Winnipeg Wants to Host Grey Cup Championship, Manitoba Offers $5.5M to Help Bid

Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros (8) celebrates after their Grey Cup win on Sunday over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during a Grey Cup celebration at their stadium in Winnipeg, Dec. 15, 2021. The Canadian Press/John Woods

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are bidding to host the Canadian Football League Grey Cup championship in either 2024 or 2025, and the Manitoba government is offering up to $5.5 million to help the bid.

Winnipeg is a natural choice, given the club’s back-to-back wins in the last two championships, Premier Heather Stefanson said.