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It’s become the go-to spot for celebrations and Sunday night was no exception as revellers flooded Portage and Main to mark to end of the longest championship drought in the CFL.

Winnipeg police estimate that upwards of a thousand Winnipeggers descended on the city’s iconic intersection at one or the other during the evening to celebrate the Blue Bombers’ 33-12 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Sunday’s 107th Grey Cup in Calgary.

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It marked the first Grey Cup for the Bombers since 1990.

“We were glad that we were able to take in the celebration with them,” said police spokesperson Const. Jay Murray on Monday.

Crowds began forming at around 8:45 p.m., Murray said, and the partying continued until police re-opened the intersection at 11:15. “The crowd had thinned out significantly and we re-opened the intersection shortly after,” he said.

There were no incidents reported, according to police.