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Questions remain around CFL player contracts after cancelled season
While there certainly isn't going to be a 2020 CFL season, there still is uncertainty around the futures of players in the league. Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Solomon Elimimian, the president ...
Aug 19, 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Solomon Elimimian. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Businesses at Mosaic Stadium suffering huge losses without CFL
COVID-19 has been a quest for survival for many local businesses, including those that usually operate outlets at Mosaic Stadium during Saskatchewan Roughriders games. The 2020 CFL season was initiall...
Aug 19, 2020 Mosaic Stadium. (980 CJME file photo)
Riders’ O’Day forges ahead, sets focus on 2021 season filled with uncertainty
Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day can turn his attention away from a tumultuous 2020 to an uncertain 2021. The CFL announced Monday there would not be a 2020 season, leading to dis...
Aug 18, 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Jamie Nye: Ambrosie needs to stop dreaming and focus solely on CFL's survival
"We will be the biggest global football league in the world." And just like that, CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie lost even more of the confidence of many CFL fans. The quote came near the end of his ...
Aug 18, 2020
Roughriders turn attention to financial troubles after cancelled 2020 season
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are now turning their attention to navigating through an impending financial crisis the team faces. The CFL officially cancelled the 2020 season on Monday after being deni...
Aug 17, 2020
2020 CFL season cancelled
The 2020 CFL season will not take place. The league announced Monday on its website the season has been cancelled and attention will now be turned to 2021 and the future. "We are absolutely committed ...
Aug 17, 2020 (DoubleBlue/Wikimedia Commons)
Jamie Nye: It's now about survival for CFL, not blame game
David Naylor's report Sunday that the CFL will not get the $30-million loan it requested from the federal government is a kick to the gut for all, including me, who were actually starting to feel good...
Aug 17, 2020
Federal gov’t turns down CFL request for $30M loan: Reports
Multiple media reports Sunday said the Canadian government had turned down the CFL's request for a $30-million, interest-free loan. The league approached the feds for the loan in hopes of staging a sh...
Aug 17, 2020
Federal gov't turns down CFL request for $30M loan: Reports
Multiple media reports Sunday said the Canadian government had turned down the CFL's request for a $30-million, interest-free loan. The league approached the feds for the loan in hopes of staging a sh...
Aug 16, 2020
Njoo positive about talks with CFL but cannot provide timeline for decision
TORONTO - Canada's deputy chief public health officer remains encouraged about the CFL's health-and-safety protocols but can't say when approval for a shortened season might come. "We've had very good...
Aug 14, 2020 CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
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