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WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of No Holds Barred, Postmedia wrestling writer Jan Murphy and Postmedia's Rob Wong are joined by WWE superstar and Toronto Sun guest columnist, Nattie Neidhart to talk about her experience wrestling NWA Women's Champion Kenzie Paige at the Crockett Cup, facing off against Becky Lynch and Roxanne Perez on Monday Night RAW and if she remembers meeting a young Roxanne many years ago on an episode of Total Divas.
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Charlottetown high school's rock concert puts musical talent and Canadian pride on display
Social Sharing Students at Charlottetown Rural High School are preparing to take the stage at the P.E.I. Brewing Company on Friday for their School of Rock 2025 Showcase. This year's theme — "Elbows Up!" — will pay tribute to Canadian musicians, with students performing songs by artists like Alanis Morissette, Bryan Adams and Serena Ryder. "We're all different grades from 10 to 12. It's pretty fantastic that we can all work together," said Livia Harris, a Grade 10 student and singer. "It's really showing that Canadians — we're our own people, we're our own country…. We're not American." Rocking out The showcase is part of a special music class taught at the high school that brings together students from different grades to play and perform all styles of music, with a focus on contemporary songs. The course focuses on popular music and performance — two things that appealed to Abby Krauss, a Grade 10 student who plays the keyboard, acoustic and electric guitar, and sings. "It's my favourite thing in the whole world," Krauss said. "I get to play music every single day for like almost two hours just with my best friends and just rock out. It's awesome." Krauss said the weeks leading up to the showcase performance have been a "rush." "I've seen so many people get so much better at their instruments," she said. When it came time to decide on a theme, Krauss said she liked the idea of a Canadian-inspired showcase. "I'm very politically involved because I took a civics class and it was really, really interesting to me," she said. "Getting to explore that and then play music that relates to what I'm thinking is a big thing for me." 'Much bigger feeling' When Emmett Pollard first heard about the "Elbows Up!" theme, he knew what he wanted to play. "First thing's first, please let me play Bryan Adams, which we did get to do," said Pollard, a Grade 11 student who plays guitar and drums. Pollard said the theme is awesome given that Canada produces some of the best rock music in the world. Taking inspiration from Canadian musicians is also timely and relevant given the tense relationship between Canada and the United States in recent months, he said. "Most people think that teenagers aren't exactly concerned about politics and this sort of thing, but I mean it's our future that we're thinking about here," he said. To be playing at P.E.I. Brewing Company gives the performance a "much bigger feeling," Pollard said. "I've seen plenty of good shows there and just the fact that I'm going to be playing where they played, it's pretty cool to me," he said. "You feel like you have to perform a lot better." Seeing them in the past few weeks really dig into the songs and really take ownership of the show is just so awesome to see. — Andrew Waite, music teacher As the performance draws nearer, Pollard said the group has taken a "no-nonsense" approach to practicing. "We can't really be sitting around doing nothing. We always have to be playing, noticing little mistakes and fixing them, perfecting them and then making sure we can run through the entire song — no mistakes." P.E.I. Brewing Company is a bigger venue than the Old Triangle, where last year's performance took place. That's because the Old Triangle reached full capacity, meaning 60 people had to be turned away at the door, said musician Andrew Waite, the teacher of the music class. "I think it's important for the students to get an experience playing an actual stage, like a real stage with a proper sound check and lights and the whole bit," he said. After seeing music classes like this one offered at other high schools across the Island, Waite said he's really happy to be leading the program at Charlottetown Rural. "I just love it. There's so many different skills that students get from learning music and coming together as an ensemble — a sense of identity, a sense of confidence — that I think is so important in education," he said. "Seeing them in the past few weeks really dig into the songs and really take ownership of the show is just so awesome to see." Tickets for the showcase have been going fast, Waite said, noting that all proceeds from sales will go back into the school's music program.
