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Toronto Sun
06-07-2025
- Business
- Toronto Sun
SPLAT!: Prime Minister Carney struggles to flip perfect pancake at Calgary Stampede
Published Jul 06, 2025 • 3 minute read Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney flips pancakes during a stampede breakfast at the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America in Calgary on Friday, July 4, 2025. Photo by Darren Makowichuk / DARREN MAKOWICHUK/Postmedia CALGARY — Prime Minister Mark Carney may be a deft hand when it comes to handling finances, but he proved Saturday that his flapjack flipping could use some work. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Carney attended a pancake breakfast Saturday hosted by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, which attracted a crowd of about 200 people. 'The grill's hot,' Carney told onlookers. 'You guys ready?' Sizzling on a black, flat-top griddle, Carney slid his spatula under the first hotcake and flipped it, landing with a splat. In an attempt to redeem himself, he tossed a second into the air, but it, too, landed lopsided and sent batter splatters into the crowd. 'I was better in Ottawa,' Carney joked. 'I got a little cocky there. I'll take responsibility.' Sliding the two pancake mishaps to the side, Carney said: 'These are mine. I'm not making anyone eat these.' The prime minister asked if anyone had watched 'The Galloping Gourmet,' a cooking show that aired from the late 1960s and the early '70s. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'He'd be like, 'Here's one I made earlier,'' said Carney, taking a perfectly-made pancake and placing it on the griddle. One onlooker told the prime minister, 'You're even worse at (flipping pancakes) than Trudeau.' 'There are certain things at my job I'm better at,' Carney quipped. 'I'm better at eating pancakes … I'm better at Eggo waffles.' RECOMMENDED VIDEO The prime minister shook hands and took photos with many people attending the breakfast. He also ran into Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who took part in some pancake flipping earlier this week with Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek. 'The premier's here. I love your blue hat. It looks like you've got a whole collection,' Carney said. 'I do and I can't wear the same colour all the time,' Smith said. 'But I hear you have a little work to do on your flipping skills.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'I do,' Carney replied. 'There's video evidence. I'm not going to deny it.' Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was also attending the breakfast, but waited in his vehicle until Carney left. Smith told Carney that she and Ontario Premier Doug Ford were going to sign a memorandum of understanding on energy, priorities and trade. 'It would be so great if we didn't have net-zero (carbon) rules,' Smith said. Fresh off door knocking in rural Alberta, Poilievre hosted his own barbecue at Heritage Park in southeast Calgary Saturday evening and addressed a tent full of several hundred party supporters. The Conservative leader is seeking to regain his spot in the House of Commons after losing his long-held seat in Ottawa in the recent federal election. Poilievre was introduced by Damien Kurek, the former member of Parliament who stepped aside so he could run for the seat. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Poilievre, wearing a cream-coloured cowboy hat, blue jeans and a belt buckle, started his remarks by chirping Carney's earlier performance on the griddle. 'He thought he would be great at it because in his talks with Donald Trump, he's had so much experience flip-flopping,' Poilievre said. 'A careful review of a slow motion replay demonstrated exactly what the problem was. He couldn't figure out whether to keep his elbows up.' The party is still licking its wounds after its recent loss in the federal election, which appeared to be Poilievre's to lose at this time last year. Poilievre argued that in spite of the loss, his party has been responsible for many of the current federal government's policies, such as the decision to end the consumer price on carbon. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Poilievre will be back in Calgary this coming January for the Conservative national convention, where he will have his leadership tested in a party vote. 'To be honest, I wanted to return here today with an election victory. Though we didn't win, we made extraordinary gains,' he said. Closing out a speech that railed on the federal government's immigration, fiscal and environment policies, the Calgary-born leader leaned on a Western-themed metaphor. 'When things get hard, we dust ourselves off, we get back in the saddle, and we gallop forward to the fight,' he said. Party members lined up shortly after to take photos with him onstage. Toronto Maple Leafs Sunshine Girls Toronto & GTA Crime Toronto Blue Jays
