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Daily Mirror
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Canadian visits Greggs in 'UK's fattest town' and is floored by one shelf
Canadian health influencer Will Tennyson spent 24 hours in a town brutally dubbed the "UK's fattest" due to its astonishing number of fast food shops A Canadian health influencer was left stunned when he visited a Greggs for the first time, in a town dubbed the "fattest" in the UK. Ebbw Vale in Wales, garnered the unflattering title back in 2023 after it was found 73% of restaurants were fast food outlets – with many delivering to the same addresses three times a day. Will Tennyson spent 24 hours in the area to find what it was really like. But before speaking to residents about crippling economic struggles, he started like many hungry Brits do, with a trip to the local Greggs. And what he uncovered in the beloved bakery chain stunned him. The YouTube star, who has almost four million subscribers, asked the chatty woman behind the till what Greggs was most known for. Unsurprisingly the response was the iconic sausage roll. Minutes later, after getting his coffee, sausage roll, salted caramel donut and lemon meringue muffin, Will sat at a nearby table. The Toronto-born lad said: 'They are the king of sausage rolls. That entire display is almost completely empty which is insane, it is only 9.30 in the morning. And it is only £1.30… insane.' But after taking his first bite, he soon realised why the delicious pastries were flying off the shelf. 'That is an exquisite sausage roll,' he told the camera. 'I'm going to be smiling a lot today. This would be the breakfast of my dreams when I was eight-years-old. 'Now I strive to have a breakfast where I can see the nutritional value but this is awesome. Like you really can't go wrong with this, just pastry, meat, you can just see a shining of grease and butter and fat.' However, he did warn that the delicious sausage roll have 24 grams of fats and just nine grams of protein. He continued: "Wow, that is good texture on this thing. A lot of people get this for breakfast here, it is a lot of calories, no protein, it is all fat, all carbs, so it is going to be a lot of calories but it is not going to keep you that full.' He added: 'Everything at Greggs is so reasonably priced it is easy to end up leaving with so many things you didn't expect to get, like this pack of four sausage rolls which I'm heavily considering.' Later in his video, he said the cost-of-living crisis and a lack of employment opportunities was impacting the health choices of locals. To make the point, he explained how a packet containing six eggs in the only green grocer in town cost £3.50 – compared to a breakfast roll and coffee in Greggs costing just £2.95. Will said it was 'hard to argue with the convenience' and that he may have struggled to have lost the weight he did in his younger years had he been based in Ebbw Vale. He said the vast number of incredibly cheap fast food options available was 'super scary' to think about and he claimed locals, who spoke to him about their struggles, were 'literally set up for failure' because of the lack of affordable healthy meals. The content creator added: '24 hours in the UK's most obese town was eye-opening. People here are kind of trapped. 'They have limited choices to be healthy and breaking the norm is extremely difficult and when financial troubles are in the mix, it isn't about health, it is purely about survival and putting food on the table.'
Calgary Herald
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
Vancouver native Seth Rogen's TV series The Studio nabs 23 Emmy Award nominations
The 2025 Emmy Nominations are out and Vancouver native Seth Rogen 's comedic skewering of the film business The Studio from AppleTV+ leads the comedy category with 23 nominations. Article content Rogen 's show, which he stars in and co-created, wrote and directed with longtime collaborator and fellow Vancouverite Evan Goldberg, nabbed 23 nominations, including best directing and writing for the partners and best comedy actor for Rogen as well as a best supporting actress nomination for Toronto-born Catherine O'Hara, who also earned a best supporting guest actress in a drama nomination for her turn on the Vancouver-shot The Last of Us. Article content Article content Article content Article content The Studio is joined in the best comedy category by Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders in the Building, Shrinking and What We Do in the Shadows. Article content Topping the most nominated list is Apple's drama Severance with 27 nods, including best drama series, where it will compete alongside Andor, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, Paradise, The Pitt, Slow Horses and The White Lotus. Article content The Penguin was next with a total of 24 noms; followed by The Studio and The White Lotus with 23; The Last of Us garnered 16 nominations. Article content Also getting some Emmy attention is Vancouver's Nathan Fielder who picked up writing and directing nominations for his HBO docu-comedy The Rehearsal. Article content
The Province
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Province
The Weeknd plays two shows in Vancouver this week: Here's what to know before you go
