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It was a contact injury.  He was stumbling on his own then the DB speared him on the turf in the endzone.

Watch it again, you can see he takes a but of an awkward step just before the endzone and before the DB hits him he is reaching for his knee....the db didn't help but it was a non contact injury.

Residency matters.  Same for EI. Can’t collect EI even as a Canadian while outside the country.
There are tons of us as professionals who have no hope of ever collecting EI.  We pay into it as a tax to protect our economy.  CERB is very similar just less restrictive.  But at the end of the day the entire point of either is to stimulate the economy of Canada, not send money around the world.
Players living in the US will be getting stimulus money from the governments there.  American players living in Canada should qualify for CERB once they lose income.

I like the single points as they make things interesting. I also like the run backs from the end zone on missed FG's. You'd lose both if a missed FG didn't result in any points. Personally, I wouldn't want to lose either, but I understand the idea that missing a FG being seen as rewarding failure, especially when it happens on a 20 yard try.
I'd change the rule to no point if the ball goes through the end zone without being touched. That keeps the run backs and the 1 point while eliminating the point for shorter missed FG's.

While that may be true it's not how the rule works... his hand was moving forward at the time the ball was released and therefore is considered a forward pass... the play was called correctly...

Bravo for BC & London Drugs
 

No, he meant the Argos. I'm sure being in the steel industry, Stern is from Hamilton. That was such a Hamilton response & it was an hilarious moment. Randy Ambrosie just about fell out of his chair when he heard that.  Stern - "Can I say that?"  Ambrosie - "You just did!!"
Stern was asked about Percival Molson Stadium & if the new ownership would commit to building a new stadium. He answered that he would concentrate on getting the fans back in the stands & then once the team is profitable look at building a new facility. No mention was made of the Als moving to a new baseball stadium if Montreal gets a MLB team back.   
Stern said that they would be "patient owners". That is, they will hire the right football people & put them into place & pay them to make football decisions. They will not be involved in the day to day football or business operations of the team. They may give advice from time to time but they will leave decision making to the people they hire. 
Bob Young was in attendance but at the back of the room out of sight. Stern paid tribute to Young saying he helped he & Spiegel through the purchase of the Als as well as calming him down this morning as he was extremely nervous as he is not a public speaker. he then asked Bob if the Als could have their draft picks back which got a rise out of those in the room in referencing the one sided trade that sent Johnny Manziel &  3 first round picks to the Als last year. 
They got involved in discussions with the league 3 1/2 weeks ago. This has been a fast process, said Stern. Ambrosie then explained that there was delay in the sale because the business groups he met for the most part were under financed. Or the principles of who were involved would change from meeting to meeting. With Spiegel & Stern they've been business partners for 42 years so the dynamic won't change. Stern said the team is well funded & money is not an issue. Ambrosie said they met with 7 to 10 groups wanting to buy the Alouettes. 

Really good thread on the lawsuit with speculation it could become a class action 
The basic gist being that the pension fund suing (they own a very small number of shares) is challenging how separate XFL is from WWE and how much work WWE is doing for XFL, feeling the work is not being charged at fair market value.
Vince's employment contract also prohibits him from working in competing businesses and pro sports is listed as one of the competitors he is barred from working.  The BOD amended his contract to specify the XFL as not being competition, which the pension fund disputes.
XFL had a big drag on WWE the first time around and these shareholders dont want it to this time.  I cant see it going very far but WWE certainly isnt cooperating in providing info

What should he have done exactly? He led on the field and in all likelihood led in the locker room. Stegall has been praised by basically every teammate he's ever had. The man is a consummate professional. What else should he have done to get another player in line? Roberts did what he wanted off the field because what he typically did on it was so insanely positive; he led by example on the field consistently.
I'm not sure what any teammate of his could've said or done to rein in his off field behaviour. I think the issue is this: Roberts took for granted his natural talent as he aged, failing to realize late nights and partying take a toll. He has nobody to blame but himself for that attitude.
That being said, it boggles my mind to think what he might have been capable of had he committed to taking better care of himself (not smoking, less partying, etc.).

If the Bombers have to lose the Grey Cup game, I cannot think of a team more deserving than Hamilton. 

Y’all are so annoying with the constant whining about officiating... every single it’s the same story, as if the league has something against us LOL
Anyway we were lucky to come away with the win tonight. Very well called game by the referees.

