Officials working the games will wear orange pins in recognition of the Every Child Matters
Thursday night game Winnipeg the first action since the 2019 Grey Cup game
Canadian Football League team files for new design on June 1
‘We’ve all been waiting for this for a very long time,’ said commissioner Randy Ambrosie
Governors vote unanimously in favour to start the ‘21 campaign on Aug. 5
Team livestreams announcement after previously deciding to no longer be the ‘Eskimos’
Canadian Football League club selects former VSS Panthers star Ben Hladik in third round of league draft
Podcast: Legend looks back on career covering football in Canada
The season is now scheduled to be 14 games
It’s unclear, though, what — if any — subsidies the league has received so far in 2021
‘The claims being made in its name on our upcoming season are false. We plan to play this year,’ league claims
CFL has released a ‘21 schedule with the expectation of training camps opening in May
League acknowledges that plans will depend on COVID situation
Pair take over from Ed Hervey, who stepped down in October
The CFL had maintained it required government funding to stage a shortened season
Braley had bought the CFL team prior to 1997 season
The CFL becomes one of the few major North American pro sports leagues to wipe out play in 2020
The $30-million, interest-free loan request was essentially seen as the league’s last-ditch effort
The CFL sent the federal government the $30-million request earlier this week
Time is of the essence if there’s is any chance of starting a season in September
