CFL
Bombers sign all-star tackle Bryant Turner through 2016, cut DeAngelis
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed all-star defensive tackle Bryant Turner through 2016 and cut kicker Sandro DeAngelis.
Blue Bombers bring back Marcel Bellefeuille as offensive co-ordinator
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are bringing back offensive co-ordinator Marcel Bellefeuille next season.
Men’s Olympic hockey tournament the top Canadian story to look for in 2014
Here are The Canadian Press’s Top 10 Sports Stories to look for in 2014:
Stampeders lose Kevin Glenn, J’Micheal Deane and Eric Fraser to RedBlacks
CALGARY – John Hufnagel knew he was going to lose a few good men on Monday.
Argonauts GM laments losing three players to Ottawa in CFL expansion draft
TORONTO – A good day for the Ottawa Redblacks and the CFL, but a painful one for the other eight teams.
End of NHL lockout No. 1 in CP’s top moments in Canadian sport in 2013
Here are The Canadian Press’ Top 10 Sports Stories of 2013:
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Redblacks take QB Glenn in expansion draft
TORONTO, Cananda – The Calgary Stampeders lose quarterback Kevin Glenn to the Ottawa Redblacks in the first round of the CFL expansion draft.
Some facts and figures on mercury and new high-efficiency light bulbs
OTTAWA – New federal standards for energy efficiency begin Jan. 1, 2014, generally forbidding purchases of old-style incandescent light bulbs while encouraging their widespread replacement by mercury-containing compact fluorescent lamps or CFLs. Some facts and figures:
Federal light-bulb ban set for 2014, almost seven years after announcement
OTTAWA – A federal ban on inefficient light bulbs goes into effect Jan. 1, 2014, almost seven years after it was announced with fanfare by a then-rookie Conservative government.
B.C. Lions name Mark Washington as defensive co-ordinator
SURREY, B.C. – The B.C. Lions have named Mark Washington as their new defensive co-ordinator.
New team, new stadiums, new rivalries headline the CFL for 2014 season
A new team, new stadiums and new rivalries are just some of the things that await football fans, with the 2014 CFL season promising more changes than any in recent years.
Calgary Stampeders running back Jon Cornish wins 2013 Lou Marsh award
TORONTO, Cananda – Calgary Stampeders running back Jon Cornish has capped a stellar season by winning the 2013 Lou Marsh award.
Stubler out as B.C. Lions defensive co-ordinator, will not have contract renewed
VANCOUVER – Rich Stubler is not having his contract as defensive co-ordinator of the B.C. Lions renewed for 2014, the team announced on Saturday.
Expansion Ottawa Redblacks hire Rick Campbell as their first-ever head coach
OTTAWA – Rick Campbell is the first-ever head coach of the expansion Ottawa Redblacks.
Day of reflection in Parliament over death of statesman Nelson Mandela
OTTAWA – It’s a day of reflection in Ottawa as federal politicians look back on the life of Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday at age 95.