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Joy in Montreal as Alouettes celebrate Grey Cup victory with parade, party downtown
CBC
The Montreal Alouettes celebrated their Grey Cup win with a parade that drew a crowd of joyous Montrealers on Wednesday.
Despite spitting rain and fog, Montrealers lined the parade route, cheered and sang as the team hoisted the trophy in a show of raucous triumph.
The Canadian Football League team won the 110th Grey Cup on Sunday, beating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Hamilton — clinching victory in the last few seconds with a 28-24 final score.
Before the parade arrived, Carl Dupras stood behind a metal barrier with his family near the square where the procession was going to finish.
He, his partner and his daughter — all sporting Alouettes jerseys — said they were proud, happy, but not shocked.
The Alouettes began their magical run almost exactly two months ago, when it began an amazing eight-game winning streak that culminated in Sunday's Grey Cup win.
"We knew the path was long and there were some good teams," said Dupras, who is a season ticket holder. "But we weren't surprised."
Dupras's daughter was out of school on Wednesday because of ongoing strikes in Quebec's public sector, but he said he would have brought her even if there was school.
"I'm supposed to be working right now," he said with a laugh.
Dave Baker, who is also a season ticket holder, was in Hamilton for the championship game.
The victory — and the parade — had an extra dose of sweetness to it, he said, because the Als were underdogs.
"Everybody saw us as last," he said. "It's just the best."
The Alouettes' victory parade made its way to the Quartier des spectacles in downtown Montreal. The parade ran along de Maisonneuve Boulevard from Crescent Street to St-Laurent Boulevard.
As the three open-topped buses carrying the players passed, with some players drinking beer to loud applause, fans gathered in behind them chanting "Olé Olé Olé!" The crowd grew as the procession approached its destination.
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