Vancouver Sun
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Vancouver Sun
Carney struggles to flip pancake at Stampede prompting an onlooker to say,' You're even worse ... than Trudeau'
Prime Minister Mark Carney may be a deft hand when it comes to handling finances, but he proved Saturday that his flapjack flipping could use some work. Carney attended a pancake breakfast Saturday hosted by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, which attracted a crowd of about 200 people. 'The grill's hot,' Carney told onlookers. 'You guys ready?' Think Carney has ever flipped a pancake before? Sizzling on a black, flat-top griddle, Carney slid his spatula under the first hotcake and flipped it, landing with a splat. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. In an attempt to redeem himself, he tossed a second into the air, but it, too, landed lopsided and sent batter splatters into the crowd. 'I was better in Ottawa,' Carney joked. 'I got a little cocky there. I'll take responsibility.' Sliding the two pancake mishaps to the side, Carney said: 'These are mine. I'm not making anyone eat these.' The prime minister asked if anyone had watched 'The Galloping Gourmet,' a cooking show that aired from the late 1960s and the early '70s. 'He'd be like, 'Here's one I made earlier,'' said Carney, taking a perfectly-made pancake and placing it on the griddle. One onlooker told the prime minister, 'You're even worse at (flipping pancakes) than Trudeau.' 'There are certain things at my job I'm better at,' Carney quipped. 'I'm better at eating pancakes … I'm better at Eggo waffles.' The prime minister shook hands and took photos with many people attending the breakfast. He also ran into Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who took part in some pancake flipping earlier this week with Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek. 'The premier's here. I love your blue hat. It looks like you've got a whole collection,' Carney said. 'I do and I can't wear the same colour all the time,' Smith said. 'But I hear you have a little work to do on your flipping skills.' 'I do,' Carney replied. 'There's video evidence. I'm not going to deny it.' Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was also attending the breakfast, but waited in his vehicle until Carney left. Smith told Carney that she and Ontario Premier Doug Ford were going to sign a memorandum of understanding on energy, priorities and trade. 'It would be so great if we didn't have net-zero (carbon) rules,' Smith said. Fresh off door knocking in rural Alberta, Poilievre hosted his own barbecue at Heritage Park in southeast Calgary Saturday evening and addressed a tent full of several hundred party supporters. The Conservative leader is seeking to regain his spot in the House of Commons after losing his long-held seat in Ottawa in the recent federal election. Poilievre was introduced by Damien Kurek, the former member of Parliament who stepped aside so he could run for the seat. Poilievre, wearing a cream-coloured cowboy hat, blue jeans and a belt buckle, started his remarks by chirping Carney's earlier performance on the griddle. 'He thought he would be great at it because in his talks with Donald Trump, he's had so much experience flip-flopping,' Poilievre said. 'A careful review of a slow motion replay demonstrated exactly what the problem was. He couldn't figure out whether to keep his elbows up.' The party is still licking its wounds after its recent loss in the federal election, which appeared to be Poilievre's to lose at this time last year. Poilievre argued that in spite of the loss, his party has been responsible for many of the current federal government's policies, such as the decision to end the consumer price on carbon. Poilievre will be back in Calgary this coming January for the Conservative national convention, where he will have his leadership tested in a party vote. 'To be honest, I wanted to return here today with an election victory. Though we didn't win, we made extraordinary gains,' he said. Closing out a speech that railed on the federal government's immigration, fiscal and environment policies, the Calgary-born leader leaned on a Western-themed metaphor. 'When things get hard, we dust ourselves off, we get back in the saddle, and we gallop forward to the fight,' he said. Party members lined up shortly after to take photos with him onstage. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here .
