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CTV News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Wrestling match slams into Downtown Windsor
The Downtown Showdown was held Saturday, with hundreds of wrestling fans filling the streets to see the free event. Downtown Windsor transformed into the venue of a live wrestling match on Saturday evening for the Downtown Showdown. From leaps off the top rope to suplexes echoing off the canvas, the event brought hundreds to the corner of Ouellette and University Avenue. Hosted by Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling, the free event featured seven fights. Wrestling fan Steven Bowes told CTV News it's 'special' to have the event hosted outside in the downtown. WINDSOR DOWNTOWN SHOWDOWN WRESTLING The Downtown Showdown wrestling event was held at the corner of Ouellette and University Avenue on July 26, 2025. (Robert Lothian/CTV News Windsor) 'I think it was a pretty awesome idea,' said Bowes. As part of the outdoor setting, local bars and restaurants opened their doors and patios to the hundreds of additional customers. 'We've been working day and night, probably for the last two weeks, since our last event to set us all up,' Coun. Renaldo Agostino said ahead of the event. The Downtown Showdown was the latest fight-filled night to descend on the city's core after Rumble on the Roof, featuring boxing matches atop the Pelissier Street parking garage, was held earlier this month.
CTV News
3 days ago
- Sport
- CTV News
Wrestling fans flood downtown Windsor
Windsor Watch The Downtown Showdown was held Saturday, with hundreds of wrestling fans filling the streets to see the free event.
CTV News
4 days ago
- Sport
- CTV News
‘Downtown Showdown' closes Ouellette Ave Saturday
A road closed sign is shown in this undated file image. The Downtown Windsor BIA, along with Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling, is hosting a free, outdoor wrestling event Saturday. The 300 block of Ouellette Avenue (between University Avenue and Park Street) will be closed for the 'Downtown Showdown' between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Windsor police are advising motorists to use alternate routes between those hours.
CBC
28-03-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Kate's 5 fun things to do in and around Waterloo region: March 28 to 30
It's the last weekend of March and the weather doesn't look great unless you're a fan of rain, freezing rain and cooler temperatures. Luckily there are a few indoor activities to take in this weekend. The Kitchener Rangers kick-off the playoffs Friday night, hosting the Flint Firebirds in the best of seven series. Game 2 goes Sunday at 2 p.m. at The Aud. Kitchener Rangers meet the fans at Downtown Showdown 17 days ago Duration 3:19 The Kitchener Rangers were showing gratitude to fans on Tuesday in downtown Kitchener's Carl Zehr Square. Attendees of the first ever Downtown Showdown had a chance to meet the players, get their merchandise signed and watch the Blueshirts compete in a 3 vs. 3 ball hockey tournament. CBC K-W's Karis Mapp stopped by the event to chat with some of the people there. The K-W Titans have their last regular season home game of the season on Saturday at The Aud and will host the London Lightning. If you're driving, here are some local gas prices: Chand Raat Bazaar and Community Iftar Friday 1 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Armenian Community Centre of Cambridge, 15 International Village Dr., Cambridge This event to celebrate Ramadan will include a vendors area, cultural activities and music, plus a community iftar dinner at 7:30 p.m. Event website Expressions 50: Foresight Saturday 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery This art exhibit features pieces by students in the Waterloo Region Catholic District School Board and Waterloo Region District School Board. The student artists were asked to explore their community through an intergenerational lens, reflect on the past and also share their dreams for the future. Saturday afternoon's event is the opening reception. The exhibit will be on display until May 4. K-W Symphony Presents: Spring featuring Edwin Outwater Saturday at 7:30 p.m. St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Kitchener Conductor emeritus Edwin Outwater will lead the musicians through music such as Wagner's Siegfried Idyll and Copland's Appalachian Spring Suite. Tickets are required. Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. University of Guelph This craft show is similar to Fair November, where there are artisans from across the region and province with various items including fashion, jewellery, pottery, soaps, food, woodworking and more. It could be a good place to get a jump on Mother's or Father's Day shopping. Admission is free. Bonus: There's also a Spring Market, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Gale Presbyterian Church in Elmira. Sunnyside Public School in Kitchener is also hosting a spring craft and vendor market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Boots and Bands Saturday, 6:30 p.m. to late Newfoundland Club, Cambridge This evening of music will feature Evermile, Jessie T and Drew Leith. There will also be food, line dancing, an auction and prizes. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time online. This is a fundraiser for the YWCA Cambridge Women's Shelter.
