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3 hours ago
- CTV News
Elora hosts ‘Longest BBQ' in celebration of Food Day Canada
People in Elora on putting on a culinary show for what they call the 'Longest BBQ' event. CTV's Alexandra Pinto takes weather on the road. Elora prepared to welcome thousands of people on Tuesday as the community hosted a big celebration for Canadian food. Elora's Longest BBQ 2025 took over the heart of downtown as a kickoff for Food Day Canada. The day encourages people to shop, cook and dine Canadian. 'It's unbelievable. We started this event years ago and it was such a small little thing that mom started and its grown and grown and grown,' Jeff Stewart, executive director of Food Day Canada said. 'Tonight, we're going to expect somewhere between 8,000 to 10,000 people.' Anita Stewart launched Food Day Canada in 2003. She was known for saying, 'Canada is food and the world is richer for it.' She was a broadcaster, an accomplished author and Canada's first Food Laureate at The University of Guelph and was known for being a champion for Canadian farmers and chefs. Jeff said his mother would be proud to see how the event has flourished. 'I think she would say the same thing that we're saying right now: we want people to choose Canadian food first. There's an opportunity right now to support our local farmers, to support our local restaurants and really get behind this idea that choosing Canadian food first is something that builds our economy, helps the environment and its delicious!' Elora Longest BBQ A long table was set up for Elora's 'Longest BBQ' on July 29, 2025. (Alexandra Pinto/CTV News) In the spirit of the event, over 25 local restaurants and vendors joined in the festivities in Elora. A series of tables, adorned in red and white, stretched across a bridge from Carlton Place to East Mill. Participants were encouraged to grab a bite, sit down and share the joy of Canadian cuisine with a neighbour or a stranger.
Winnipeg Free Press
6 hours ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Sea Bears make Surge pay
It was personal for the Winnipeg Sea Bears. Last week, the Calgary Surge social media team made an Instagram post poking fun at the Sea Bears for having four players from their 2023 roster: Simi Shittu, Trevon Scott, Maurice Calloo and Jordy Tshimanga. 'At this point y'all aren't building a roster — you're building a fan page. See you Sunday,' wrote the Surge prior to Sunday's showdown. BROOK JONES / FREE PRESS files Simi Shittu was making big plays at both ends of the court in the Sea Bears victory over the Surge. When the dust settled in Calgary, it was Winnipeg that had the last laugh as they prevailed 79-78 in dramatic fashion. After scoring the game-winning bucket off a nice dish by forward Emmanuel Akot, Shittu slammed the basketball over the Calgary bench and into the crowd before celebrating with teammates. 'It wasn't something that was on our mind, but I mean, we saw it. They went out of their way to tag us. I'm like, it's funny, ha, ha, ha, but like, grow up,' said Scott on Tuesday. 'We got real estate in their head over there. They just miss us, that's all that it means.' They certainly miss Shittu as the Canadian centre ate their lunch. He finished with 28 points, 15 points and three blocks. His biggest rejection came late when he swatted away a Sean Miller-Moore layup from behind that would've given the Surge the victory. 'When you talk about rundown blocks, everyone thinks about LeBron in (Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals on Golden State guard Andre Iguodala) and you think of these fantastic athletic plays, and that was right on par with it,' said Sea Bears head coach Mike Taylor. 'For Simi to make that play, it was something special. It was like an exclamation point that we're ready to come back.' Calgary had a dozen chances to hit the winning score and the Sea Bears trailed by as much as eight in Target Score Time before somehow pulling it out. The Sea Bears are now 8-11 while the Surge, who were riding a four-game winning streak, fell to 13-6. It's the first time Winnipeg has left Cowtown with a win. 'There was a little tension going on there, and that (post) really what sparked it,' said Shittu. 'It was just a tough game against a good team, a physical game, and you know, I think everyone on our team wanted to win that game.' Sunday also marked the debut of import guard Jarron Cumberland. The 27-year-old, who appeared in three games with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers in 2021-22, signed on Friday. He played 16 minutes and picked up three points, three rebounds and three assists. Cumberland — the MVP of the NBA G League's Winter Showcase in 2021 — has never suited up in the CEBL but played four seasons at the University of Cincinnati alongside Scott. 