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The Canadian Football League has moved up the start times for the East and West Semi-Finals, it was announced on Monday.<\/p>\n
The East Semi-Final will now begin at 1:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 31, while the West Semi-Final will begin at 4:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n
The league indicated this was done to \u201c(allow) fans to take in the action before heading home for Halloween festivities.\u201d<\/p>\n
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