▁then ▁the ▁worst ▁air ▁dis aster ▁in ▁Canadian ▁history . ▁After ▁poor ▁attend ances ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁S hr ine ▁Games ▁( the ▁fact ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁out door ▁football ▁games ▁played ▁in ▁Canada ▁in ▁December ▁didn ' t ▁help ), ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁an ▁All - Star ▁game ▁was ▁dropped . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁The ▁C FL ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁returned ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁now ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁pre - season ▁contest ▁in ▁late ▁June ▁and ▁early ▁July , ▁with ▁the ▁league ▁all - st ars ▁taking ▁on ▁the ▁previous ▁season ' s ▁Grey ▁Cup ▁champion . ▁After ▁no ▁game ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁contest ▁returned ▁for ▁three ▁more ▁years ▁( 1 9 7 6 – 7 8 ), ▁with ▁East ▁again ▁meeting ▁West . ▁These ▁games ▁were ▁played ▁before ▁the ▁pre - season ▁( similar ▁to ▁the ▁NFL ' s ▁Pro ▁Football ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁Game ), ▁in ▁late ▁May ▁and ▁early ▁June ; ▁again , ▁poor ▁attend ance ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁game ' s ▁can cellation . ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁Two ▁more ▁C FL ▁All - Star ▁Games ▁were ▁played , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s : ▁a ▁post - season ▁contest ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁( h eld ▁ind o ors ▁in ▁V ancouver ), ▁p itting ▁East ▁and ▁West ; ▁and ▁a ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁game ▁between ▁the ▁C FL ▁All