Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
Tag Archives: CFL
Jamie Nye: CFL asking players to take pay cut was inevitable
If the players didn't see the Canadian Football League asking them to take a pay cut coming, then they need to pay closer attention. The CFL has been losing money, it has been in front of government t...
Mar 25, 2021
Jamie Nye: Should we get ready to bring more than a ticket when fans return?
What will returning to the stands look like in Canada? I've asked CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie if you'll need proof of vaccination and he quickly cited conversations he's had with the league's lega...
Mar 19, 2021
Jamie Nye: CFL all-stars need more exposure, but not through a game
Vernon Adams Jr. and Cody Fajardo support a CFL all-star game. There hasn't been one in forever. The last time there was one, Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive end Bobby Jurasin admitted he knocked o...
Mar 18, 2021
'It's vitally important that we play': Riders set to approach province with return-to-play plan
The wheels are in motion for a 2021 CFL season. Saskatchewan Roughriders president and CEO Craig Reynolds joined the Green Zone on Wednesday and said team officials will be meeting with the province o...
Mar 17, 2021 Saskatchewan Roughriders president and CEO Craig Reynolds (left) and GM Jeremy O'Day. (980 CJME file photo)
Lauther returns to the Roughriders
Brett Lauther is going to kick back with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The CFL team announced Friday it had re-signed the veteran kicker, who had opted out of his contract in 2020 to try and find a jo...
Mar 12, 2021 Kicker Brett Lauther, who kicked a game-winning field goal in the 2019 Labour Day Classic, is ready for another shot at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Jamie Nye: XFL-CFL announcement is ... well, I don't know yet
The CFL/XFL announcement had fur flying on Wednesday. Here's what we know. NOTHING!!!!! We know they're discussing ways to collaborate. Well, let's let them stop, collaborate and listen. The sky is fa...
Mar 11, 2021
CFL, XFL in discussions about potential partnership
TORONTO - Twenty-six years after being released by the Calgary Stampeders, Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson is looking at re-establishing his CFL ties. Both the CFL and XFL revealed Wednesday they're poised ...
Mar 10, 2021
Roughriders add former NFL defensive back
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Tuesday the signing of former NFL defensive back Deiondre' Hall. The 6-foot-2, 205-pounder was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round (127th overall) ...
Mar 09, 2021 (980 CJME file photo)
Brett Boyko achieves dream of signing contract with Roughriders
Brett Boyko went from asking as a kid for Jeremy O'Day's autograph to putting his own signature on a contract to play with O'Day's Saskatchewan Roughriders. "It's funny how the world comes full circle...
Mar 06, 2021
Roughriders add former NFL defensive lineman
The Saskatchewan Roughriders added to their depth on the defensive line Tuesday. The CFL team announced it had signed American defensive lineman Anthony Lanier II, a 6-foot-6, 285-pounder who spent th...
Mar 02, 2021
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...