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Ontario sports minister Neil Lumsden will donate his brain to concussion research. The announcement is part of Lumsden’s continued advocacy for comprehensive brain injury legislation at all governmental levels. Caryn Lieberman reports.

Today, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame gains a new member—Toronto football icon and 2-time Grey Cup champion, Chad Owens. He joins Candace Daniel to discuss what it means to him.

With the 2024 CFL Season in the books, sports reporter Jacob Carr joined Brenden Purdy for one final time to break down the Saskatchewan Roughriders campaign, and discuss what needs to happen moving forward for the team to take the next step.

Downtown Vancouver was packed Sunday for the 111th edition of the Grey Cup, the CFL championship between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto Argonauts. Our Grace Ke was there in the thick of it at Grey Cup Festival events, at what’s described as one of Canada’s biggest pre-game parties.

This year’s Grey Cup championship game is in Vancouver, B.C., and it’s the first time the city has hosted the CFL’s season finale since 2014. As Melissa Ridgen reports, the excitement extends far beyond Grey Cup ground zero.

It is one of the biggest rivalries in the CFL and in just one day the Saskatchewan Roughriders will meet the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in “enemy territory”.

Harpreet Pandher and his Punjabi broadcast partner Taqdeer Thindal have been calling BC Lions games this past season. Tomorrow the CFL makes history with the Grey Cup being broadcast in Punjabi for the first time in the 111 year history that our friends from the South Asian community can hear the game in their native...

On Saturday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders take on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL Western Conference Finals.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Brady Oliveira talks about being named a finalist for two CFL Awards and their upcoming playoff game.

The NFL is issuing a security alert after a string of burglaries involving the homes of two of the league’s biggest stars. The FBI is investigating whether a South American crime ring is behind the two burglaries.

The lawyer of a mother who is taking CFS to court is speaking out after the mom of one of the victims in the Carman mass killing says the agency ignored her pleas.

For the second year in a row — and the third time overall — Cavalry FC and Forge FC will meet in the Canadian Premier League Final, which this year will be played on Nov. 9 at Calgary’s ATCO Field at Spruce Meadows.

Rolan Milligan Jr. of the Saskatchewan Roughriders is making his case to be the CFL’s first defensive player to win Most Outstanding Player since 2014.

The return of the Canadian Finals Rodeo transformed Edmonton’s downtown this week. It saw a cattle drive take place among skyscrapers in addition to the competition. Jaclyn Kucey spoke to organizers about how it all went.

Has Brady Oliveira become a CFL MOP candidate? Which Bomber has been the most underrated. 680 CJOB’s Derek Taylor has the latest on the Bombers as they look to clinch a playoff spot Friday night against the Edmonton Elks.

The next Canadian Finals Rodeo is back in Edmonton, celebrating a milestone birthday. Amanda Frigon joined us on Global News Morning with all the details about this year’s rodeo.

We check in with Mark Noonan, commissioner of the Canadian Premier League, to discuss league expansion, the future of the Wanderers Grounds and get his take on the epic Wanderers FC – Pacific FC matchup he was in town for this week.

As the Bombers continue their bye week, 680 CJOB’s Derek Taylor picks one word to describe the wild season so far, and looks at which Bombers should be in the running for CFL awards.

A new U.S. study says a third of former NFL players believe they have CTE, a condition linked to repeated head trauma. Players who believe they have the condition were much more likely to have thoughts of suicide or self-harm. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Sep. 23, 2024.

It’s a Banjo Bowl preview with 680 CJOB’s Derek Taylor. Will we get another offensive slugfest? Will the Bombers defence regress without Adam Bighill long-term? Is Ontaria Wilson the favourite for CFL Rookie of the Year?