National

Defensive Back Ryan Phillips Agrees To Extension With Lions, Paul McCallum To Return

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 23 Mar, 2015 01:06 PM

VANCOUVER — Veteran defensive back Ryan Phillips agreed to a contract extension with the B.C. Lions on Monday.

The new deal will keep Phillips, who has spent his entire 11-year CFL career in B.C., with the Lions through the 2016 season.

The CFL club also announced that kicker Paul McCallum will return for his 23rd CFL season, 12th with the Lions.

"Both Paul and Ryan remain integral parts of our team as they continue to perform at a high level on the field and play a vital role as respected leaders in the dressing room," Wally Buono, the Lions vice-president of football operations, said in a statement.

Phillips has made 180 consecutive appearances with the club since signing as a free agent in 2005. The Seattle native is a four-time CFL all-star and last season had a team-high three interceptions with 39 tackles.

Last season, the 45-year-old McCallum hit 38-of-42 field goals for a league-best 90.5 per cent success rate.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Income Splitting To Drain Workers From Labour Force: Budget Watchdog

OTTAWA — Canada's parliamentary budget office believes the Harper government's controversial income-splitting tax plan will encourage workers to leave the labour force.

Income Splitting To Drain Workers From Labour Force: Budget Watchdog

OTTAWA — Canada's parliamentary budget office believes the Harper government's controversial income-splitting tax plan will encourage workers to leave the labour force.

Income Splitting To Drain Workers From Labour Force: Budget Watchdog

Tory MP Larry Miller Says Niqab Comments Went Too Far But Stands By His Point Of View

OTTAWA — An Ontario Tory MP is apologizing after saying people who want to wear a niqab when swearing the oath of citizenship shouldn't come to Canada.

Tory MP Larry Miller Says Niqab Comments Went Too Far But Stands By His Point Of View

Terror Bill Provisions Would Have Stifled Quebec's Student Protests: Ex-leader

OTTAWA — Legislation such as Ottawa's proposed anti-terror bill would probably have put a quick end to Quebec's student uprising in 2012, says one of the movement's former leaders.

Terror Bill Provisions Would Have Stifled Quebec's Student Protests: Ex-leader

Omar Khadr Bail Application A 'violation' Of His U.s. Plea Deal, Ottawa Says

TORONTO — Canadian courts have no authority to grant Omar Khadr bail while he appeals his war-crimes conviction in the United States but should refuse to release him even if they do have the power, the federal government argues in a new legal brief.

Omar Khadr Bail Application A 'violation' Of His U.s. Plea Deal, Ottawa Says

Track Failures May Have Played Role In Northern Ontario Derailments, TSB Says

Canada's transportation investigator says track infrastructure failures may have played a role in three recent derailments involving oil-laden trains in northern Ontario.