We have officially reached the double-digit weeks portion of the 2026 CFL journey.

With Most Outstanding Player candidates becoming clearer, and team storylines starting to refine, we had a rematch of the Week 8 Thursday Night Football barnburner, an East division underdog trying to play spoiler, the front end of a Stampeders Ontario ‘double’ against the upstart Tiger-Cats, and the BC Lions showing they’ve got more fight than previous years, even without their best player.

Here are five things we learned from the August long weekend!

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Tennessee, Liberty, Colorado, BC? That’s the path for quarterback Kaidon Salter, who showed the hype was real as he delivered on the expected scouting report of athleticism, quickness, and – for........

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