CBC
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Kate's 5 fun things to do in and around Waterloo region: March 14 to 16
It will feel like a proper spring weekend with rain and warmer temperatures to wrap up March break. There are many St. Patrick's Day events in local restaurants and bars ahead of the actual celebration on Monday. Friday night, the Kitchener Rangers will host the North Bay Battalion at The Aud, then hit the road to Owen Sound on Saturday. WATCH | The Rangers held a fan event this week in downtown Kitchener: Kitchener Rangers meet the fans at Downtown Showdown 3 days ago Duration 3:19 The Kitchener Rangers were showing gratitude to fans on Tuesday in downtown Kitchener's Carl Zehr Square. Attendees of the first ever Downtown Showdown had a chance to meet the players, get their merchandise signed and watch the Blueshirts compete in a 3 vs. 3 ball hockey tournament. CBC K-W's Karis Mapp stopped by the event to chat with some of the people there. The Guelph Storm are home Friday to the Owen Sound Attack, then will be in Erie, P.A., to take on the Otters on Sunday. The K-W Titans basketball team have a home game Sunday where they'll host the Jamestown Jackals. The game is also a "mismatched sock game" in support of the Waterloo Wellington Down Syndrome Society. The game begins at 2 p.m. If you need to drive this weekend, here are some local gas prices: Conestoga Powwow Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Conestoga College, Doon campus, Kitchener This is the 15th year for the powwow, which is put on by Indigenous Student Services and Indigenous Initiatives. This year will feature special guest Adriel Harjo, a youth singer and language speaker from Six Nations of the Grand River. The day will include music and dancing, including head dancers AJ Douglas and Adrian Klein, and drumming groups Little Creek Singers, Old Style Singers, Red Tail Singers, All Nations Juniors, Chippewa Travellers, Old Soul Singers and Snide Creek Singers. General admission is $5. Entry is free for students with identification and children under five. Conestoga College event page College Royal Open House Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. University of Guelph The annual College Royal open house means the campus is buzzing with activities planned by students for the community. Favourites include the pancake flipping, junior tractor rodeo, Old MacDonald's Farm, cat and dog shows, kid's carnival and lots of other activities. Visit the food science building for milkshakes (bring cash). Irish Real Life Festival All weekend Various venues The Irish Real Life Festival continues this weekend with several events. There are lots of musical performances and workshops, a ceili in the pavilion in Victoria Park in Kitchener, a talk called Diaspora Relationships that looks at the historical relationship between Indigenous people and the Irish. If you think Irish culture is just green beer and again. The Irish Real Life Festival wants to show you true Irish culture. And it's happening right now. Festival director, Sue Nally, talks about what's happening in the lead up to St. Patrick's Day. Keeping Time: Opening Reception Saturday 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Cambridge Public Library, Queen's Square branch Keeping Time is an exhibit by Laura Peturson and Andrew Ackerman. It reflects their experience of being parents and, the event page says, "their feelings on the insularity of family and the nature of time, which is often made so evident in the rapid and dramatic changes of children." Light snacks and refreshments will be served. The exhibit will remain up until May 31. Cambridge Public Library / Idea Exchange event page Stitch Social Saturday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Kitchener Public Library main branch Bring a project to the library to knit or crochet and sit with others as they work on their projects, get tips from each other in this free, drop-in session for adults. If you can't make it this month, that's OK. The Stitch Social happens each month.
