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CTV News
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
What's happening in Ottawa this weekend: July 4-6
looks at things to do in Ottawa and eastern Ontario this weekend. Cirque du Soleil See Cirque du Soleil's Ovo until Sunday at the Canadian Tire Centre. 'The show plunges the audience into the hidden universe alive at our feet; an ecosystem teeming with life and unseen beings – insects that work, eat, crawl, flutter, feast, fight and court among each other in an ongoing explosion of energy and movement,' says the Canadian Tire Centre website. For tickets, visit Barrhaven Midway Enjoy a day on the midway in Barrhaven this weekend. Visit Clarke Fields for rides and games Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Gatineau Comedy Festival The Gatineau Comedy Festival continues until Saturday at City Square in Gatineau. Friday's lineup includes Christine Morency and Katherine Levac. On Saturday, see Liliane Blanco-Binette, Justin Morissette, Laurent Paquin and Louis Morissette. Ottawa Equestrian Tournaments The RBC Summer Tournament is this weekend at Wesley Clover Parks. See top-tier show jumping until Sunday. Almonte Celtest It's a weekend of historical Celtic traditions with today's local performers. Almonte Celtfest runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Gemmill Park. The event includes Celt College Workshops, performances and more. For more information, visit National Arts Centre Friday: The New Brunswick Youth Orchestra – Project TITAN (Free concert) Saturday: NAC Orchestra WolfGang Sessions at Club SAW NCC bike days National Capital Commission's weekend bikedays continue all weekend. The NCC will close the parkways and Queen Elizabeth Driveway to vehicles for active use. Here is a look at what's open for cyclists, runners, walkers and other active use: Kichi Zībī Mīkan (Vimy Place to Carling Avenue): 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway (Aviation Parkway to St. Joseph Boulevard): 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Queen Elizabeth Driveway (Somerset Avenue to Fifth Avenue: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Pirate Fest It's a day of fun, games and tales on the high seas. Spend a day as a pirate at Pirate Fest at Mooney's Bay on Saturday. For more information, visit 613Flea The popular 613flea returns to Lansdowne on Saturday. Checkout 150 vendors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Lansdowne Farmers Market The Lansdowne Farmers Market is back at Lansdowne on Sunday. Connect with over 85 local vendors in the historic Aberdeen Square from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Main Street Farmers Market The Main Street Farmers Market is open for the season. The market is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Grande Allee Park. Carp Farmers Market The Carp Farmers Market is open every Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The market is at the Carp Fairgrounds. Metcalfe Farmers Market The Metcalfe Farmers Market has kicked off a new season. The market is every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Metcalfe Fairgrounds. Westboro Farmers' Market The Westboro Farmers Market is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The market is located in Byron Linear Park. Barrhaven Farmers Market The Barrhaven Farmers' Market is every Sunday at the Nepean Woods Park and Ride. The market is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Museums Click on the links for the schedule at museums in Ottawa and eastern Ontario: Parliament of Canada Tours Enjoy a free, guided tour of the Senate at the Senate of Canada Building, the House of Commons in the West Block and the East Block. For tickets and tour times, visit Parliament: The Immersive Experience Explore the main Parliament Building, also called Centre Block, in this innovative experience. Parliament: The Immersive Experience at 211 Sparks Street includes an exhibition and a 360-degree multimedia show that takes you on a tour through Centre Block, which has been closed since 2019. The self-guided tour is 45 minutes. Tickets are available at no cost at visit Events in Kingston Here is a look at events happening in Kingston this weekend. Friday-Saturday: Come Play by the Lake at the Domino Theatre Prescott Beer Fest The first ever Prescott Beer Fest is Saturday on the waterfront in Prescott. There will also be pop-up shops at the festival near the marina. Brockville Ontario Speedway Saturday night is race night at the Brockville Ontario Speedway. Racing starts at 7 p.m. Cornwall Motor Speedway Sunday is race night at the Cornwall Motor Speedway Enjoy racing around the quarter-mile dirt track, with the first race at 6 p.m.
