Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment has cancelled plans to include the Toronto Argonauts in its renovation of BMO Field, according to a report.

The dispute puts in doubt the CFL’s future in the largest city in the country.

The Argonauts’ lease at the Rogers Centre runs out after the 2017 season, allowing the Blue Jays to switch from artificial turf to grass in 2018.

The plan was to move the Argos to BMO, where they would share the stadium with the TFC soccer team.

The two-year renovation was to cost $120 million, with each level of government expected to help pay, including a $10 million grant from the federal government.

But Ottawa hasn’t signed off on its share, the Globe and Mail reports, because of the optics of helping to pay for a sports stadium. That has left MLSE uninterested in pursuing owning the CFL team or modernizing the stadium and including the Argos.

In March, MLSE had given fans a sneak peek at its expansion plans for BMO Field.

The architect renderings included a partial roof covering for all seats as well as features to accommodate a larger CFL field.

The proposed expansion would increase capacity for the city-owned field to 25,000 — from the current capacity of roughly 21,000 — with the ability to expand to 40,000 for concerts and other special events.

Under the proposal, BMO Field’s north and south parts of the stands would retract to accommodate the extra yardage of a football field.

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