WINNIPEG - Nathan Rourke and the West Division stole the show at the CFL awards Thursday night.

The B.C. Lions quarterback earned the George Reed Trophy as the CFL’s outstanding player and was also named top Canadian at Club Regent Casino.

Rourke joins Brady Oliveira, Jon Cornish, Russ Jackson and Tony Gabriel as the only players to capture both honours in the same year.

“Those names are obviously legendary in the CFL and it’s so much cooler that they’re Canadian as well,” said Rourke. “Just to be able to kind of continue the legacy they started and continue on the great traditions of this league is an honour and privilege and something I don’t take lightly.”

Trey Vaval of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers also received two awards: top rookie and special-teams player.

The other individual win

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