CBC
a day ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
Cirque du Soleil returns to Ottawa to present 'OVO'
Cirque du Soleil is launching a five-day run at the Canadian Tire Centre, reprising one of its most enduring shows.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Tug-of-war over Palestinian flag at Algonquin College convocation
For her convocation ceremony last week, Algonquin College graduate Rama Al-Zu'bi wanted to walk across the stage at Canadian Tire Centre waving her Palestinian flag. "When it's my time on stage, I'm celebrating me, and Palestinian is me," Al-Zu'bi told CBC. Before she was able to wave the flag of her homeland, however, she first had to win a tug of-war with an Algonquin College staff member who tried to pull it away from her as her name was being called. The incident on June 19 was captured on video. "I yelled, 'Let go!' and took the flag away from him," Al-Zu'bi recounted. "He was pulling very hard." WATCH / The moment Al-Zu'bi describes, captured on video: Al-Zu'bi, a graduate of the college's film and media production program, said she was not told of any policy that would prevent her from waving the Palestinian flag during the ceremony. Other graduates crossed the stage with flags from their home countries including Ecuador, but did not experience pushback from security personnel, Al-Zu'bi said. "I don't think it's the problem of a flag, I think it's a problem with the Palestinian flag," she told CBC. In a statement to CBC, Algonquin College said graduates were informed in advance of the venue's policies, which included a ban on flags. "In keeping with venue rules, flags were not permitted inside," the college said in a statement to CBC. "However, some flags were missed during security screening. As a result, various national flags — including Palestinian flags — were carried across the stage during 12 ceremonies held over four days in Ottawa." The college said security personnel "including venue and College staff, worked to uphold the guidelines," but added it regrets "any distress the enforcement of these rules may have caused." Another video posted on social media shows venue staff confronting a graduate with a Palestinian flag after she crossed the stage. That person declined to speak with CBC. Al-Zu'bi said she feels like her alma mater tried to stifle her freedom of expression. She said her Palestinian flag, which normally hangs on her bedroom wall, was a gift from a sister and is an object that "feels the closest to home." She said there has been no follow-up nor disciplinary action from the college since the ceremony. João Velloso, an associate professor of law at the University of Ottawa, said he found the footage of the June 19 incident "troubling." "It's not necessarily the flag, but how the staff tried to grab it aggressively instead of just managing it," said Velloso, who was part of the University of Ottawa's Senate and Board of Governors during the months-long encampment of pro-Palestinian demonstrators on campus last year. Velloso argues convocations are inherently political events, and activism is going to happen despite institutions trying to prevent it. "In the U.S., just receiving a degree in gender studies is a political statement," he said. "Graduations come with a political dimension." Velloso said one way to manage it would be to allow flags and offer support to students who may be triggered by them – whether the flag is from Palestine, Israel, Russia, Ukraine or other conflict zones.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Tug-of-war over Palestinian flag at Algonquin College convocation
For her convocation ceremony last week, Algonquin College graduate Rama Al-Zu'bi wanted to walk across the stage at Canadian Tire Centre waving her Palestinian flag. "When it's my time on stage, I'm celebrating me, and Palestinian is me," Al-Zu'bi told CBC. Before she was able to wave the flag of her homeland, however, she first had to win a tug of-war with an Algonquin College staff member who tried to pull it away from her as her name was being called. The incident on June 19 was captured on video. "I yelled, 'Let go!' and took the flag away from him," Al-Zu'bi recounted. "He was pulling very hard." WATCH / The moment Al-Zu'bi describes, captured on video: Al-Zu'bi, a graduate of the college's film and media production program, said she was not told of any policy that would prevent her from waving the Palestinian flag during the ceremony. Other graduates crossed the stage with flags from their home countries including Ecuador, but did not experience pushback from security personnel, Al-Zu'bi said. "I don't think it's the problem of a flag, I think it's a problem with the Palestinian flag," she told CBC. In a statement to CBC, Algonquin College said graduates were informed in advance of the venue's policies, which included a ban on flags. "In keeping with venue rules, flags were not permitted inside," the college said in a statement to CBC. "However, some flags were missed during security screening. As a result, various national flags — including Palestinian flags — were carried across the stage during 12 ceremonies held over four days in Ottawa." The college said security personnel "including venue and College staff, worked to uphold the guidelines," but added it regrets "any distress the enforcement of these rules may have caused." Another video posted on social media shows venue staff confronting a graduate with a Palestinian flag after she crossed the stage. That person declined to speak with CBC. Al-Zu'bi said she feels like her alma mater tried to stifle her freedom of expression. She said her Palestinian flag, which normally hangs on her bedroom wall, was a gift from a sister and is an object that "feels the closest to home." She said there has been no follow-up nor disciplinary action from the college since the ceremony. João Velloso, an associate professor of law at the University of Ottawa, said he found the footage of the June 19 incident "troubling." "It's not necessarily the flag, but how the staff tried to grab it aggressively instead of just managing it," said Velloso, who was part of the University of Ottawa's Senate and Board of Governors during the months-long encampment of pro-Palestinian demonstrators on campus last year. Velloso argues convocations are inherently political events, and activism is going to happen despite institutions trying to prevent it. "In the U.S., just receiving a degree in gender studies is a political statement," he said. "Graduations come with a political dimension." Velloso said one way to manage it would be to allow flags and offer support to students who may be triggered by them – whether the flag is from Palestine, Israel, Russia, Ukraine or other conflict zones.
Edmonton Journal
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Pressure of playoff success no issue for Berube's Maple Leafs
Article content Tkachuk scored at 11:22 on Thursday and it was 2-2. Gaudette scored at 14:47 on Tuesday and it was 2-2. Both games went to overtime. Both games were won by the Leafs. Some 48 hours after Max Domi was the hero, defenceman Simon Benoit fired a point shot past a screened Linus Ullmark at 1:19 of the extra period at the Canadian Tire Centre A sweep in the best-of-seven could become reality on Saturday night in the Battle of Ontario. The Leafs didn't really have much to worry about during the 2024-25 regular season as coach Craig Berube moulded the team in his first year behind the Toronto bench. Sure, the Leafs endured injuries. Captain Auston Matthews missed a chunk of time. Goalie Anthony Stolarz was out nearly two months. Defenceman Jake McCabe was out of the lineup for a few stretches. Only William Nylander and Morgan Rielly played in all 82 games. But after the Leafs won four and lost five in their first nine games, there never really was a time when we wondered what they were. They didn't lose more than three games in a row at any point from October to April.
