{"id":334512,"date":"2026-05-14T11:53:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=334512"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:53:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:23:37","slug":"canadian-grand-prix-organizers-prepare-for-earlier-race-date-possible-habs-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/canadian-grand-prix-organizers-prepare-for-earlier-race-date-possible-habs-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Grand Prix organizers prepare for earlier race date, possible Habs run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By Morgan Lowrie<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted May 13, 2026 8:07 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Miami Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian Grand Prix spokesperson Sandrine Garneau says staff were capable of start mounting the track facilities in the autumn as an alternative of the spring to accommodate the sooner date.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get every day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get every day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you may never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She says the weather in late May traditionally hasn\u2019t been much colder than in June, but organizers are also ensuring 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