Halifax CFL bid picks up steam as league announces game for Atlantic Canada
TORONTO — The Canadian Football League will stage a regular-season game in Atlantic Canada in 2019, continuing the drive to put a franchise in Halifax within a few years.
The 2019 schedule, unveiled on Thursday, will see the Toronto Argonauts face the Montreal Alouettes on Sunday, Aug. 25 in an undetermined location in Atlantic Canada.
The “Touchdown Atlantic” game will be presented by the owners of the proposed Halifax CFL franchise, the Atlantic Schooners.
Schooners Sports and Entertainment (SSE) says it will unveil the location for the game in the new year.