The Weeknd, Toronto-born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, has teased that this could be the final tour as his namesake alter ego The Weeknd performs a medley during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. Photo by Chris Pizzello / Invision/AP Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. 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. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. 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Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. 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 The Weeknd brings his After Hours 'til. Dawn tour to Vancouver's B.C. Place for two nights this week. UPDATE: There's been a last-minute change to the concert lineup — and we have the set times. Here's what you need to know about the concerts: When are The Weeknd concert dates at B.C. Place? The Weeknd plays B.C. play for a two-night stand July 15 and 16. What time does the concert start? The concert is expected to start at 7 p.m. Doors at B.C. Place open at 5:30 pm. LiveNation shared the planned set times for tonight's concert. According to the company, Mike Dean will perform from 7:20 p.m. to 8:10 p.m. The Weeknd is set to take the stage at 8:40 p.m. — minus any possible delays caused by any backstage sipping of his new Nespresso collaboration brew — through to 11 p.m. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. UPDATE: What are the bag restrictions for B.C. Place? The B.C. Place website has a full list of rules and regulations regarding what you can and can't bring into The Weeknd concert. Concert goers are recommended to have their tickets downloaded on their mobile device or Ticketmaster app and ready to scan at the gate for quick entry. Bags are restricted at B.C. Place. The venue has a 'clear bag policy' that sees the size of bag restricted to the below dimensions: Bags no larger than 6.5' x 8.5' Clear plastic bag (including clear plastic freezer bags) no larger than 12' x 12' x 6' Large bags can be checked at the venue for a fee of $10 per piece. This service is offered on a first-come-first-serve basis. Check the venue website for a full list of restricted items and recommendations. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. 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. Tickets are available for the Vancouver concert via A quick search on the site and app Tuesday morning yielded a short wait in a digital waiting room. Plenty of pairs of tickets showed as available, both via verified resale and direct sale, with prices ranging from around $78.40 to $249.90 (including taxes and fees). Who is opening on the tour? American rapper Mike Dean is the opening act for the two Vancouver shows. Playboi Carti, who collaborated with The Weeknd on the song Timeless, is no longer on the B.C. Place bill. The news was released in a statement from the After Hours Til Dawn account on X in the early morning hours on July 15. 'Playboi Carti will NOT be joining The Weeknd on the Vancouver shows of the #AfterHoursTilDawnTour. Ticketmaster changed the name of the Vancouver shows to 'The After Hours Til Dawn Tour with Mike Dean'. As of now all other Canada shows still show Carti as part of the event.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In a statement from B.C. Place, the venue confirmed the change, adding that Carti was dropped from the concerts 'due to border crossing issues.' Dean has co-written a number of popular tracks by The Weeknd, including Double Fantasy, Popular, Jealous Guy and others. His set is averaging 112 songs from across his career. Dean appeared with The Weeknd at his headlining set at Coachella in 2022. What is the The Weeknd's latest album? Hurry Up Tomorrow was released on Jan. 31, 2025. The album is considered the final instalment in a trilogy that began with 2020's After Hours and 2022's Dawn FM. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Weeknd, Toronto-born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, has teased that this could be the final tour as his namesake alter ego. Hurry Up Tomorrow is the artist's sixth full-length album and was accompanied by a companion film of the same title. Directed by Trey Edward Shults, the movie starring The Weeknd, Jenny Ortega (Wednesday) and Barry Keoghan (Saltburn) was poorly reviewed, with a 15 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. (Tomatometer ratings of less than 60 per cent are considered 'rotten.') This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Weeknd's set list is averaging 35 songs on the After Hours 'til. Dawn tour and features a selection of songs drawn from across his multiplatinum career. How Do I Make You Love Me? from Dawn FM is the most-performed song on the tour so far. The artist is also dropping a number of covers in the show, including Future's Low Life, Rosalía's La Fama and the Kendrick Lamar collaboration Pray for Me. To keep things on equal footing, he is also performing Drake's Crew Love. Whether he is continuing to include Ye's Hurricane and Diddy's Another One of Me will remain to be heard at the B.C. Place shows. The Weeknd performed at B.C. Place in Vancouver on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Photo by DARRYL DYCK THE CANADIAN PRESS / THE CANADIAN PRESS How are the tour reviews? The After Hours 'til. Dawn tour has been going since 2022. The Aug. 23, 2022, concert at B.C. Place was well-reviewed in The Vancouver Sun, noting the following: This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'It's a big jump from Rogers Arena to B.C. Place and The Weeknd is one of those rare artists to make it. There isn't another Canadian act of the moment touring playing 50,000-plus seat arenas. 'The Toronto singer's mix of futuristic R&B, pure new wave and dance pop has completely captured contemporary music at the moment and last night the artist born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye showed off his Grammy-winning live chops to an adoring audience. 'Naturally, the stage set up for the After Hours 'til. Dawn Tour is a lavish one with no shortage of bells, whistles, explosions and more.' Expect more of the same from this edition of the tour. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Expect The Weeknd to sell well for both of the Vancouver concerts, which means around 50,000 people attending each night. Be sure to give yourself ample time to get into the venue, find you seating and so on. Read our guide on what to know about B.C. Place. sderdeyn@ Read More Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. 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Vancouver Sun
