The Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders will likely face each other Saturday afternoon after last night’s game was postponed because of wildfire smoke.
An agreement between the CFL and CFL Players’ Association says that games cannot be played if the Air Quality Health Index is higher than seven.
For most of the evening, the AQHI hovered above 10, but Environment Canada says the index dropped to four in Regina by Saturday noon.
Saskatchewan leads the CFL West division with a 4-0 record and Calgary is second at 3-1.
A CFL spokesman says that if there is another delay, the league will provide a release saying so before kickoff.
Wildfires are raging in both Saskatchewan and Manitoba, prompting air quality advisories in both provinces.
The spokesman added that if the threshold surpasses eight after the game starts, it will be stopped and players will return to their dressing rooms.
The league will have up to three hours to wait for the threshold to drop below eight, at which time teams will be given half an hour to warm up.
If, like last night, the threshold doesn’t look like it will drop, the CFL will make a decision regarding when to play the game.