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‘Wonderful display': Saskatoon EX is underway
One of Saskatoon's longest-running events is in full swing. The EX is back with all the much-loved favourites, but it has also expanded in a few new ways. 'There are more rides and, in a lot of cases, bigger rides,' Peter Jelinsky, manager of signature events for Prairieland, told CTV News. 'The roller coaster is back. Some of the larger, taller rides that have never made it here before are showing up. So, there's a lot more excitement and a lot more thrills than in the past.' Eleven new rides are making their way to the midway this year. It's expanded from six to eight days this year, and not just fireworks are hitting the skies this year. 'What we've added to it is a drone show that has a wonderful display in the sky. It lasts about 10 to 12 minutes, and it's unlike anything I've ever seen. Saskatoon has never had anything like this before, so it's a first,' Jelinsky said. Saskatoon EX (Chad Hills/CTV News) Then there's all the stage entertainment. 'We've got Smash Mouth, Core Blend. We've got TLC on the main stage, and then we ended off with Saskatoon Rock, Saskatoon with the Sheepdogs and Whitesnake, both Mason doing a double bill for us on the main stage,' he said. With so many things to see and do at the EX, there's still one booth that is extra popular. It's the Spudnuts, where the secret recipe of these unique donuts is kept tightly under wraps. 'It was a group of people from the Scouts organization that actually patented the special spices, so it was their patent from their master scientists,' Sharon Odnokon, Food Manager for Prairieland, said. The flour is prepared with the spices at a plant in Edmonton, and the ingredients are top secret. While it's possible to buy Spudnut flour elsewhere, the special blend of spices used at the EX cannot. Saskatoon EX (Chad Hills/CTV News) The Scouts originally operated the Spudnut booth for 50 years but found it difficult to find enough volunteers to keep up with demand, according to Odnokon. They handed the rights to Prairieland in 1990. Ten thousand spudnuts are made daily during the EX. They are rolled by hand by a crew of about six people. Staff looks forward to their advanced tasting each year. 'Everybody's like, 'Yay, the spudnuts are here!' So that's our little perk,' she said. The weather looks good for this year's exhibition, and they're expecting about 250,000 people through the gates by the time it wraps up on August 7. There will be increased security with metal detectors for the second year. The hope is to eliminate incidents like bear spray attacks, which have affected the EX in past years. 'We've got new software for the metal detectors. They can get very specific as to what they can detect on a human being,' Jelinsky added. The measures are ensuring that guests can focus on the fun of the event.
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Pride flag raising kicks off Windsor's PrideFest
Windsor's Pride flag has been raised ahead of PrideFest in the city. Windsor's PrideFest is officially underway with the Pride flag raising at city hall. Over 200 were in attendance to kick-off Windsor's Pridefest 2025. Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens and Windsor Pridefest president Wendy Nicholson did the honours of raising the flag. The flag symbolizes the struggle for equality, human rights, and the fight against homophobia, bigotry, and alienation. PrideFest runs from Aug. 1 to 10, with several events taking place in Windsor-Essex, including the Pride Shabbat Dinner Friday evening at the Barbershop Bar, and a disco party Friday night at Disco Inferno. In addition, there are many family-friendly events over the duration of the festival including activities and musical performances at Lanspeary Park Aug. 8 to 10, culminating with the pride parade. The parade is a symbol of the inclusion and harmony the festival is all about. Wendy Nicholson is the president of Windsor Pridefest. Nicholson is enthusiastic about the community support but cautions that the struggle continues to have basic human rights guaranteed to everyone, without exception. 'Why do you still need Pride? Well, it's the bigotry,' said Nicholson. 'And I spoke on that in my speech. The homophobia, the racism. Every phobia and ism that you can put in there. This is why we still need Pride. We just want to bring the love. We want to bring everybody together. We just want to have everybody live in peace.'
