Bombers visit Argonauts, Riders head to B.C. in CFL division semi-finals
Both games are Saturday, Oct. 31. The winners play in Montreal and Edmonton a week later, with the 113th Grey Cup in Calgary on Nov. 15.
TORONTO —
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers visit the Toronto Argonauts and the Saskatchewan Roughriders play the B.C. Lions on Saturday as the CFL's Division Semi-Finals open the Grey Cup playoffs. 1
The Eastern Semi-Final kicks off at 1 p.m. ET at BMO Field and will be shown on TSN1, TSN4, CTV and RDS. The Western Semi-Final follows at 4:30 p.m. ET, or 1:30 p.m. PT, at BC Place on TSN1, TSN4 and RDS. 1
East: Winnipeg at Toronto
Winnipeg has crossed over to the East for the second year in a row and has made the playoffs in 10 straight seasons. 1
The teams split their season series, with Winnipeg winning 30-21 in Week 6 and Toronto winning 30-28 in Week 17. They have also split their two playoff meetings, in 2006 and 2007. 1
Toronto is hosting a playoff game for the fifth time in six seasons and has a 33-17-1 playoff record at home. Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly completed 68.7 per cent of his passes for 610 yards and four touchdowns against Winnipeg this season. 1
Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros is 7-2 in the playoffs and coach Mike O'Shea is 7-4. Argonauts coach Mike Miller has yet to coach a playoff game. 1
West: Saskatchewan at B.C.
B.C. is in the playoffs for a fifth straight season and is hosting for the second year in a row. The Lions won the season series 2-1, beating the Riders 30-16 and 31-24 at home after losing 31-27 in Week 2. 1
Saskatchewan beat B.C. 24-21 in the 2025 Western Final and is 7-5 in the teams' playoff meetings since 1963. 1
Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke threw six touchdown passes and ran for another in the three games against Saskatchewan. Riders quarterback Trevor Harris completed 75.7 per cent of his passes for 1,070 yards against B.C. 1
Riders coach Corey Mace is 2-1 in the playoffs and Lions coach Buck Pierce is 1-1. 1
The road to Calgary
The Eastern Final is in Montreal on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 3 p.m. ET, followed by the Western Final in Edmonton at 6:30 p.m. ET. 1
The 113th Grey Cup is Sunday, Nov. 15, at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, with kickoff at 5 p.m. MT. Sarah McLachlan will sing the national anthem, Riley Green will perform at halftime, and Blue Rodeo's Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor are scheduled for a pre-game performance. 2
Sources
- CFL.ca: Division Semi-Final Saturday heads to Toronto and BC (Oct. 24, 2026)
- Grey Cup Festival: 113th Grey Cup
This article was reported and written by Mike Tremblay and edited by Daniel Okafor. It draws on the sources above, which are credited in the text. Our standards · Report an error
