Riders fans looking forward to a summer trip to Halifax will be disappointed. The CFL has cancelled the Riders’ Touchdown Atlantic game, schedule for July 25 in Halifax. They were to play the Toronto Argonauts in a showcase of the game in a region that’s been trying to get a CFL team. The league says […]
The Riders will now host the 2022 Grey Cup in a massive pandemic-related shift for the CFL. Saskatchewan was to host the Grey Cup on November 22 this year. With the CFL season in doubt, and the Riders robbed of valuable planning time because of the pandemic, the league has taken the extraordinary step of […]
The Riders have signed Canadian linebacker Nakas Onyeka to a contract. Onyeka, taken in the 5th round of the 2017 CFL draft by Toronto, had spent his entire CFL career with the Argos before heading West. The Wilfrid Laurier product played in 36 games for the Argonauts, recording 14 tackles and two sacks on defence […]
Former Regina Pats captain Adam Brooks is staying with the Toronto Maple Leafs organization for at least two more years. The club announced Thursday morning they’ve signed Brooks to a two-year, two-way contract worth $725,000 per season. Brooks, who had three assists in seven games with the Leafs earlier this year, including his first-ever point […]
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says he has no plans on cancelling the remainder of the NHL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bettman spoke Tuesday at a virtual town hall hosted by the San Jose Sharks for members of their business alliance. According to The Mercury News, Bettman responded to a question on the season […]
Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Jon Ryan, is the part-owner of a baseball team in Portland, Oregon and he may soon be part of a group that owns the Western Hockey League franchise in that city. The Portland Winterhawks are up for sale after the team’s previous owner filed for bankruptcy and there is interest being shown […]
The head of the CFL Players Association says it is time to put egos aside and start working together to make sure the league continues. Many of the players are not happy with the fact that there was no consultation between the PA and the league before Commissioner Randy Ambrosie went to Ottawa asking for […]
COVID-19 has forced another big event in Regina to be cancelled. On Tuesday afternoon, organizers of the Queen City Marathon said this year’s race weekend, which was September 11-13, will not be an in-person event due to the pandemic. However, there are plans to go virtual. In a release, Run Regina’s executive director Shawn Weimer […]
Like many other leagues, the Prairie Football Conference is hoping they can get a year in, but preparing for what happens if they can’t. Regina Thunder Head Coach Scott MacAulay says a lot of scenarios are being talked about. “There are a lot of things on the table,” McAulay said. “Do we separate into an […]
Canada West is revising its schedules for the 2020-21 season that begins in late August. The formats, approved by the board of directors of member schools, will see fewer games and less travel because of COVID-19 which has had an impact on finances. These formats will also allow for competition to occur in a condensed period […]
