The Saskatchewan government says it'll chip in $3 million in as part of a bid for the Canadian Football League's hub city — if there is a CFL season to be played. "The Government of Saskatchewan is pleased to commit $3 million as part of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' bid to be the hub city for the 2020 season, provided the one-hub city model is approved by health officials and the Canadian Football League and Regina is selected as the hub city," a statement from Gene Makowsky, minister of parks, recreation and sport said. Manitoba's provincial government had put forward its own $2.5 million bid for the hub city designation on Monday. The Roughriders said in a statement that the organization put the "competitive" bid together with the help of the province, the City of Regina and the Regina Hotel Association. "We are proud of the package that we put together," the statement said, citing the economic benefit that could be had from hosting a condensed CFL season within Saskatchewan.

Source: CBC News July 20, 2020 23:18 UTC