Happy Heavenly Birthday, Your Majesty!

Account of rookie kicker Dave Ridgeway in the Regina Leader-Post (1982)

It's Dave Ridgway week here at Canadian Football History, marking 30 years since the man they called "Robokicker" retired. Here's an account in the Regina Leader-Post from the Roughriders' training camp in 1982 about newcomer Ridgeway earning praise from head coach Joe Faragalli. #cfl #riders

Signed by The Queen, too. Hopefully the Governor General and the provincial Lieutenant Governors get on Gander. If "official" Canadian accounts have a Gander presence (which I think they will) it will do wonders for the platform and the AT Protocol.

It was so much fun. I used to spend countless hours surfing websites on Geocities.

Hugo Ross of Winnipeg, passenger on the Titanic.

On this day in 1912, the Titanic sank off the coast of Newfoundland after hitting an iceberg the night before. 1600 people lost their lives in the disaster including Hugo Ross, who was the honorary president of the Western Canadian Rugby Football Union. #titanic #cfl

Covers of Canadian Monarchist News

The new issue of CANADIAN MONARCHIST NEWS should be in your mailbox this month.

Le nouveau numéro de LES NOUVELLES CANADIANNES MONARCHISTE NEWS devrait arriver dans votre boîte aux lettres ce mois-ci.

Wally Buono walking his Great Dane (Montreal Gazette, 24 April 1976)

The legendary Wally Buono, keeping in shape in preparation for training camp, along with his Great Dane. (Montreal Gazette, 24 April 1976) #cfl

“Stampeders” New Football Name - Canadian Football History This is the second of a series of posts that will explore the stories behind the names of the existing Canadian Football League teams. Check out the previous post on the BC Lions. Conventional wisdom ...

In 1945, the Western Interprovincial Football Union resumed play. Calgary's new team was named the "Stampeders" instead of the Bronks, their former WIFU entry. #cfl

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The President of the United States of America is going off on the Pope. How far the USA has fallen...

This week, Bluesky quietly surpassed X in referral traffic to my football blog. Here's the thing. The blog is by shared by accounts with hundreds of followers on BS vs accounts with tens of thousands of followers on X. That tells me everything I need to know about where to build my audience. Not X.

It was the first Grey Cup I remember watching. I wasn't a huge football fan at the time but obviously wanted Hamilton to win. It was a somber Monday back at school the next day. Have watched the game numerous times since. What a game!

That foot delivered a dagger to the hearts of Ti-Cat fans...

Winnipeg Sun article about the CFL-NFL partnership in 1997.

In April 1997, the CFL entered into a multiyear partnership with the National Football League. #cfl

Great read.

Calgary Tigers First Winners of the Hugo Ross Trophy

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#cfl

Canadian Press article on ORFU outlook in 1948

In 1948, when the Hamilton Wildcats left the Ontario Rugby Football Union for the Big Four, it could've been the death knell for the ORFU. Reduced to just three teams, the country's oldest football league was in trouble. Then, the Hamilton Tigers took the Wildcats' place. The ORFU carried on.

I am pretty confident that under a Westminster system of government (parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy) a Trump-like politician would've been taken care of ages ago. No prime minister or government would survive if they behaved like he does. Period.

Introductory graphic for my Titanic recreation

Welcome to my real-time Titanic recreation. In over 2100 posts covering the month of April, the whole of the disaster will be replayed. #Titanic #Belfast #Southampton #NewYork #Queenstown #Cobh #Cherbourg #Liverpool #Plymouth

King's Message to Jeremy Hansen

The King's message to Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen ahead of today's mission around the moon.

Tigers Quit the Big Four - Canadian Football History In the Spring of 1948, the Hamilton Tigers shocked the Canadian football world when they announced their withdrawal from the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. A founding member of the league also ...

Five teams in the Big Four? Not an April Fool's joke. In 1948 the Hamilton Tigers quit the IRFU, setting off a dramatic chain of events that would find the IRFU in the embarrassing position of inadvertently having two Hamilton teams in the league.

#cfl

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Depressing as a Ti-Cat fan.

Looks like they've got a good crowd in Louisville.

Yes, I once made the bold prediction (back in 1995) that the Internet was a fad. Oops.

Screenshot of the CFL's homepage in 1996.

This week, we're going back to the CFL's early days on the World Wide Web. New blog post coming tomorrow. #cfl

“Lions” New Moniker of B.C.’s WIFU Team - Canadian Football History This is the first of a series of posts that will explore the stories behind the names of the existing Canadian Football League teams. In 1953, a group of Vancouver businessmen got the greenlight for a...

Time to revisit the series of posts I did last year on the stories behind the names of each of the CFL's nine teams. First up - the British Columbia Lions.

“Lions” New Moniker of B.C.’s WIFU Team

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#cfl

IMHO a significant factor is the CFL's failure to diversify its fanbase. There's been some modest attempts recently, I suppose, but not reaching out to newcomers is a missed opportunity especially in the big cities such as Toronto. It's a big investment but will pay off long-term.

Head of state meets with head of government. #cdncrown

Australia and Canada: Oceans apart but unified in having super weird time zones 🐨 🤝 🍁

King's Commonwealth Day Message

Happy Commonwealth Day! Here is The King's Commonwealth Day message.

Read the full message online:
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Lire la version complète en ligne:
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The CFL goes all-Canadian again!!