'When Mike told me he was thinking of bringing him in, I was all for it. That's my brother. We're super close and had great chemistry in college,' said Scott. '(He brings) a lot of versatility on both sides of the ball, a lot of playmaking, a lot of scoring, a lot of everything. He's an all-around player and he affects the game in every category. It's most definitely a positive for us.' Adding Cumberland was necessary since point guard Terry Roberts, who left the team to play in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas with the Brooklyn Nets, has not returned to Winnipeg. Cumberland's arrival gives the Sea Bears five imports, meaning one needs to sit out every game. Forward Jaylin Williams was the odd man out Sunday. Players need to be on the active roster for at least three games to be eligible for post-season play. 'Everyone welcomed me, and I was appreciative. I felt good coming here,' said Cumberland, who was most recently in the NBA G League with the Delaware Blue Coats. 'Guys can feel some type of way (about someone now having to sit out), and I mean, it's a job… People sacrifice being away from their family and everything, so, I understand if they feel some type of way. But the guys put their feelings aside and want the team to win.' Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. The Sea Bears have made five signings this month. With the CEBL's transaction window now closed, bringing aboard an extra import was key just in case they lose one before hosting championship weekend (Aug. 22-24). 'There's been a lot of roster moves, but it's all been with a purpose,' said Taylor. 'We got respect for all our players, we love all our players. Last game it was Jaylin (sitting), but we'll see. We've got to make game time decisions. We need to get to stability. We need to get the roster settled before we get to championship weekend. We want to kind of have an idea of the roles and team structure before we get to that point.' The Sea Bears host the Saskatchewan Rattlers (5-14) Friday at 7:30 p.m. Taylor AllenReporter Taylor Allen is a sports reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press. Taylor was the Vince Leah intern in the Free Press newsroom twice while earning his joint communications degree/diploma at the University of Winnipeg and Red River College Polytechnic. He signed on full-time in 2019 and mainly covers the Blue Bombers, curling, and basketball. Read more about Taylor. Every piece of reporting Taylor produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. 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CTV News
7 hours ago
- CTV News
Quebec Emmy-nominated cinematographer on how she created the ‘Severance' world
Quebecer Jessica Lee Gagné was nominated for two Emmy awards for her work on the hit TV show Severance. Jessica Lee Gagné put much of herself into her directorial debut in season two of the critically acclaimed television series Severance – even filming the episode in her own home. The cinematographer earned two of the show's 27 Emmy nominations – for outstanding directing and outstanding cinematography in a drama series – in June. Though Gagné submitted her work in the past, she was finally recognized for projects she felt especially passionate about. 'What I find really beautiful is that I gave myself a chance and there's something that came back from it,' she said. 'The fact that I followed my heart and did something that I really felt connected to means a lot more. It just makes me want to do it again!' Severance Dichan Lachman as Gemma Scout in Severance. (Courtesy Apple TV+) Severance follows Mark Scout (Adam Scott) and his work at Lumon Industries, where employees have undergone a procedure that surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. Scout soon finds himself at the centre of an unravelling mystery, raising questions about 'work-life balance,' the true purpose of Lumon Industries and the human mind itself. Inside the 'innie world' Gagné's cinematography earned her nominations for the Canadian Screen Award in 2015 and the Filmfare Awards in 2018. She is the first woman to be nominated for both outstanding directing and outstanding cinematography for a television drama series. Severance received the most nominations of any show this year, almost double the 14 nominations it got for its first season in 2022. The show gained traction for its bizarre explorations of memory and the subconscious, highlighted especially through the show's unique visual language developed by Gagné. READ MORE: Jessica Lee Gagné is the Quebec visionary behind the hit series Severance Gagné, originally from Quebec City, has been praised by viewers and colleagues for her technical prowess and creativity behind the camera. She previously said she first hesitated to jump on a project filming primarily in an office, a classically bland and sterile space. Thanks to Gagné's use of sets, lighting and colour, the Lumon offices grew into a stunning and Kafkaesque world of its own, complete with a goat pasture and a 200-piece marching band. When the second season aired last winter, viewers were blown away by its opening sequence, where Scott runs through seemingly endless white hallways. Gagné told CTV News she submitted the 'Hello, Ms. Cobel' episode for Emmy consideration, which earned her the cinematography nomination, in part because of the work that went into designing the hallway sequence. 