Canada's deputy chief public health officer says the Blue Jays' return to Canadian soil is 'trending in a very good direction.'
’ application to host games at Rogers Centre is “trending in a very good direction” and doesn’t include any “showstoppers,” Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada’s deputy chief public health officer, said Thursday, although there’s no timeline for a decision.
The Blue Jays need, and are expecting, an answer by Friday to pull off the logistics of a move from Buffalo’s Sahlen Field by month’s end, with a seven-game homestand starting Aug. 20 the next transfer point. It is not dissimilar from the plan used by the Montreal Canadiens during their NHL Stanley Cup semifinal series against the Las Vegas Golden Knights and the final against the Tampa Bay Lightning, involving multiple border crossings. Other exemptions were recently issued for the Olympic basketball qualifying tournament staged in Victoria and the ongoing Calgary Stampede.
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