CTV News
16 minutes ago
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Panthers look to even the Stanley Cup Final against the Oilers in Game 2
Florida Panthers' Seth Jones (3) and Edmonton Oilers' Vasily Podkolzin (92) battle for the puck during the second period in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Edmonton, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. EDMONTON — Trailing the Stanley Cup Final after losing the opener in overtime, the defending champion Florida Panthers look to even things up in Game 2 at the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night. Winning on the road has not been a problem for them so far, going 8-3 away from home, the third loss coming Wednesday on Leon Draisatl's power-play goal following a puck-over-the-glass penalty on Tomas Nosek. The task of going into a packed, loud arena is just another challenge the Panthers are embracing. 'It's that 'us against the world' mindset, but you really feel it especially being down in a series,' winger Matthew Tkachuk said. 'Us against the 20-plus guys you're playing against, the 20,000 that are in the rink, the 20,000 that are outside the rink. It's just us against everybody. That's what makes playing on the road so fun and rewarding when you can get a win.' If they do, it will wrestle home-ice advantage away from the Oilers with play shifting to Sunrise for Games 3 and 4 next week. One of the toughest parts of being on the road is trying to defend Draisaitl and Connor McDavid when they're on the ice together. Coach Kris Knoblauch did that some late in Game 1, and it's difficult for Paul Maurice to counter without the last line change to control matchups. 'When they play together, they're obviously very creative players and they'll make everyone around them better,' Florida defenseman Seth Jones said. 'They like to look for each other, especially when they play together, little give-and-goes, things like that, and then they're dangerous off the rush, too. Whether they're playing together or apart, it's a five-man unit defending.' The Oilers remain without Zach Hyman, out for the remainder of the playoffs after his right wrist got dislocated on a hit during the last round. The Panthers could be close to full strength if A.J. Greer can return, and Maurice said fourth-liner Jonah Gadjovich is good to go after missing part of Game 1. Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press
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17 minutes ago
- CBC
Just for Laughs founder lashes out at media after 2nd day on stand at civil trial
The founder of Montreal's Just for Laughs festival broke his silence on Thursday about sexual assault allegations, accusing reporters of denying him justice as he emerged from a second day on the stand at a civil trial. Gilbert Rozon, 70, is testifying in his own defence in response to allegations from nine Quebec women who are seeking $14 million in damages over allegations of sexual assault and misconduct in Quebec Superior Court. He has denied the allegations. Soon after the testimony, Rozon sparred with reporters about how they had covered his case. "Convicted, executed the same day, and then I lost everything. So what more do you want? It was the business I built with my own hands and my teams for 35 years, all the women who were at the top were kicked out," the Just for Laughs founder said following his second day on the stand. "I lost everything, I was ruined. I'm here for justice, not even for myself, it's so that the law remains." Earlier in the day, the Quebec impresario testified he regretted pleading guilty to a charge involving a 19-year-old female croupier during a 1998 party at the Manoir Rouville-Campbell in Mont-St-Hilaire, Que. Rozon told the court he was under immense pressure to resolve the case, which caused his entertainment company to be "plunged into a media hellhole" when it was made public. "We were losing tens of thousands of dollars a day. It quickly reached $2 million," Rozon told the court. After meeting with family, he said he was encouraged to settle the matter and plead guilty. He eventually received an unconditional discharge on appeal. "They told me it was better to settle for the good of the company," Rozon told the court. "But for a long time I resented those who had ordered me to do that because I felt like I was betraying my convictions, my principles." All of the women suing Rozon in the civil trial have testified about their experiences and faced cross-examination. Rozon said outside the courtroom he would answer all allegations made during the trial. "If I don't defend myself, it will become a form of legalized extortion, and that's what's happening," Rozon said. "What do I have to gain here? … Explain it to me, please." His testimony is expected to continue over several days in the coming weeks. "A couple of weeks from now they (will) ask me all the questions and you can trust them to push me to the limit, so I'll answer it," Rozon said. "You can be sure of that." Rozon's second day on the stand also touched on his lengthy career as an entertainment mogul, discussing the rise of his Just for Laughs comedy empire, as well as his popularity in France as a no-nonsense judge on "La France a un incroyable talent," a show based on the U.S. version, "America's Got Talent." Rozon was a star on the French show until he was let go due to his legal troubles in 2017. Rozon also repeated to reporters something his lawyer had raised at the outset of the civil trial: that he was a "scapegoat" during the #MeToo movement. The trial before Quebec Superior Court Justice Chantal Tremblay is the latest stage in a winding legal battle that began as a class-action lawsuit brought by numerous women calling themselves Les Courageuses. It was converted into individual suits after a 2020 Quebec Court of Appeal ruling. Nine women — Patricia Tulasne, Lyne Charlebois, Anne-Marie Charrette, Annick Charrette, Sophie Moreau, Danie Frenette, Guylaine Courcelles, Mary Sicari, and Martine Roy — filed lawsuits against Rozon. Only one of a series of police complaints against Rozon resulted in a criminal trial. In that case, he was found not guilty on charges of rape and indecent assault connected to events alleged to have taken place in 1980 involving Annick Charette. The prosecution declined to press criminal charges in 13 other complaints.