Hamilton Spectator
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Splat: Prime Minister Carney struggles to flip perfect pancake at Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney may be a deft hand when it comes to handling finances, but he proved Saturday that his flapjack flipping could use some work. Carney attended a pancake breakfast Saturday hosted by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, which attracted a crowd of about 200 people. 'The grill's hot,' Carney told onlookers. 'You guys ready?' Sizzling on a black, flattop griddle, Carney slid his spatula under the first hotcake and flipped it, landing with a splat. In an attempt to redeem himself, he tossed a second into the air, but it, too, landed lopsided and sent batter splatters into the crowd. 'I was better in Ottawa,' Carney joked. 'I got a little cocky there. I'll take responsibility.' Sliding the two pancake mishaps to the side, Carney said: 'These are mine. I'm not making anyone eat these.' The prime minister asked if anyone had watched 'The Galloping Gourmet,' a cooking show that aired from the late 1960s and the early '70s. 'He'd be like, 'Here's one I made earlier,'' said Carney, taking a perfectly-made pancake and placing it on the griddle. One onlooker told the prime minister, 'You're even worse at (flipping pancakes) than Trudeau.' 'There are certain things at my job I'm better at,' Carney quipped. 'I'm better at eating pancakes ... I'm better at Eggo waffles.' The prime minister shook hands and took photos with many people attending the breakfast. He also ran into Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who took part in some pancake flipping earlier this week with Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek. 'The premier's here. I love your blue hat. It looks like you've got a whole collection,' Carney said. 'I do and I can't wear the same colour all the time,' Smith said. 'But I hear you have a little work to do on your flipping skills.' 'I do,' Carney replied. 'There's video evidence. I'm not going to deny it.' Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was also attending the breakfast, but waited in his vehicle until Carney left. Smith told Carney that she and Ontario Premier Doug Ford were going to sign a memorandum of understanding on energy, priorities and trade. 'It would be so great if we didn't have net-zero (carbon) rules,' Smith said. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 5, 2025. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Winnipeg Free Press
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Splat: Prime Minister Carney struggles to flip perfect pancake at Calgary Stampede
CALGARY – Prime Minister Mark Carney may be a deft hand when it comes to handling finances, but he proved Saturday that his flapjack flipping could use some work. Carney attended a pancake breakfast Saturday hosted by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, which attracted a crowd of about 200 people. 'The grill's hot,' Carney told onlookers. 'You guys ready?' Sizzling on a black, flattop griddle, Carney slid his spatula under the first hotcake and flipped it, landing with a splat. In an attempt to redeem himself, he tossed a second into the air, but it, too, landed lopsided and sent batter splatters into the crowd. 'I was better in Ottawa,' Carney joked. 'I got a little cocky there. I'll take responsibility.' Sliding the two pancake mishaps to the side, Carney said: 'These are mine. I'm not making anyone eat these.' The prime minister asked if anyone had watched 'The Galloping Gourmet,' a cooking show that aired from the late 1960s and the early '70s. 'He'd be like, 'Here's one I made earlier,'' said Carney, taking a perfectly-made pancake and placing it on the griddle. One onlooker told the prime minister, 'You're even worse at (flipping pancakes) than Trudeau.' 'There are certain things at my job I'm better at,' Carney quipped. 'I'm better at eating pancakes … I'm better at Eggo waffles.' The prime minister shook hands and took photos with many people attending the breakfast. He also ran into Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who took part in some pancake flipping earlier this week with Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek. 'The premier's here. I love your blue hat. It looks like you've got a whole collection,' Carney said. 'I do and I can't wear the same colour all the time,' Smith said. 'But I hear you have a little work to do on your flipping skills.' 'I do,' Carney replied. 'There's video evidence. I'm not going to deny it.' Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was also attending the breakfast, but waited in his vehicle until Carney left. Smith told Carney that she and Ontario Premier Doug Ford were going to sign a memorandum of understanding on energy, priorities and trade. 'It would be so great if we didn't have net-zero (carbon) rules,' Smith said. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 5, 2025.
