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EDMONTON — A balanced offensive approach is key to a healthy offence. The Edmonton Elks showed exactly that against the BC Lions on Sunday, going for over 200 yards in both passing and rushing to capture their second straight win. Edmonton was able to stay efficient on offence even without starting quarterback Tre Ford, who

MONTREAL — The mark of a championship roster is usually its depth. The Montreal Alouettes continue to showcase why they are the current champions while simultaneously holding the top record in the league by replacing their injured star players with other dynamic playmakers. A Cody Fajardo-less offence lost Tyson Philpot in the first half against

TORONTO — Five days after a fourth-quarter collapse against the Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium, the Toronto Argonauts flipped the script in their Week 10 victory over the Stamps. On Friday night it was the Argos who came alive in the fourth quarter to even up the season series with Calgary. The Argos just needed

OTTAWA — Thursday night’s game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Ottawa REDBLACKS was largely a battle in the trenches. With the Riders looking to end a two-game losing slide, and the REDBLACKS coming out of their bye looking to win their fourth straight, neither team could add another tally to the win column as the

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed National fullback Albert Awachie, the team announced on Wednesday. Awachie (six-foot-three, 245 points) returns to Saskatchewan where he started his CFL career in Green and White in 2017. He played 44 games over six seasons as a Rider and made 15 special teams tackles as an integral part

TORONTO — Well folks, we have a new No. 1. The Montreal Alouettes have taken over as the top team in the CFL Power Rankings presented by AMSOIL, reclaiming the throne for the first time since Week 5. With the best record in the CFL (7-1) and two wins under their belt without their starting

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American defensive lineman Eric Black and National offensive lineman Braydon Noll, the team announced on Monday, Black (six-foot-four, 247 pounds) joins the Roughriders after spending the start of the 2024 season with the Edmonton Elks. A strong senior season at Stony Brook University led Black to an invite to New York Giants mini

CALGARY — Through three quarters of football it looked as though the Calgary Stampeders’ perfect record on home turf was coming to an end on Sunday night against the Toronto Argonauts. A 21-point fourth quarter changed all of that. An all-round team performance on both sides of the football in the final frame meant that

REGINA — 323 days ago it was Tre Ford who led the Edmonton Elks to what was their last victory. On Saturday evening, the Canadian quarterback played his part in Edmonton’s first win of the 2024 season as his team came out of Regina with a 42-31 victory against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Ford’s electric playmaking

HAMILTON — The Montreal Alouettes remain the team to beat in the East Division. The reigning Grey Cup champs quieted the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Tim Hortons Field on Friday night in an impressive 33-16 road victory. With usual starter Cody Fajardo on the one-game injured list, quarterback Davis Alexander had the reigns in Montreal’s offence,

WINNIPEG — It was a dominant effort on all sides of the ball for Winnipeg in their dominant win over the BC Lions on Thursday, but there was one unit that stood out over all the others. The Blue Bombers defence completely shutdown the league’s most explosive offence coming into Week 9, preventing Vernon Adams

The only nice thing that can be said about Week 8 is that it’s over. An unkind 3-5 week has Blitz Picks sporting a still-solid 45-19 record yet is motivated to heal the ills of its prior performance. RELATED» Start vs. Sit: Alouettes squad offers aerial options» CFL Fantasy Sleepers: Spring Javon Leake» CFL Injury Reports, Week 9:

TORONTO — We are in challenging times in the land of the CFL.ca writers picks. Just three of the six writers — Jamie Nye, Matt Cauz and Vicki Hall — had winning records with their picks last week, with all of them going 3-1. The other three writers — Pat Steinberg, Kristina Costabile and Chris

TORONTO — You never know when your chance will come in professional sports. All you can do is prepare yourself to the best of your ability and have patience, sometimes a lot of patience. Then – as often happens – you get one chance to show you belong. That’s what Davis Alexander, Tre Ford and

EDMONTON — It was all Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday night, for the most part anyways. Before Edmonton put Tre Ford into the game in the fourth quarter and he scored three times for the visitors, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats were dominating at Commonwealth Stadium. Despite the rally in the final frame from Ford, the Ticats had

TORONTO — There was very little separating the Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday at BMO Field. The home team found a way to capture a 16-14 win on a day their quarterbacks Cameron Dukes and Nick Arbuckle finished a combined 15 of 26 for 124 yards and no scores or turnovers. It

OTTAWA — Kalil Pimpleton did everything and more for the Ottawa REDBLACKS on Friday Night Football. The young playmaker approached 300 total yards in the 33-6 win over the Calgary Stampeders in Week 8 to help his team stay a perfect 5-0 at home. It wasn’t a one-man effort though, as quarterback Dru Brown also

MONTREAL – Two teams in first place came into Montreal on Thursday night, and it was the home team that came out on top as the Montreal Alouettes defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 20-16. Davis Alexander led under centre with 178 yards and two passing touchdowns while Reggie White Jr. was responsible for both touchdowns in