Saturday is a big day for Canadian football

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The chase for two of the most storied trophies in Canadian sports heats up this Saturday as the CFL's final four teams battle for a spot in the 111th Grey Cup game while the top university squads try to move one step closer to the 59th Vanier Cup.

Here's a quick overview of the matchups:

CFL division finals: Montreal, Winnipeg eye another Grey Cup

Montreal took everybody by surprise last year, upsetting 16-2 Toronto as an 11-point underdog in the East final before taking down 15-4 Winnipeg as an eight-point dog in the Grey Cup.

This time, it's the Alouettes who are the hunted. The defending champs went a league-best 12-5-1 in the regular season, and they're favoured to beat Toronto (10-8) in the East final on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET.

But not by much. The visiting Argos are only two-point underdogs after winning five of their last seven games — including last week's 58-38 victory over Ottawa, which tied the CFL record for most combined points in a playoff game.

Toronto quarterback Chad Kelly threw four touchdown passes against the Redblacks, bouncing back from his disastrous five-turnover day in last year's East final. The CFL's reigning Most Outstanding Player was suspended for the first nine games of the season, but he might be hitting his stride at the right time.

Winnipeg can advance to its fifth straight Grey Cup with a victory over Saskatchewan in the West final at 6:30 p.m. ET. The Bombers snapped their 29-year championship drought with back-to-back titles in 2019 and 2021 (Covid wiped out 2020) before the Argos and Alouettes upset them the last two years. 

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