Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
Tag Archives: CFL
Lone Grey Cup win tops list of accomplishments for Roger Aldag
Roger Aldag was a mainstay on the Saskatchewan Roughriders' offensive line for 18 seasons. And after it all, Aldag says he's lucky to have had the career he did. "With the teams we had, we had numerou...
Aug 07, 2020 (Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame)
Source: CFL would use federal government loan to cover hub, player costs
TORONTO - If successful in securing a $30-million, interest-free loan from the federal government, the CFL would use the money to cover such operating costs as player salaries, COVID-19 testing and hu...
Aug 04, 2020
Family death a catalyst for the career of CFL great Reggie Hunt
Reggie Hunt said he's blessed to have had the football career he did. But the event that turned the focus of the Saskatchewan Roughriders great to the sport was anything but a blessing. "I still remem...
Jul 24, 2020 Reggie Hunt sacks Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Ricky Ray in 2007. (Daniel Paquet/Wikipedia)
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says CFL hub will boost economy, not COVID-19
WINNIPEG - Hosting hundreds of players, coaches and staff in Winnipeg for the Canadian Football League season could boost the economy without leading to a spike in COVID-19 numbers, Manitoba Premier B...
Jul 22, 2020
Heritage Minister Guilbeault non-committal about financial assistance for CFL
OTTAWA - It seems the CFL shouldn't be holding its breath for much-needed financial assistance from the Canadian government. Earlier this month, the CFL submitted a revised financial request to Ottawa...
Jul 22, 2020
Jamie Nye: Hoping Winnipeg hub city news is a hint 2020 season will happen
The Canadian Football League has officially announced Winnipeg will play host to the 2020 season, if it goes ahead. But here is my biggest question: Why announce where the hub city is going to be if y...
Jul 22, 2020
Regina loses bid, Winnipeg tentatively chosen as 2020 CFL hub city
If the CFL is played in 2020, it's going to be in Winnipeg. The league announced Tuesday afternoon the league would play in Manitoba's capital instead of in Regina or Calgary. "We wanted to host this ...
Jul 21, 2020 Mosaic Stadium. (980 CJME file photo)
CFL's Edmonton Eskimos will search for new name
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos will change their name. The CFL squad made the move Tuesday, following a similar decision by the NFL's Washington team as pressure mounts on teams to eliminate racist o...
Jul 21, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
Jamie Nye: CFL's 2020 season will likely be entirely up to the federal government
Manitoba and Saskatchewan have officially put their hands up to be the CFL's home base to help save the 2020 season. While there are many questions still unanswered, it was a tiny bit of optimism afte...
Jul 21, 2020
Roughriders make 'competitive bid' to be CFL hub city
If there's going to be CFL football in 2020, the Saskatchewan Roughriders want it to take place at Mosaic Stadium. The club announced it submitted what it describes as a "competitive bid" to be a hub ...
Jul 20, 2020 Mosaic Stadium. (980 CJME file photo)
OPINION
Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
On Wednesday, Evan reviews Tuesday's federal spring fiscal update, takes the temperature of the new CFL changes coming i...