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The field conditions emerged as one of the main talking points in Calgary's 27-16 victory over Ottawa in the CFL's championship game on Sunday.

Cory Greenwood wasn't sure if his pro football career was over. The veteran linebacker missed all of last season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament on the first day of the Edmonton Eskimos' training camp.

This time they didn't flinch. There wasn't heartbreak, a fumble or interception that would leave the Calgary Stampeders wondering what might have been. Instead, it was pure joy.

The CFL is not only a sports league, but an entity that brings Canadian families together. During Sunday's 106th Grey Cup, the unity was on full display in Edmonton as the Calgary Stampeders took on the Ottawa Redblacks.

The Calgary Stampeders defeated the Ottawa Redblacks 27-16 in the 106th Grey Cup on Sunday in Edmonton, winning the title after coming up short in the previous two championship games.

It's November in Alberta yet tackle Derek Dennis will wear a short-sleeve shirt Sunday when the Calgary Stampeders face the Ottawa Redblacks in the Grey Cup.

In Dave Dickenson's first three seasons since becoming the team's head coach in 2016, he led the Calgary Stampeders to the best record in the CFL every season. But he's coached them to back-to-back Grey Cup defeats. This year, he's looking to finally get over the hump.

On Sunday afternoon at Commonwealth Stadium, Rick will try and do something his father was never able to do despite all those wins — capture the title in the Alberta capital inside the stadium Hugh won so many regular season and playoff battles.

In professional sports the mark of a champion, the way people measure success, always comes down to the number of championships an athlete won. Getting to the big game and losing just isn’t enough. Stamps quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell with face that reality in Sunday's Grey Cup game against Ottawa.

Follow all the latest updates at the 2018 Grey Cup with our CBC reporters, who are on the ground in Edmonton bringing you all the action.