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Grey Cup fans camp out in freezing Regina parking lot

Grey Cup fans are not being discouraged from attending the game, despite a shortage of hotel rooms in Regina. Many have set up camp in the parking lot beside Mosaic Stadium in sub-zero temperatures.

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Cold weather does not deter football fans who set up camp beside Mosaic Stadium so they could be at the Grey Cup game, Bonnie Allen reports.

Grey Cup fans are not being discouraged from attending the game, despite a shortage of hotel rooms in Regina. Many have set up camp in the parking lot beside Mosaic Stadium in sub-zero temperatures.

There are dozens of RVs in the lot, where football fans await the start of Sunday's championship game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. But what really stands out is a large ice fishing tent where about 20 friends are braving the cold weather in style.

Environment Canada says the temperature was -23 C in the city Saturday morning, feeling more like -29 C with the wind-chill factor. Those in the tent aren't worried; they have a wood stove to keep them warm.

Bonnie Allen has the details in this report.

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