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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Willie Jefferson, Brandon Bridge among Riders 22 free agents
The Roughriders have their work cut out for them this offseason with 22 players who have the potential to walk away from the team. The CFL released the official free agent list Thursday morning and it...
Nov 30, 2017 Willie Jefferson celebrates after a big play against the Montreal Alouettes on Oct. 27, 2017. (Courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Darrell Davis: The business of CFL football
New commissioner Randy Ambrosie said it best: In the CFL there are two seasons, the football season and the business season. The football season ended Sunday with a thrilling Grey Cup game. The busine...
Nov 29, 2017
Jamie Nye: Nothing 'off' about CFL off-season
Now the CFL rumour season begins. At Grey Cup the most asked question to me from members of the media and fans and even some players was who is going to be the quarterback in Saskatchewan next year? I...
Nov 28, 2017
Jamie Nye: Typically, CFL. Another Grey Cup for the books
Add another classic to the history books for the Grey Cup. Cassius Vaughn sprinting down the field for a 110-yard fumble return touchdown will go down as one of those plays in Grey Cup history. That t...
Nov 27, 2017
Darrell Davis: Stamps get snowed under
Wet, heavy snow fell on everyone as we trooped into Ottawa's TD Place for Sunday's Grey Cup game between the Toronto Argonauts and Calgary Stampeders. "Instant classic!" Snow games provide the most wa...
Nov 27, 2017
CFL Commissioner likes the idea of moving the season up
The 2017 Grey Cup is going to be played in Ottawa on Sunday between the Toronto Argonauts and the Calgary Stampeders. Every year, the game sparks the same debate. Do you want to watch a Grey Cup game ...
Nov 25, 2017 CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie. (CFL/)
Rider green sticks out in Ottawa for Grey Cup
Fans from all over Canada have assembled in Ottawa for the Grey Cup, but there's one fan base that would appear to outnumber the rest. "I think by far though the most colour we've seen is green but ce...
Nov 24, 2017 Regina's Brian and Louise Mohr in Ottawa at the Atlantic Schooner venue.
Darrell Davis: Ambrosie might be the lucky 13th
Of the 12 commissioners I have heard give their annual State of the CFL speeches during Grey Cup Week, Tom Wright was my favourite. Alas, he was too nice. So the CFL governors fired him before he coul...
Nov 24, 2017
Jamie Nye: Let the QB search continue for Riders
The Roughriders cleaned out their lockers with a sense of optimism in the air. As there should be. And on garbage bag day, as it is most commonly known, the head coach wouldn't specifically point out ...
Nov 21, 2017
Many questions around free agents as Riders close out 2017
As the Roughriders come home to Regina after a heart breaking loss to Toronto, many questions remain. The big topic in the locker room on Monday was about the quarterbacks. Veteran Kevin Glenn told re...
Nov 20, 2017 Duron Carter(left) packs up his gear along with Caleb Holley during locker clean out on Nov. 20, 2017. (Jamie Nye/980 CJME)
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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...