SaskatchewanFans of the Saskatchewan Roughriders flooded downtown Regina on Sunday night after the team’s 25-17 Grey Cup win over the Montreal Alouettes. The victory marks the fifth time the Roughriders have won the Grey Cup championship.Hundreds of people gather along ‘Green Mile’ after the winChris Edwards · CBC News · Posted: Nov 17, 2025 6:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Saskatchewan Roughriders fans celebrate on the Green Mile after the team’s Grey Cup win in Winnipeg on Nov. 16, 2025. (Ethan Williams/CBC)Saskatchewan Roughriders fans across Regina erupted in celebration on Sunday night after the team won its fifth Grey Cup championship in Winnipeg.After the 25-17 win over the Montreal Alouettes, fans streamed into downtown Regina. Several hundred people had gathered at the intersection of Albert Street and Victoria Avenue — part of the street dubbed “The Green Mile” after fans gathered to celebrate the team’s 2007 Grey Cup championship victory.Fans wore flags, took selfies and set off fireworks.Saskatchewan Roughriders fans gather on the Green Mile to celebrate. (Chris Edwards/CBC)“We’re feeling amazing,” said Nick Kodellas, who brought his family out to celebrate. “When I was younger and we won in ‘89, my dad brought us up and down Albert Street, and I told them ‘if we’re winning tonight, I’m gonna bring you kids with me.'”It was the first Rider win for Kodellas’s daughter, Sophia.“It feels awesome,” she said.“This is our World Series,” said Rider fan Mark Skoden shortly after the win at a watch party at O’Hanlon’s Irish Pub on Scarth Street. “I was in the city the last time they won, I came all the way from Carlyle just to watch the game.”“I thought the refs were against us,” he said of the game’s fourth quarter, when the Alouettes nearly made a comeback. “All I can say is it’s incredible that we won it.”Saskatchewan Roughriders fans in Regina celebrate the team’s Grey Cup win. (Chris Edwards/CBC)Kelly Schneider came to Regina from Medstead, Sask. to watch the game.“Can you have anything better than winning a Saskatchewan Grey Cup in Winnipeg?” Schneider said.Schneider said he wasn’t too worried in the final quarter, especially after the Roughriders took possession of the ball to block a third Alouette touchdown.“What a great defensive play on the line, that was fantastic. AJ Ouellette pounded the ball all day,” he said.WATCH | Roughriders crowned champions:Saskatchewan Roughriders crowned Grey Cup championsThe Saskatchewan Roughriders have defeated the Montreal Alouettes 25-17 to win the Grey Cup for the first time since 2013. O’Hanlon’s general manager Andrew Shanks was thankful for the win. “It’s good for everyone. It’s great for business, it’s great for the city. I think we needed this,” he said.“We’ve had a great season, and we’re thankful for anyone that decided to celebrate with us throughout the year as they’ve had such an iconic and epic 2025.”The Roughriders announced late Sunday that the Grey Cup trophy will be on display for fans at Mosaic Stadium at 1:30 p.m. CST on Monday.The team will hold a parade on Tuesday at 2 p.m. The parade will begin on Albert Street near Mosaic Stadium, and move south to end at the Saskatchewan legislative building. ABOUT THE AUTHORChris Edwards is a reporter at CBC Saskatchewan. Before entering journalism, he worked in the tech industry.
Fans flood downtown Regina after Roughriders win Grey Cup
