49th annual Scottish dance competition taking place in Ottawa
The nation's top highland dancers will take over the streets of Ottawa this weekend.
More that 1,000 dancers from around the world will gather at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa for the Scotdance Canada Championship Series on Sunday.
Performers first compete in a provincial selection meet, vying to be one of the top three in their respective age group to represent their province and win a Canadian title.
The Canadian championships started in Ottawa back in 1974 as a one-day event and has since become a five-day event of opportunities to dancers of all levels from age ages four to 44 plus.
The competition will mark its 50th anniversary next year.
The event will runs until July 9th.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
CTV News
38 minutes ago
- CTV News
Elianna Lev
Journalist Elianna Lev joined the CTV News Toronto digital team in July 2025. She is a multimedia journalist and storyteller based in Toronto. Her extensive and varied writing career has primarily been grounded in journalism, where she's covered many beats. Over the past five years, that's included COVID-19, cost of living, and Canadian wildlife. Experienced in all mediums, Elianna has worked for outlets like The Canadian Press, MSN and Yahoo Canada, where she's been a regular contributor for a decade. She's also worked as a professional writer for the cannabis and psychedelic therapy sectors, and as a documentarian for World Vision, where she helped craft stories on child labour and child poverty in the Philippines. Elianna is a published poet and has written a course curriculum on the literary references made on the Real Housewives reality TV franchise. She speaks English and comprehends French, Spanish and Hebrew.
CTV News
an hour ago
- CTV News
Handcrafted card game ‘Hop ON It' promotes Ontario breweries
A game of "Hop ON It" was spread out on a counter on July 8, 2025. (Alexandra Holyk/CTV News) An artist from Conestogo, Ont., is encouraging people to explore Ontario – one brewski at a time. 'Hop ON It' is a card game featuring sketches of more than 100 breweries across the province. Designed by Della vanDokkumburg, the game aims to promote local businesses and encourage players to try out hop spots they've never been to. 'I really would like to encourage people to explore all over Ontario,' said vanDokkumburg. 'How can I encourage people to explore?' the artist recalled asking herself. 'And I thought, make it fun, turn it into a card game.' vanDokkumburg started sketching in 2018, delving into local architecture at the start of the pandemic. Her taste in taverns developed shortly after – initially sketching Block Three Brewing Company in St. Jacob's Ont. 'And then I just thought there's a lot more breweries throughout the province, and they're all in interesting buildings,' she said. Aside from highlighting the architecture, the game also aims to bring business to local beer joints. 'The game itself is incredible,' said Block Three's general manager, Scott Williard. 'It helps support a local artist,' he added. 'We're a small independent business, like many of these breweries, so I think it's just a chance to get new people in the door and try new places and new beers.' How to play According to vanDokkumburg, Hop ON It can be played in many ways. The cards are colour-coded for each region of Ontario: Central West is blue, Southwest is red, Central East is orange, East is green, while Toronto breweries are on turquoise cards. One way to play is by turning the subsets into a road trip. 'You would take that subset of cards, fan that out, pick a card, there's a road trip. Go visit that brewery,' vanDokkumburg said. Another option is to flip the cards individually from the deck, and see who's been to each brewery. Whoever has the most cards wins the game. 'That way, if there's a card that shows up that nobody has been to that brewery, you put that on the discard pile,' vanDokkumburg said. 'And at the end of the game, you pick a card from the discard pile and you pay a little visit to a new brewery.' While vanDokkumburg estimated there are around 300 breweries across Ontario, she said she doesn't expect to sketch all of them.' 'I think I've got at least one more expansion pack in me,' she said. 'I'd like to do another 50 (cards).' Those looking to try their hand at Hop ON It can try it out at several breweries across Waterloo Region, including Block Three. The full game can be purchased on vanDokkumburg's website.
CTV News
an hour ago
- CTV News
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the NBA 2K26 cover athlete after MVP, title-winning season
This image provided by 2K Games in July 2025 shows Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the cover athlete for the video game NBA 2K26. (2K Games via AP)
