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 ...
Tag Archives: CFL
Wray Morrison: Counting to 10
It's not how, it's how many. For the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the number is 10. Ten victories, 14 games into this CFL season, puts the Riders in the West Division penthouse for the time being. To gra...
Oct 07, 2019
Jamie Nye: Riders' 10-4 record gets more impressive when you consider how it happened
To appreciate just how impressive it is that the Saskatchewan Roughriders are 10-4 and alone in first place in the CFL's West Division, you have to go back. Go back to January when Chris Jones bolts t...
Oct 07, 2019
Roughriders alone at the top of the West Division, defeat Blue Bombers 21-6
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the sole owners of top spot in the CFL's West Division. The Roughriders defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21-6 on Saturday night at Mosaic Stadium. Earlier in the day...
Oct 05, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Shaq Evans catches a pass against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Oct. 5, 2019. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Despite significant knee injury, Riders' Albert Awachie never gave up
Fullback Albert Awachie has become one of the unsung contributors to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2019. That the 26-year-old even has a chance to contribute is a testament to his perseverance. A de...
Oct 05, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders fullback Albert Awachie during practice. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Riders, Bombers clash in a battle with playoff implications
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will try to get one step closer to a home playoff game with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in town. Those teams, along with the Calgary Stampeders, enter Saturday with nine win...
Oct 05, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Cam Judge. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
'I want to be No. 1': Hughes climbing all-time sacks list
Charleston Hughes finds himself at No. 8 on the all-time CFL sacks list, but he's not satisfied with his current position. "It feels good to be top 10, but when it's all said and done, I want to be No...
Oct 04, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive end Charleston Hughes. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Jamie Nye: Bombers shouldn't be considered pretenders just yet
Let's not count out the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Yes, they've lost two straight games and Chris Streveler is 2-3 as a starter. Yes, they just got smoked by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in their first loss th...
Oct 04, 2019
Jason Shivers, Riders' defence not missing a beat in 2019
Jason Shivers had big shoes to fill in 2019 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. But the defence hasn't missed a beat since he took over the defensive co-ordinator role after Chris Jones left to join th...
Oct 03, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive co-ordinator Jason Shivers. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Charbel Dabire gaining hands-on experience in first CFL season
The 2019 CFL season has been an accelerated learning experience for rookie defensive tackle Charbel Dabire. The fifth-round selection (44th overall) in the 2019 draft has been thrust from the practice...
Oct 02, 2019 Charbel Dabire (98) has learned plenty of lessons in his rookie season, including some from Charleston Hughes (39). (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
'It's exciting': Jordan Williams-Lambert to play against Blue Bombers
As the Saskatchewan Roughriders enter the final stretch of the CFL regular season, the offence is to get another weapon to add to its aerial attack. Slotback Jordan Williams-Lambert is make his season...
Oct 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders slotback Jordan Williams-Lambert (17). (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
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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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