Winnipeg Free Press
03-05-2025
- General
- Winnipeg Free Press
Family and faith, ferociously: Erminia Nocita lived to look after the people she loved
If there's one word that described Erminia Nocita, it's fierce — or, as she would have said in Italian, 'feroce.' 'She loved fiercely, she cared fiercely (and) she faced all the challenges in her life fiercely,' says Sarah Babson, Nocita's eldest grandchild. 'She kind of had to be that way, I think.' Indeed, Nocita, who died last November at the age of 86, had a lot to contend with. She and her husband, Domenico, moved to Canada from Italy to make a better life for the twins Nocita was pregnant with. About 10 months after Ted and Joe were born, Nocita gave birth to another set of twins, Tony and Sam — even before she spoke English or had made any friends. SUPPLIED Erminia Nocita, here celebrating her 86th birthday in April 2024, died in November surrounded by family, just as she'd lived her life. Caring for Domenico and their four sons became her focus. 'No matter what, you could feel the passion and love for her family when you talked to her,' Babson says. Nocita was born on April 12, 1938, in Satriano, a town in the Calabria region in southern Italy. The second-youngest of 10 children, Nocita was a devout Roman Catholic who considered becoming a nun in her youth. She spent much of her teens and early 20s in a convent, and that's where she met Domenico. The two locked eyes as Domenico walked by one day and they struck up a conversation. They were married in the spring of 1962 and Nocita became pregnant shortly thereafter. Domenico had a brother in Winnipeg and, sensing that life would be better for their family in Manitoba, he and Erminia left Italy. The couple settled in the city for about a year before moving to a rural property north of the Perimeter. Ted and Joe were born at the end of December 1962, and Tony and Sam joined the family the following November. While Domenico worked as a mason, Nocita ran the household. Domenico's brother lived with the family, too. SUPPLIED Nocita (front, seated) was the second youngest in her family, pictured here circa 1950. 'Mom had no close friends, as she didn't have time to go out and socialize,' remembers Ted Nocita, who describes his mother as selfless, generous, hardworking, upbeat and energetic. 'She worked her entire life and sacrificed her life… for her family.' Nocita taught herself English by watching soap operas, including Another World, and cooking shows such as The Galloping Gourmet and Wok with Yan. She dedicated 30 minutes each day to participating in her favourite TV exercise shows and never missed a workout in more than three decades. Cooking for her family was one of the primary ways Nocita expressed her love. She could create something delicious out of the most basic ingredients and had a magical touch that made leftovers taste even better the next day. Sunday family lunches were special occasions that featured many traditional Italian dishes, including pasta, meatballs, chicken and veal cutlets, seafood dishes and salads made using produce from the family's garden. Nocita's legendary Christmas Eve dinners were the highlight of the year and there was such a variety of food that it left the 15 or 20 guests astounded. SUPPLIED Nocita holds her first set of twins, Joe (left) and Ted (right), in 1963. 'That's when she was at her happiest, was when we were all together enjoying a meal,' Ted says. Babson recalls making arancini with her grandmother and requesting her lasagna for family celebrations. She's attempted to make the same foods using Nocita's recipes. 'No matter how hard I tried, even if I followed her instructions to a T… I couldn't get it to be the same,' Babson says. 'She must have added something special or her love could be tasted in it, for sure. I could not replicate it.' 'She was the best cook I have ever known,' adds daughter-in-law, Loretta Nocita, who married Sam in 1987. 'Everything she made was so delicious.' SUPPLIED Nocita with (from left) Joe, Sam, Ted and Tony with the family's 1950s Chevy in 1967. Nocita welcomed two daughters-in-law into the family and eventually six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Her fierce love and concern for everyone were always on display and she generously shared advice on every occasion. Much of that advice related to being strong and honourable, the importance of getting a good education and the value of surrounding yourself with trustworthy people. 'She was fearless, she was strong, she told you what she was thinking and she never held back,' Loretta says. 'You knew when she disagreed with you because she would end the discussion with, 'Ah, what are you going to do?' She said what she was going to say and she respected our choices in the end.' A lifelong music enthusiast who loved classical works and singing Italian folk songs, Nocita started playing the guitar after Domenico died in 2004. She took pleasure in strumming, singing and entertaining. One memorable Christmas at the Convalescent Home of Winnipeg, where she spent her last few years, Nocita captivated everyone when she outperformed the entertainer during a rendition of O Holy Night. SUPPLIED Nocita and husband Domenico (left) met back in Italy when he passed by the convent where she spent her teens and 20s. 'She just started belting it out and took it over and the whole room stopped and watched her,' Ted says. 'She just loved that.' 'When the occasion arose later on in life where she could be around people, she was the joy of the party,' he adds. 'She was very outgoing.' Monday Mornings The latest local business news and a lookahead to the coming week. The once-aspiring nun remained a believer until the end, drawing strength from her deep faith throughout her life. She prayed constantly for every member of her family, confident that God was in control and often stating, 'come vuole Dio' (as God wills). 'When she had adversity, she'd always resort to praying and asking for help from God,' Ted says. 'It was never missing from her life.' Nocita died on Nov. 27, surrounded by family — fitting for a woman who dedicated her life to the people she cared about. SUPPLIED Erminia Nocita was dedicated to her family. 'Her family was everything to her,' Loretta says. 'She lifted us up with her love.' Aaron EppReporter Aaron Epp reports on business for the Free Press. After freelancing for the paper for a decade, he joined the staff full-time in 2024. He was previously the associate editor at Canadian Mennonite. Read more about Aaron. 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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