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Elks optimistic of brighter 2024 after several seasons of futility
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks won all of four games in the 2023 season. The Green and Gold has just 11 wins over the previous three CFL campaigns. The team hasn't been to the playoffs since 2019. Yet, ...
Jun 03, 2024
Elenore Sturko leaves BC United party for Conservatives to 'defeat the NDP'
VICTORIA - Another BC United member has left the party to join the Conservative Party of BC just months before the provincial election. Surrey South MLA Elenore Sturko says in a statement that she's j...
Jun 03, 2024
Bethel-Thompson to take charge of Elks' present while mentoring their future
McLeod Bethel-Thompson is back in the CFL, tasked with solidifying the Edmonton Elks' present while providing for their future. The 35-year-old quarterback signed a one-year deal with Edmonton in Janu...
Jun 03, 2024
Head coach Mace looks to change culture as Riders move on from disappointing seasons
REGINA - The 2024 CFL campaign will be a season of change for the Saskatchewan Roughriders with new head coach Corey Mace at the helm. Mace signed a three-year contract with the Riders in November to ...
Jun 03, 2024
Deep, talented Blue Bombers look for fifth straight trip to Grey Cup
WINNIPEG - Zach Collaros could have a problem this season, but it's a good one. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers veteran quarterback has to divvy up passes and touches to keep his hungry offensive teammates ...
Jun 03, 2024
Canada calls Minnesota forward Tani Oluwaseyi into camp for European friendlies
Canada coach Jesse Marsch has brought Minnesota United forward Tani Oluwaseyi into camp for friendlies against the Netherlands and France. It's a first national team call-up for the 24-year-old who ha...
Jun 03, 2024
B.C. Lions eager to 'do a little more' in hunt for Grey Cup
VANCOUVER - Garry Peters noticed something was a little different as his B.C. Lions teammates filtered into training camp last month. Instead of using camp to get their bodies into peak physical condi...
Jun 03, 2024
Jonas Brothers named to perform at halftime of 2024 Grey Cup game in Vancouver
The Jonas Brothers will be the halftime entertainment at the 2024 Grey Cup game in Vancouver. The CFL and B.C. Lions made the joint announcement Monday. The pop-rock band - consisting of brothers Kevi...
Jun 03, 2024
Feds create $530M fund for cities to adapt to climate change
OTTAWA - Canadian cities and towns facing an uphill battle to stave off the effects of climate change will share more than half a billion dollars from a new federal adaptation fund. The Local Leadersh...
Jun 03, 2024
Trudeau pitches strong ties to Mexico's new leader Claudia Sheinbaum amid U.S. tumult
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming the election of Mexico's next president, Claudia Sheinbaum, and pitching closer ties between the two counties as they ponder the future of North Ame...
Jun 03, 2024