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Photo via Howard Whiting/Lightchasers.ca (Via Ottawa REDBLACKS) Single game tickets for the Ottawa REDBLACKS 2021 season go on sale Wednesday at 1 p.m. ahead of the team’s home opener August 28 against the BC Lions. Fans are encouraged to get their tickets quickly as they are expected to go fast with a reduced capacity of 15,000 for games at TD Place. ...

Watson, left, and Nenshi. Photo via jimwatsonottawa.ca. As the Ottawa Redblacks are set to face the Calgary Stampeders for the Grey Cup title on Sunday in Edmonton, Mayor Jim Watson has set his customary bet with Calgary’s mayor Naheed Nenshi. ...

_ (press release) _ ** OTTAWA-GATINEAU ** - The Ottawa REDBLACKS announced Wednesday that defensive back Antoine Pruneau, a key piece of the club’s run to a Grey Cup championship, has signed a two-year contract extension. The new deal will keep the 27-year-old Montreal native in red and black through the 2018 season. ...

_ (press release) _ ** OTTAWA-GATINEAU ** An impressive team performance on the road last weekend has earned a pair of Ottawa REDBLACKS recognition as Shaw CFL Top Performers for Week 19 to go along with the club’s second-division East Division title, the Canadian Football League announced Tuesday. ...

_ (press release) _ ** OTTAWA-GATINEAU ** - The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) today announced that former Ottawa Mayor, Jim Durrell, will Chair Ottawa’s 2017 Grey Cup Festival. The Grey Cup Festival 2017 is a series of events and activities that take place during the week prior to the Grey Cup game. ...

_ (press release) _ ** OTTAWA-GATINEAU ** The Ottawa REDBLACKS have clinched a spot in the 104th Grey Cup Playoffs with losses on Saturday night by the Toronto Argonauts and the Montreal Alouettes. The REDBLACKS will not only return to the postseason for a second straight season but are guaranteed a home playoff date. ...

_ (Via REDBLACKS) _ ** OTTAWA-GATINEAU ** The Ottawa REDBLACKS host the BC Lions Thursday night at TD Place for the annual Canadian Forces Appreciate Night. Less than 1,000 tickets remain for Thursday’s game that will feature a fly-past by a CF-18 jet on two occasions prior to the game. ...

The official announcement Ottawa would host the 2017 Grey Cup was made at the REDBLACKS game Sunday. It was not much of a secret - media had reported a week earlier the announcement was very likely. That, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was seen with the Grey Cup days earlier. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – As if you needed another reason to cheer on the Ottawa REDBLACKS, here is one more. For each touchdown the REDBLACKs score at TD Place Stadium this season, a tree will be planted at the OC Transpo Trim Park and Ride. ...