'It really showed off the iconic language of the show, and that's probably the thing I'm most proud of,' she said. To create the dizzying maze and iconic 'oner,' Gagné needed the support of an entire team. 'We had to go back to the drawing board a lot,' she said. 'With the cameras travelling down a four-foot-wide hallway, there's a limit to what you can do with the laws of physics.' Even after meetings to tackle each part of the shot's design – cameras, gripping, lighting and visual effects – bringing it to life was another challenge. It included robotic arms that can move quickly and sliding cameras. 'You can have a shot in your mind but then making it real is the next level,' she said. 'We love those kind of robotic-style movements in the innie world, it's something we implemented in season one where the camera has a non-human approach to it. So this leaned into that idea even more.' Directorial debut earns Emmy nomination Gagné had wanted to direct since her days in film school at Montreal's Concordia University, and said 'Chikhai Bardo,' the season's seventh episode, called to her. She felt it was important for Gemma Scout's story to be told from a woman's perspective. The episode explores Gemma (played by Dichen Lachman)'s relationship with her husband Mark before the two undergo the severance procedure and her captivity at Lumon. 'I have favourite shots. I do love the shot where she goes into the miscarriage. It's a hard shot, but I feel there's something really beautiful there,' said Gagné. The episode was a turning point in the series and tore open the until-then limited scope of the Severance world. To make the distinction clear, Gagné decided to shoot on film for the first time in the series to invoke nostalgia and cue the audience in on the fact that they are watching memories replayed. 'There's a lot of things that make it stand out as an episode,' said Gagné. 'We're finally going in depth about what happened in the past, so many people wanted to know what happened there … When we see film, we just have that visceral reaction of it being something from the past, so it made that seamless.' Severance Adam Scott and Dichen Lachman as Mark and Gemma Scout in Severance's 'Chikhai Bard.' (Courtesy Apple TV+) Blending work and life Gagné describes the Severance aesthetic as being hyperreal, using strong contrast and lighting to heighten the characters and setting. She points to movies like Klute and The Ipcress File as films that influenced the Lumon world through their use of wide angles, long walking shots, and strange frames. She is also heavily inspired by photography. The second season's eighth episode brought Gagné back to Canada when they filmed in Newfoundland, and she said she was happy to have the opportunity to work with long-time collaborators and her 'local family.' 'That was pretty magical, to be honest,' she said. Severance Severance's 'Sweet Vitriol' episode was shot in Newfoundland. (Courtesy: Apple TV+) She keeps a piece of Montreal with her while working, from problem-solving on set to the brutalist architecture featured in Lumon Industries. 'I love how we make movies here,' said Gagné. 'I do miss working here.' While working on Severance, she rented an old house near the New York Hudson Valley, where most of the show is shot, which was 'kind of falling apart,' but she loved it. She had no idea it would eventually become Mark and Gemma's house. While brainstorming with the production designer for Chikhai Bardo, she was picturing bookshelves and paint chipping off the walls, he stopped her mid-thought and said, 'you realize we're going to shoot in your house.' Despite the challenge of adapting her living space to a television set, she said it made the work possible to have such easy access while being busy with other aspects of the series. 'I just knew that house so well. I knew how the light moved within it, I knew where to be and when inside the house and I could think of shots at home … it was kind of a gift of it coming to me,' she said. Gagné said she considers herself lucky to have had access to many resources and a high-calibre team for her first time in the director's chair. 'I am really proud of it,' she said. And she plans on taking it up again, this time on a feature-length erotic thriller she's currently writing.
