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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Darrell Davis: NBA, NHL bury CFL with non-stop buzz
The past three weeks should have served as a great lesson for the CFL. Why? Because the CFL has been fighting a losing battle for exposure against the NBA and NHL, two professional sports leagues that...
Jul 03, 2019
Fajardo shines as Roughriders beat Argonauts 32-7 in Canada Day clash
It wasn't just lightning and rain flying through the air at Mosaic Stadium on Monday night. The Saskatchewan Roughriders' passing offence was high-flying with Cody Fajardo at the helm for the second s...
Jul 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Riders' Shepley shows skills on football field, the big screen
Dakoda Shepley's journey to becoming a professional football player has been filled with twists and turns. The 24-year-old's first passion in life wasn't even a sport at all -- it was music. "I've pla...
Jul 01, 2019 Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Roughriders feel some pressure to get first win
While it's not a must-win game, the Saskatchewan Roughriders know Monday's home opener is an important game early in the 2019 CFL season. "I think there's some pressure (to get a win), I think the pla...
Jul 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Liam Richards/Electric Umbrella)
'I've dreamed of this moment': Riders' Ryan excited for home opener
The CFL game Monday is shaping up to be a very special one for Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Jon Ryan. Not only is it Ryan's first Canada Day since signing with a Canadian team after spending 13 yea...
Jun 30, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Jon Ryan punts against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a CFL pre-season game on June 6, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Terran Vaughn to start on Saskatchewan Roughriders' offensive line
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are to make another change to their offensive line early this CFL season. Terran Vaughn is to make his first start of the season at right tackle when the Roughriders meet ...
Jun 29, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders right tackle Terran Vaughn. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
Roughriders' defence looking to bounce back, force turnovers
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' defence is looking to leave Week 2 in the rear-view mirror. The CFL team gave up 44 points in a 44-41 loss to the Ottawa Redblacks on June 20. In 2018, the Riders' defenc...
Jun 28, 2019 The Saskatchewan Roughriders' defensive line performs a drill at practice on June 27, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Wray Morrison: The right amount of confidence
Following a loss that felt like a win, the 0-2 Saskatchewan Roughriders ready themselves for their home opener against the Toronto Argonauts on Monday. Toronto suffered a 50-point loss to Hamilton las...
Jun 28, 2019
Darrell Davis: Riders need to move on without Collaros
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson and general manager Jeremy O'Day have a few weeks before they should tell quarterback Zach Collaros he's no longer in their plans. It's for his own ...
Jun 28, 2019
Jamie Nye: Trap game? I don't think so
The Toronto Argonauts are coming to Saskatchewan with an 0-1 record after a 64-14 butt-whooping at the hands of rival Hamilton. They're led by head coach Corey Chamblin, who on Monday will man the sid...
Jun 28, 2019
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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
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...