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A wildfire burning near the community of Badger forced residents to evacuate on Wednesday. (Lisa Powell-Dempster/Facebook) A resident of Badger, who was forced to flee with her family as a wildfire inched closer to her community, says it’s been a stressful couple of days, but the sight of water bombers in the sky …
Read More »Winnipeg Blue Bombers look for another trip to the Grey Cup, this time as hosts – Winnipeg
Dalton Schoen doesn’t care who throws him the ball, he just wants to make a meaningful catch. The Blue Bombers’ talented receiver will get that chance when he returns from a season-ending injury to face the B.C. Lions in Winnipeg’s CFL season-opener Thursday. “It feels great,” Schoen said after Wednesday’s …
Read More »Son of Winnipeg Blue Bombers hall of famer Milt Stegall dies suddenly – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are mourning the death of a family member of one of their all-time legends. The Bombers revealed on Monday night that the oldest son of hall of famer Milt Stegall, Chase Stegall, died suddenly Monday. Chase was finishing …
Read More »In using cheap drones to take out prized Russian bombers, Ukraine sends a defiant message
Ukraine’s audacious drone attack on Russian airfields on Sunday, including some thousands of kilometres from the front line, was carefully co-ordinated and executed to send a clear message to Moscow, as well as to those who doubt Kyiv’s ability to inflict significant damage more than three years into Russia’s invasion. Ukraine …
Read More »Elks look for split in home-and-home series against Bombers on Friday – Edmonton
The Edmonton Elks have been one of the best teams in the CFL since their 0-7 start. They are 5-2 in their last seven games. Their playoff chances took a big hit last week, however, with a 27-14 loss at home to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. On Friday night, the …
Read More »Winnipeg Blue Bombers QB Chris Streveler has torn ligaments – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size It appears Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Chris Streveler is done for the season, and maybe longer. Streveler left the Banjo Bowl in the third quarter after taking a hit to his knee. 72 hours after the injury Streveler posted on Instagram that …
Read More »Bombers, Riders carrying ‘extra fire’ and ‘payback’ in mind into Banjo Bowl game – Winnipeg
There is some extra fire for when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the annual Banjo Bowl at Princess Auto Stadium on Saturday. Fresh on the Blue Bombers’ minds is the illegal hit that knocked their starting quarterback, Zach Collaros, out of the game late in the …
Read More »Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Bighill back for Labour Day matchup – Winnipeg
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are expected to have their leader on defence back in the lineup for their biggest game of the season so far. Linebacker Adam Bighill practiced for the second straight day in their final session ahead of Sunday’s Labour Day Classic against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Bighill missed …
Read More »Stanley Bryant on the mend, expected to play this week for Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Winnipeg
While he didn’t practice on Tuesday, it’s still all good news surrounding offensive lineman Stanley Bryant after his health scare in last week’s game. Bryant was given intravenous fluids on the field before being taken off on a stretcher in the first quarter of their win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats …
Read More »Late Lawler touchdown leads Bombers to third straight win – Winnipeg
After struggling for much of the night, Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros came through when the team needed him most. Collaros led a 72-yard drive late in the fourth quarter and found Kenny Lawler in the endzone with 19 seconds left to give Winnipeg a 26-23 win over the …
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