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
Roughriders players adapt to lost 2020 season
Members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders are adjusting to a year without football. The 2020 CFL season was cancelled on Monday, leading players to ponder not just their long-term futures but their shor...
Aug 21, 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Without CFL or big events, discussion needed on Mosaic Stadium financing: Councillor
In the absence of a CFL season and with continued uncertainty surrounding mass events, a Regina city councillor believes a discussion is in order between the funding partners of Mosaic Stadium. The pr...
Aug 21, 2020 (Carolyn Hamilton/Submitted)
Jamie Nye: More Canadians in the CFL isn't the answer
There is no magic elixir for the CFL to increase fan engagement, ticket sales and ratings when - or should I say, if - the league returns in 2021. However, one thing that continues to be debated is wh...
Aug 20, 2020
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
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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...