Business and civic leaders are working hard to put together the missing piece that will turn the key on making this a reality – the financing and construction of a new 25,000-seat stadium, Dave Naylor writes.
Conversations have begun in Calgary to make the 2026 Grey Cup the last one held at McMahon Stadium. The 66-year-old building will host the Canadian Football League’s championship game Sunday between the Edmonton Elks and Montreal Alouettes.
What defines an X factor? A quick Google search will tell you the term refers to an unpredictable player or variable whose performance can unexpectedly turn the tide of a game or a season.
If it is indeed the final chapter in the Cody Fajardo career book, what a final act it would be. The 34-year-old Edmonton Elks QB enters Sunday’s 113th Grey Cup against his former Montreal Alouettes team with it potentially being the final professional football game of his decade-long career.
Then there were two. After a grueling Canadian Football League season, the Montreal Alouettes and the Edmonton Elks remain in the hunt for the 113th Grey Cup.
The Edmonton Elks and the Montreal Alouettes arrive in Calgary today ahead of Sunday’s 113th Grey Cup showdown.
This week the 12-year-old leopard Appaloosa will swap out the vowel in his name to take on the role of Tuffy, the fabled title for whichever horse is set to recreate the CFL Grey Cup tradition of walking through a hotel in the host city.
Jason Maas knows all about the Alouettes’ history against Edmonton. Montreal’s head coach lived it himself.
After rookie camps, training camps, pre-season, 81 regular-season games, and four playoff games over the last 193 days, the 113th Grey Cup is now set between the Montreal Alouettes and Edmonton Elks on TSN on Sunday.
The end of the 2026 season could mark the end of an era for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Davis Alexander led his team back to the Grey Cup. The Alouettes quarterback then had plenty to say about what happened during Saturday’s East Division final.
Cody Fajardo used his legs and his arms to engineer two fourth-quarter touchdowns to guide the Edmonton Elks to a 28-16 win over the B.C. Lions in the West Division final on Saturday.
Davis Alexander threw for 373 yards and two touchdowns, while Tyrice Beverette forced a pivotal late fumble to lift the Montreal Alouettes past the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 33-23 in the CFL’s East Division final on Saturday.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros is active for the team’s Eastern Final showdown against the Montreal Alouettes.
Jason Maas isn’t losing sleep over who starts at quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Saturday. He believes he and his Montreal Alouettes will be ready either way.
Two franchises that haven’t been in a Grey Cup game for more than 11 years will battle it out Saturday in the West Division final for the right to finally get back to the CFL championship game.
For the first time in 2,547 days, the Elks will play in a playoff game on Saturday, and for the first time in 4,003 days, Commonwealth Stadium will be the location of that playoff game.
Zach Collaros (ribs) will be a game-time decision for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Saturday’s East Final against the Montreal Alouettes.
Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions have been here before. The team will play in the CFL’s West Division final for the fourth time in five years on Saturday when they take on the Elks (13-5) in Edmonton.
Much like the lead-up to last week’s semifinal against Toronto, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are heading into Saturday’s East Division final against the Montreal Alouettes with little indication of who will be under centre come kickoff at Molson Stadium.
René Paredes took deep breaths to get through it. One of the most clutch kickers in CFL history bid farewell to his 15-year career with the Calgary Stampeders on Thursday.
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