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23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
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The Saskatchewan Roughriders punched their ticket to the West Division semifinal with a 16-9 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday.
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Roughriders → punch → Saturday
The victory moved Saskatchewan (10-8) into third place in the West Division, meaning the fourth-place Winnipeg Blue Bombers will cross over and face the Toronto Argonauts in the East semifinal on Oct. 31.
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Bombers → move → Oct.
The defending Grey Cup champion Riders will visit the B.C. Lions on Oct. 31.
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Riders → defend → Oct.
The first-place Elks (13-5) will host the Saskatchewan-B.C. winner in the West final on Nov. 7 in Edmonton.
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Elks → host → Edmonton
After allowing a one-yard touchdown run by Edmonton quarterback Cole Snyder early in the first quarter, Saskatchewan responded with 16 unanswered points.
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Saskatchewan → allow → points
Brett Lauther kicked a 32-yard field goal in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 6-3.
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Lauther → kick → 6
Riders quarterback Tommy Stevens then added a pair of one-yard touchdown runs, one in the second quarter and one in the fourth, to give Saskatchewan a 15-6 lead.
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Stevens → add → lead
Stevens now has 17 rushing touchdowns, breaking the CFL record for most rushing touchdowns in a single season.
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Stevens → have → season
Caleb Evans held the previous record of 16, set with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2022.
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Evans → hold → 2022
Saskatchewan punter Oscar Chapman chipped in a 58-yard single with 3:31 remaining to make the score 16-6.
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score → chip → 3:31
Vincent Blanchard ended the string of unanswered points with a 24-yard field goal to narrow the Elks deficit to 16-9 with 27 seconds remaining.
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Blanchard → end → seconds
The Riders recovered the ensuing onside kick by the Elks.
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Riders → recover → Elks
It was an undisciplined first half that saw both teams struggle with penalties.
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teams → see → penalties
The Elks had seven penalties for 73 yards while the Riders had seven penalties for 70 yards.
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Riders → have → yards
The only touchdown of the half came on a penalty-fuelled drive for the Riders.
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touchdown → come → Riders
A five-play, 67-yard drive culminated with a one-yard major by Stevens to give the Riders a 9-6 lead with 2:53 left in the half.
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2:53 → culminate → half
Of the 67 yards, 62 were from Edmonton penalties, including a 42-yard pass interference call against Elks defensive back Royce Metchie.
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62 → include → Metchie
Playing in challenging weather conditions — at kickoff the winds were at 46 km/h with gusts to 5 km/h — the teams depended on their running games in the first half.
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teams → play → half
Shunderrick Powell gained 47 yards on six carries for the Elks while Deon Jackson, making his Riders debut, totalled 45 yards on eight carries.
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Jackson → gain → carries
The wind also wreaked havoc with the kicking game.
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wind → wreak → game
Lauther and Edmonton’s Vincent Lauther missed convert attempts.
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Lauther → miss → attempts
The Riders also failed on a two-point convert attempt after Stevens’s second touchdown.
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Riders → fail → touchdown
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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