Overview
- CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston said most stakeholders back pending changes, but several veterans, including Saskatchewan’s Jorgen Hus and Brett Lauther, voiced unease and said they were not consulted before decisions were announced.
- Proposals under discussion include moving goal posts to the back of end zones, shortening the field from 110 to 100 yards, shallowing end zones, and adjusting the play clock, with players warning this could reduce missed-field-goal returns and alter the game’s character.
- As Montreal Alouettes supporters pour into Winnipeg for Sunday’s 112th Grey Cup, the league says O Canada will be performed half in English and half in French and that French-language announcements and scoreboard messages will be prominent.
- The bilingual plans follow criticism after the 2023 East Final, with fans and a CFL spokesperson noting visible steps this year to make Quebec supporters feel welcome.
- Separately in Manitoba, a Human Rights Commission “Right to Read” report urged systematic phonics-based instruction, drawing a response from the Manitoba Teachers’ Society that emphasized funding needs and described phonics as one tool among many, while WHO declared Canada no longer measles-free and the province reported 249 cases in 2025 with 16 hospitalizations.