskatchewan Roughriders last took the field, CFL training camps are set to open. The 2020 season was canc...
Jul 09, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
CFL announces it, XFL have jointly halted talks on formation of potential partnership
The CFL-XFL partnership talks have come to an end. In March, the CFL and XFL announced they were poised to begin serious talks about a potential partnership. Neither side said who initiated talks firs...
Jul 07, 2021
Roughriders single-game tickets go on sale
Mosaic Stadium will soon be filled with thousands of cheering Saskatchewan Roughriders fans, as single-game tickets go on sale. Starting Monday at 10 a.m., there will be more than 10,000 single-game t...
Jul 05, 2021 Mosaic Stadium. (980 CJME file photo)
Riders release training camp roster
The Saskatchewan Roughriders released its training camp roster Saturday. As well, the team has made several roster moves including signing offensive lineman Carter Comeau as an undrafted free agent. T...
Jul 03, 2021 The Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive line does drills during practice on June 10, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
'I was sacrificing the best two months this province has to offer': LaBatte on 2021 decision
Brendon LaBatte is choosing to spend his summer on Saskatchewan's lakes rather than inside a stadium filled with COVID-related restrictions. LaBatte made the decision this past weekend to not take par...
Jun 30, 2021 Brendon LaBatte. (980 CJME file photo)
Jamie Nye: You can't blame LaBatte or any other player for taking a pass on 2021 CFL season
Another day, another pass on the 2021 season from a CFL veteran. This time, it's a big loss for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Easily the most prominent figure along the offensive line for the past eig...
Jun 29, 2021
Riders' Brendon LaBatte may sit out 2021 CFL season
The Saskatchewan Roughriders could be without one of the anchors of their offensive line in 2021. During the Riders' season preview call Monday, general manager Jeremy O'Day announced guard Brendon La...
Jun 28, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders guard Brendon LaBatte (57) is sitting out the 2021 CFL season. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Green is the colour: Riders launch latest fundraising campaign
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are looking for some true believers to step forward. The CFL team announced Monday its latest fundraising venture -- the BEL13VER Wall. In a media release, the Roughriders...
Jun 28, 2021 (Saskatchewan Roughriders/Submitted)
Riders welcome new opportunities with single-game sports betting
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are hoping to hit the jackpot when it comes to new gambling laws in Canada. The Canadian Senate has approved a new law that would make single-game sports betting legal in ...
Jun 24, 2021
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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...