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    "modified_at": "2026-10-05 10:42:56",
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    "subtitle": "The road to the 113th Grey Cup begins October 31, with Calgary set to host the championship game on November 15",
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Toronto will host the Eastern Semi-Final at 1 p.m. ET, before the Western Semi-Final kicks off at 4:30 p.m. ET, with hosting duties still to be determined.</p><p>The Eastern Final will be played in Montreal on Saturday, November 7, with kickoff scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. The Western Final will follow at 6:30 p.m. ET</p><p>Canadian football&#039;s biggest game returns to Calgary with the 113<sup>th</sup> Grey Cup at McMahon Stadium on Sunday, November 15, at 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. MT. The championship features the Bud Light Grey Cup Halftime Show headlined by Riley Green, Sarah McLachlan performing the national anthem, a special pre-game performance from Blue Rodeo&rsquo;s Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor, and James Barker Band in the SiriusXM Grey Cup Kickoff Show. Coverage will be available across Canada on TSN, CTV, RDS, Crave and internationally on CFL+. Tickets are available at <a href=\"https://prezlymail.com/c/31693340-1893-489c-8e4b-e222fc731125/7a35c4a6/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.ca%2Fevent%2F11006449B01D752E\">Ticketmaster</a>.</p><p><strong>113</strong><sup><strong>TH</strong></sup><strong> GREY CUP PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE</strong></p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>October 31 | Eastern Semi-Final | 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT/11 a.m. MT/10 a.m. PT</span></li><li><span>October 31 | Western Semi-Final | 4:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. CT/2:30 p.m. MT/1:30 p.m. PT</span></li><li><span>November 7 | Eastern Final | 3 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT/2 p.m. MT/1 p.m. PT</span></li><li><span>November 7 | Western Final | 6:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT/5:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. PT</span></li><li><span>November 15 | 113<sup>th</sup> Grey Cup | 6 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT/5 p.m. MT/4 p.m. PT</span></li></ul><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-f8b625e7-257f-4486-82a5-3d49d1cd5cb9\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Lucas Barrett</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Associate Vice-President, Communications &amp; Public Affairs, Canadian Football League</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:lbarrett@cfl.ca\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"lbarrett@cfl.ca\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>lbarrett@cfl.ca</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:416.802.7852\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"416.802.7852\"><svg class=\"icon icon-phone release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-phone\"></use>\n            </svg>416.802.7852</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"https://twitter.com/LucasBarrett9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"@LucasBarrett9\"><svg class=\"icon icon-twitter release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-twitter\"></use>\n            </svg>@LucasBarrett9</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"http://www.cfl.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"cfl.ca\"><svg class=\"icon icon-browser release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-browser\"></use>\n            </svg>cfl.ca</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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