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CTV News
26-04-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Windsor Express to play deciding game five of championship finals
The Windsor Express survived Game 4 of the 2025 Basketball Super League Championship Finals. The best-of-five series against the Sudbury Five is now tied 2-2, after Windsor won 85-79 at the WFCU Centre Friday night. The Express lost Game 1 in overtime 103-100. The team then won Game 2 in Sudbury 104-87. When the series shifted to Windsor on Wednesday night, the Express fell 95-88. Game 5 shifts the action back to Sudbury on Tuesday, April 29 for a winner takes all game. - by AM800's Dustin Coffman
CBC
11-04-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Kate's 5 fun things to do in and around Waterloo region: April 11 to 13
The forecast looks really nice for this weekend, with sun and warmer temperatures expected. The first Guelph Beer Bus run of the season is on Saturday. The breweries in the city have teamed up to provide transportation between their sites each month. The theme for this month is All Out 90s. It's April Pools Month in Kitchener. Proceeds from public swims at Forest Heights Pool, Breithaupt Centre and Grand River Recreation Complex will go to support Water Smart programs. These swims happen on weekends all this month. There's a Two Of A Kind Market Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kitchener's city hall to benefit Volunteer Waterloo Region and the MS Society of Canada. Rihab Azar, virtuoso of the Oud, will be performing in Stratford on Sunday and Monday at two different locations. These concerts, called From Distant Shores, are being presented by INNERChamber Ensemble. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)(Revised)(Again) is on stage at the Guelph Little Theatre all weekend, too. Note: The Kitchener Rangers are in round two of the playoffs, facing the Windsor Spitfires. There are no home games this weekend. The Rangers will host the Spitfires Monday and Wednesday next week. (Another note: We're less than a month from local baseball season! Mark your calendars: Kitchener Panthers start their season May 11 in Toronto, while the Guelph Royals begin their season in London on May 16.) If you're driving this weekend, here are some local gas prices: K-W Titans vs. Windsor Express Friday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. The Aud, Kitchener In basketball action, the Titans are in the semi-finals and taking on the Windsor Express. Two home games are at The Aud this weekend. Get there early for pre-game activities and stay afterwards to get autographs from the players. K-W Titans website Kidchella Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. TheMuseum, downtown Kitchener This kid-sized music festival will feature musicians Randi and Sharon Hampson, The Peanut Butter Jams and Erick Traplin. There will also be a temporary tattoo station, VIP badgets, DIY flower crowns and bracelet making. TheMuseum event page Easter Egg-stravaganza Saturday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Schneider Haus, 466 Queen St. S., Kitchener Learn how to use natural dyes on your Easter eggs, plant a seed to take home and visit with baby chicks at the museum. There will also be other springtime-themed crafts and people can take part in games like the carrot toss and mini egg hunt. Tickets are required. Can't make it this weekend? The museum is also hosting a Hoppy Easter event with baby chicks over the long weekend. Schneider Haus event page Bonus: Hespeler Optimist Children's Easter Party Saturday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Hespeler Memorial Arena Families are invited for face painting, live entertainment, crafts and, of course, an egg hunt. Facebook event page Preserving care for old black walnut tree Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Woodlawn Memorial Park, Guelph The Guelph Tree Trust is organizing an event where people can watch specially trained arborists care for an old black walnut tree. The arborists will be pruning the tree, one of the talest deciduous trees in the cemetery. There will also be a tree tour of the park and the tree trust will talk more about the work they do to preserve old trees in the city. Tree Trust event page Soup and Stroll Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. McDougall Cottage, Cambridge Take a walking tour of Galt's industrial history and then stay for some Scotch Broth soup. Organizers say it's the perfect blend of history, heritage and relaxed comfort. Dress for the weather and wear good walking shoes. Pre-registration is required.