Y’all are so annoying with the constant whining about officiating... every single it’s the same story, as if the league has something against us LOL
Anyway we were lucky to come away with the win tonight. Very well called game by the referees.

Y’all are so annoying with the constant whining about officiating... every single it’s the same story, as if the league has something against us LOL
Anyway we were lucky to come away with the win tonight. Very well called game by the referees.

The CFL officiating conspiracy theory remains alive....the refs are bias.  Seriously....how many of you theorists have officiated any sport. It isn’t easy and clearly it is a thankless job. See you in Calgary..... 

That play is called an incomplete pass 99% of the time. Don’t be silly

He screwed up, no one is saying he didn't, but 9 years is crazy.
That's right, stealing over $5,000 is treated differently by legislation than stealing less than $5,000. My point was that the punishment should match the crime. 9 years is crazy.
"The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. considers cocaine to be a valuable anesthetic and vasoconstricting agent when used as part of the treatment of a patient by a physician. No other single drug combines the anesthetic and vasoconstricting properties of cocaine."
"Cocaine is a particularly effective local anesthetic that works by blocking nerve impulses. Specifically, by blocking norepinephrine uptake, cocaine causes vasoconstriction and anesthesia."

The average wage in Canada is around $50 000.  According to what some of you are saying, the average Canadian should be set for life in about 15 years - large unexpected bills included.
Sorry, your math does not add up.

Making $100k/yr for seven years doesn't make you set for life.

The American for profit health care system stinks.
For what it's going to cost them to incarcerate this guy, they could have paid for his health care and then some.
But someone will probably be making a lot of money in their for profit prison system off of this.
puke.

Update after week 14:
WEST
Winnipeg - have clinched 4th place in the division, will clinch crossover playoff spot with a win OR an Ottawa loss. Will clinch west playoff spot with wins and Edmonton losses totalling 3. Will clinch home playoff game with wins and either Calgary OR Saskatchewan losses totalling 6, will clinch west final home game with wins and Calgary AND Saskatchewan losses each totalling 6.
Calgary -  Will clinch crossover playoff spot with wins and Ottawa losses totalling 2. Will clinch west playoff spot with wins and Edmonton losses totalling 4. Will clinch home playoff game with wins and Saskatchewan losses totalling 6 (if Saskatchewan does not beat them by 28 or more points in their remaining game), will clinch west final home game with wins and Winnipeg losses totalling 7 (if they beat Winnipeg by 3 points or more in their remaining game).
Saskatchewan - Will clinch crossover playoff spot with wins and Ottawa losses totalling 2. Will clinch west playoff spot with wins and Edmonton losses totalling 4 (if they win season series). Will clinch home playoff game with wins and Calgary losses totalling 6 (if Saskatchewan beats them by 28 or more points in their remaining game), will clinch west final home game with wins and Winnipeg losses totalling 7 (if they beat Winnipeg in their remaining game).
Edmonton - Will clinch crossover playoff spot with wins and Ottawa losses totalling 4. Will clinch west playoff spot with wins and Saskatchewan losses totalling 8 (if they win season series) OR wins and Calgary losses totalling 9. Will clinch home game with wins and Saskatchewan AND Calgary losses totalling 9, will clinch west final home game with wins and Winnipeg losses totalling 10.
BC - Can finish no better than 3rd in the West. Eliminated from West playoff game with a loss or a Calgary win. Eliminated from playoffs with losses and Edmonton wins totalling 2, OR losses and Ottawa wins totalling 5.
 
EAST
Hamilton - Have clinched 3rd place in the division. Will clinch a home playoff game with a win OR an Ottawa loss. Will clinch east final home game with wins and Montreal losses totalling 5.
Montreal - Will clinch a home playoff game with wins and Ottawa losses totalling 4. Will clinch east final home game with wins and Hamilton losses totalling 9 (if they beat Hamilton in their remaining game).
Ottawa - Eliminated from home east final game with a loss OR a Hamilton win. Eliminated from home playoff game with losses and Montreal wins totalling 4. Eliminated from playoffs with losses and Edmonton wins totalling 4.
Toronto - Can finish no better than 2nd in the east. Eliminated from home playoff game with losses and Montreal wins totalling 4. Eliminated from playoffs with losses and Edmonton wins totalling 4.
 
