Manitoba is spending $8 million to restart large events, including $2.5 million on a bid to have the CFL play the truncated 2020 season in Winnipeg as a hub city. The strategy as a whole aims to support Winnipeg and rural destinations in their bids to host large-scale meetings, conventions and events and to restart the Manitoba economy, Pallister said. Should Winnipeg win the full bid to serve as hub city, it would host 60 football games televised across Canada. "The opportunity to host the CFL season isn't something we want to punt to Saskatchewan or have intercepted by Hamilton. We want to get ready for the CFL season to touch down right here in Manitoba," Pallister said.

Source: CBC News July 20, 2020 17:14 UTC