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Regina police are adding extra officers for Grey Cup Sunday.
The Regina Police Service (RPS) is preparing for a busy night on Sunday as the Saskatchewan Roughriders head into the Grey Cup, with Acting Chief Lorilee Davies confirming the service will scale up its presence if and when celebrations break out across the city.
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Speaking to reporters after a provincial funding announcement, Davies said RPS is already planning around the possibility of larger crowds if the Riders bring home the Grey Cup.
“We’re preparing for a Rider victory,” Davies said. “And if everyone wants to leave their houses and celebrate, they can do so in a safe manner.”
Davies said it’s not expecting disorder, but anticipates movement, sucy as people leaving their homes to go to spontaneous gatherings and celebrations in different parts of the city. Because of that, she said the plan needs to be flexible.
“We’ll just go with the flow in terms of how things are unrolling,” Davies said.
Even though no plans have been concretely set for Sunday’s game, Davies confirmed the service can deploy an additional 30 personnel.
“We’ll see what that number (of personnel) looks like that day,” she said. “But we could have up to that many officers if celebrations start building.”
The force also issued an advisory to anyone driving to Winnipeg.
👇 Go Riders! 🍉 https://t.co/6kjdknDd32
— Regina Police (@reginapolice) November 14, 2025
Regina police have managed major celebrations before, including the most recent Rider Grey Cup in 2013, and Davies says this event is no different.
“We want people to have a good night,” she said, “and we’ll be ready.”
The service will also push out a reminder ahead of Sunday’s game to set expectations for fans.
“We’ll be doing proactive communications just to say, ‘This is how you celebrate safely and responsibly,” Davies said.
—with files from 980 CJME’s Abby Zieverink
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