CLINCHING/ELIMINATION SCENARIOS THIS WEEK:
Hamilton clinches a playoff spot and home playoff game with a win in Edmonton OR an Ottawa loss at home to BC.
Winnipeg clinches a crossover playoff spot with a win in Montreal OR an Ottawa loss at home to BC.
Calgary clinches a crossover playoff spot with a win in Toronto AND an Ottawa loss at home to BC.
BC eliminated from playoffs with a loss in Ottawa AND an Edmonton win at home to Hamilton.
 

In 2017, the situation you're describing applied. A fourth place team (Saskatchewan, 10-8) crossed to the East, and had to play on the road in Ottawa (8-9-1), despite SSK having a better record. That year, SSK actually even had a better record than the East Division Champion (Toronto, 9-9).
Your solution however, still doesn't quite make sense though... if SSK did get to host Ottawa instead (because they had a better record), how is that fair to Edmonton? They finished 12-6 (3rd in the West), and would've been the only Western team in the semis to play on the road, despite having a better record than SSK.

Surprisingly, not too early to start analyzing the playoff race. All scenarios do NOT consider the possibility of ties at this point, just too complicated to factor in that possibility at this point.
WEST
Winnipeg - have clinched 4th place in the division, will clinch crossover playoff spot with wins and Ottawa losses totalling 2. Will clinch west playoff spot with wins and Edmonton losses totalling 3. Will clinch home playoff game with wins and either Calgary OR Saskatchewan losses totalling 6, will clinch west final home game with wins and Calgary AND Saskatchewan losses totalling 6.
Calgary -  Will clinch crossover playoff spot with wins and Ottawa losses totalling 4. Will clinch west playoff spot with wins and Edmonton losses totalling 5. Will clinch home playoff game with wins and Saskatchewan losses totalling 7 (if Saskatchewan does not beat them by 28 or more points in their remaining game), will clinch west final home game with wins and Winnipeg losses totalling 8 (if they beat Winnipeg by 3 points or more in their remaining game).
Saskatchewan - Will clinch crossover playoff spot with wins and Ottawa losses totalling 4. Will clinch west playoff spot with wins and Edmonton losses totalling 5 (if they win season series). Will clinch home playoff game with wins and Calgary losses totalling 7 (if Saskatchewan beats them by 28 or more points in their remaining game), will clinch west final home game with wins and Winnipeg losses totalling 8 (if they beat Winnipeg in their remaining game).
Edmonton - Will clinch crossover playoff spot with wins and Ottawa losses totalling 5. Will clinch west playoff spot with wins and Saskatchewan losses totalling 8 (if they win season series) OR wins and Calgary losses totalling 9. Will clinch home game with wins and Saskatchewan AND Calgary losses totalling 9, will clinch west final home game with wins and Winnipeg losses totalling 10.
BC - Can finish no better than 2nd in the West. Eliminated from home playoff game with 1 loss or a Saskatchewan win OR a combo of losses and Calgary wins totalling 2. Eliminated from playoffs with losses and Edmonton wins totalling 2, OR losses and Ottawa wins totalling 5.
 
EAST
Hamilton - Have clinched 3rd place in the division. Will clinch a home playoff game with wins and Ottawa losses totalling 2. Will clinch east final home game with wins and Montreal losses totalling 4.
Montreal - Will clinch a home playoff game with wins and Ottawa losses totalling 5. Will clinch east final home game with wins and Hamilton losses totalling 11 (if they beat Hamilton in their remaining game).
Ottawa - Eliminated from home east final game with losses and Hamilton wins totalling 2. Eliminated from home playoff game with losses and Montreal wins totalling 5. Eliminated from playoffs with losses and Edmonton wins totalling 5.
Toronto - Can finish no better than 2nd in the east. Eliminated from home playoff game with losses and Montreal wins totalling 4. Eliminated from playoffs with losses and Edmonton wins totalling 4.
 
CLINCHING SCENARIOS THIS WEEK:
Hamilton clinches a playoff spot with a win in Calgary and an Ottawa loss in BC.
 

The hit on Rempel was legal.  The rule says you cannot hit him until his lifts his head.  He lifted his head and got hit - in that order.  What do you expect the league to do? 
There is no rule that you cannot hit someone hard.  Rempel will look at the film and say that he should have stayed lower as he brought his head up.   It's no different than skating through the neutral zone with your head down.
I preach about protecting players all the time.  But I don't want anyone refereeing based on how injured a player was after the play.

It was an aggressive, but unfortunately legal hit. I don't believe it was meant to cause injury.