Hardcore CFL fans ring in Grey Cup festival opening night

Claude Martel knows his way around a Grey Cup.
On Wednesday, the Montréal Alouettes super fan arrived in Edmonton for a week of parties and meeting old friends in the lead up to Sunday’s Canadian Football League final between the Calgary Stampeders and the Ottawa Redblacks.
Like many of the fans arriving in the city this week, he’s been attending Grey Cups across Canada for years.
“Once you go to a Grey Cup, you meet (fans) from other teams, and those are people that wil