CFL Season Preview: Loaded offence could carry Lions all the way
If BC gets things right around Nathan Rourke, particularly along the offensive line and defensively, this is a team that can win the Grey Cup in 2026, Coty Wiles writes.
CFL Season Preview: Argonauts will have to overcome obstacles
An entirely new coaching staff will have to navigate a schedule that includes missing a handful of home games because of the World Cup, Coty Wiles writes.
CFL appears to be planting expansion flag in Quebec City
Given that the league has been there, done that when it comes to trying to stir up interest for a team on the East Coast, it makes sense that commissioner Stewart Johnston would go about expansion in a different way, Dave Naylor writes.
Blue Bombers, Stampeders clash in first edition of Friday Night Football
West Division rivals open the season with a game that could be determined by star running backs, Coty Wiles writes.
CFL Season Preview: Defending-champion Riders have questions on defence
Head coach Corey Mace’s squad suffered losses throughout the off-season, particularly on defence, Coty Wiles writes.
Alouettes rally late and use FG in overtime to edge Tiger-Cats in season opener
Jose Maltos Diaz’s 17-yard field goal earned the Montreal Alouettes a 30-27 overtime win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday night to open the CFL regular season.
Tiger-Cats’ legend Banks unveiled as 2026 Hall of Fame inductee
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats had quite the surprise for Brandon Banks on Thursday night. The Ticats announced that Banks, the CFL’s outstanding player in 2019, will be inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame this fall.
Mitchell driven to deliver title to Ticats
It looked like his time in Hamilton would be limited to one season, but the veteran quarterback has reinvented himself and found ways to be great again. All that’s left to accomplish in his storied career is ending the CFL’s longest title drought, Dave Naylor writes.
Rourke taking aim at Grey Cup win in 2026, not making CFL awards history
Nathan Rourke has the opportunity to accomplish something this season that’s never been done in CFL history.
CFL commissioner Johnston’s first year defined by new rules, playoff expansion, and new TV deal
Since becoming commissioner April 24, 2025, the Stewart Johnson has made three major announcements. The most significant came last week when the CFL unveiled a mega six-year broadcast agreement with Bell Media, DAZN and YouTube that begins in 2027.
Maier era begins for Redblacks, East Division Final rematch headlines CFL Week 1 schedule
Maier will start at quarterback when the Ottawa Redblacks host the Edmonton Elks in the CFL season opener for both teams. Maier came to the Canadian capital this off-season as a free agent after spending 2025 backing up veteran Trevor Harris with the Grey Cup-champion Saskatchewan Roughriders.
CFL Season Preview: Stampeders stick with smashmouth style of both sides of the ball
Physicality in the trenches and and strong run game should help Calgary make some noise this season, Coty Wiles writes.
CFL Season Preview: Dinwiddie era begins for Redblacks
Ottawa’s new head coach and GM has already made his mark through free agency and by naming Jake Maier the new starting quarterback, Coty Wiles writes.
Lions QB Rourke headlines TSN’s 2026 Top 50 CFL players
Ahead of the season opener, TSN has ranked the league’s best players and has now unveiled its annual Top 50 CFL Players List.
Two-time Grey Cup champion Dinwiddie in first season as Ottawa's head coach/GM
Ryan Dinwiddie is kind of feeling like a first-year head coach again.
Linebacker McManis, receiver Bridges will both miss Ticats’ season opener
Wynton McManis’s debut with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will have to wait.
Veteran QB Mitchell chasing third straight 5K-yard season with Tiger-Cats
Bo Levi Mitchell isn’t showing signs of slowing down. The 36-year-old quarterback is coming off consecutive 5,000-yard passing campaigns with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. And that’s a first for a player whose decorated 13-year CFL career includes two Grey Cup wins, two league outstanding player awards and being named the East Division’s top performer in each of the last two seasons.
Running backs Mills, Oliveira among CFL players to watch during '26 season
The 2026 CFL season kicks off Thursday night with the Montreal Alouettes visiting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Here are some of the top players worth keeping tabs on this year.
Elks hope new additions, coaching continuity spark playoff push in 2026
Of all the questions surrounding the Edmonton Elks heading into this CFL season, the only one that really matters is: can they win?
Lions look to turn playoff heartbreak into a Grey Cup run this season
Last season, the BC Lions were just 11 seconds away from advancing to their first Grey Cup since 2011. A Trevor Harris pass to Tommy Nield in the dying moments of the Western Final gave the Saskatchewan Roughriders a 24-21 victory. The Riders would go on to defeat the Montreal Alouettes for the CFL championship, while the Lions had a long winter to think about what might have been.
Riders QB Harris confident his best football is still ahead in 14th CFL season
After defeating the Montreal Alouettes 25-16 in November to capture the fourth Grey Cup in franchise history, the Saskatchewan Roughriders capped off their celebration with an epic victory parade through downtown Regina.
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