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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Don Narcisse used hard work to become one of the CFL's all-time best
Hard work helped Don Narcisse go from the B team of his high school squad to becoming one of the greatest wide receivers ever to play in the CFL. "I tell kids these days -- I have this quote I always ...
Jul 03, 2020 (Don Narcisse/Facebook)
CFL denies reports that Winnipeg would be hub city for shortened 2020 season
TORONTO - The CFL says no decision has been made regarding a hub city for an abbreviated 2020 regular season. On Friday, a CFL spokesman denied reports the league had settled upon Winnipeg as a hub ci...
Jul 03, 2020
Don Narcisse reflects on racism in America and on COVID-19
Don Narcisse is paying attention to the ongoing protests happening in the United States surrounding race and the murder of George Floyd. "There's some changes that really have to be made," said Narcis...
Jun 29, 2020 Former Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Don Narcisse. (Don Narcisse/Facebook)
Mayor, former players react to Saskatchewan Roughriders' financial outlook
There was plenty of reaction to the news about how COVID-19 could affect the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The CFL team announced Wednesday that, in the worst-case scenario of no games being played in 202...
Jun 25, 2020
1966 Grey Cup champion Dale West reached new heights with Roughriders
Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Dale West has seen the good and the bad when it comes to the Roughriders. West was born in Cabri before his family moved to Saskatoon. His father, Ken, had just got ou...
Jun 25, 2020 (Dale West/Facebook)
Jamie Nye: Riders provide sobering financial update
"Who should save the CFL?" could soon become a question that needs an immediate answer, sooner rather than later. The news that the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the CFL's flagship franchise, are facing t...
Jun 25, 2020
'Biggest financial crisis' in team history: Roughriders brace for economic impact of COVID-19
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are preparing for a $10-million deficit this year due to COVID-19. During its annual general meeting Wednesday evening, the CFL team announced that if no games are played ...
Jun 24, 2020
Jamie Nye: CFL fans are losing hope
What a difference a week makes. Last week on the Green Zone fans voted nearly 50/50 on whether or not there was going to be a CFL season in 2020. But this week, we've seen the players become increasin...
Jun 19, 2020
Riders head coach Dickenson back in Regina, talks coaching staff pay cuts
Under normal circumstances, Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson would be speaking to media ahead of the team's season-opener against the Montreal Alouettes. But due to the COVID-19 pan...
Jun 18, 2020
Jamie Nye: A tale of four commissioners
Gary Bettman and Adam Silver deserve credit as the commissioners in sports who have led their organizations slowly, cautiously and diligently to a return to work. The NHL and NBA have had few outburst...
Jun 12, 2020
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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
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...