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Ottawa Redblacks get 1st win of the season during final home game

CBC Sports · October 16, 2026 at 11:52 p.m.

Ottawa Redblacks get 1st win of the season during final home game

Rookie quarterback Bryson Barnes led the Ottawa Redblacks to a 40-39 victory over the Toronto Argonauts on Friday in his first CFL start, snapping the team's 22-game losing skid.

It was Ottawa's first victory this season and first at home since Sept.

5, 2025.

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