Winnipeg's mayor says he's spoken to his Edmonton counterpart about his city's Canadian Football League team —​ but not to make the customary playoff bet. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers (12-6) host the Edmonton Eskimos (12-6) in the CFL's western semifinal playoff game Sunday at Investors Group Field. Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman said while he has yet to speak to Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson about the game, he has made his feelings known about the club's name, an antiquated term for the Inuit people of Canada's North. As concerns with the team name has nothing to do with rivalries or gamesmanship, I wish all CFL teams luck in their upcoming playoff games." Bowman, who is Winnipeg's first Indigenous mayor, said he has not had time to make a bet with Iveson on the outcome of the game.

Source: CBC News November 08, 2017 20:47 UTC