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
The Weeknd plays two shows in Vancouver this week: Here's what to know before you go
Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. The Weeknd brings his After Hours 'til. Dawn tour to Vancouver's B.C. Place on July 15 and 16. Tickets to the concert, set to start at 7 p.m., are at . Here's what you need to know about the concerts: Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment. 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 Sun Spots will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Hurry Up Tomorrow was released on Jan. 31, 2025. The album is considered the final instalment in a trilogy that began with 2020's After Hours and 2022's Dawn FM. The Weeknd, Toronto-born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, has teased that this could be the final tour as his namesake alter ego. Hurry Up Tomorrow is the artist's sixth full-length album and was accompanied by a companion film of the same title. Directed by Trey Edward Shults, the movie starring The Weeknd, Jenny Ortega (Wednesday) and Barry Keoghan (Saltburn) was poorly reviewed, with a 15 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes . (Tomatometer ratings of less than 60 per cent are considered 'rotten.') The Weeknd's set list is averaging 35 songs on the After Hours 'til. Dawn tour and features a selection of songs drawn from across his multiplatinum career. How Do I Make You Love Me? from Dawn FM is the most-performed song on the tour so far. The artist is also dropping a number of covers in the show, including Future's Low Life, Rosalía's La Fama and the Kendrick Lamar collaboration Pray for Me. To keep things on equal footing, he is also performing Drake's Crew Love. Whether he is continuing to include Ye's Hurricane and Diddy's Another One of Me will remain to be heard at the B.C. Place shows. The After Hours 'til. Dawn tour has been going since 2022. The Aug. 23, 2022, concert at B.C. Place was well-reviewed in The Vancouver Sun, noting the following: 'It's a big jump from Rogers Arena to B.C. Place and The Weeknd is one of those rare artists to make it. There isn't another Canadian act of the moment touring playing 50,000-plus seat arenas. 'The Toronto singer's mix of futuristic R&B, pure new wave and dance pop has completely captured contemporary music at the moment and last night the artist born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye showed off his Grammy-winning live chops to an adoring audience. 'Naturally, the stage set up for the After Hours 'til. Dawn Tour is a lavish one with no shortage of bells, whistles, explosions and more.' Expect more of the same from this edition of the tour. American rapper Playboi Carti, who has collaborated with The Weeknd on the tune Timeless, is one of the opening acts on the tour. The song is sitting around the No. 3 spot in the artist's eight-song warm-up sets. Houston rapper Mike Dean is also opening on The Weeknd's tour. Dean has co-written a number of popular tracks by The Weeknd, including Double Fantasy, Popular, Jealous Guy and others. His set is averaging 112 songs from across his career. Dean appeared with The Weeknd at his headlining set at Coachella in 2022. Expect The Weeknd to sell out both of the Vancouver concerts, which means more than 50,000 people attending each night. Be sure to give yourself ample time to get into the venue, find you seating and so on. Read our guide on what to know about B.C. Place. sderdeyn@ Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances.
Time of India
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Jeff Skinner signs one-year, $3,000,000 deal with San Jose Sharks
Matt Krohn/AP Veteran forward Jeff Skinner is heading to California after signing a one-year contract worth $3,000,000 with the San Jose Sharks. The move marks the latest chapter in Skinner's 15-season NHL career and comes shortly after his playoff debut with the Edmonton Oilers. With this signing, the Sharks gain a proven scorer and experienced presence as they continue their rebuild. San Jose Sharks add scoring depth with veteran forward Jeff Skinner The San Jose Sharks announced Friday that they've signed 33-year-old Jeff Skinner to a one-year deal. The Toronto-born forward brings a wealth of experience to San Jose's roster and is expected to bolster the team's offensive depth. Skinner most recently played for the Edmonton Oilers, where he recorded 29 points (16 goals, 13 assists) across 72 games during the 2024–25 regular season. While his offensive production dipped compared to previous years, Skinner made a significant personal milestone by appearing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in his career. He appeared in five postseason games, scoring one goal and adding one assist as Edmonton advanced to the Final. A new chapter begins in San Jose after a well-traveled NHL career Skinner was originally drafted seventh overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2010 NHL Draft. He made an immediate impact, winning the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year with 63 points (31 goals, 32 assists) in the 2010–11 season. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Mange seniorer vælger at flytte til mini-præfabrikerede huse! Tag et kig! Smartfinancetips Lær mere Undo After eight seasons in Carolina, he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres ahead of the 2018–19 campaign, where he notched a career-high 40 goals in his debut season with the team. In 2022–23, Skinner posted a career-best 82 points, including 35 goals and 47 assists. However, after inconsistent production and a hefty contract, the Sabres bought out the remainder of his deal in the summer of 2024. He then joined the Oilers on a one-year deal before testing free agency again this offseason. To date, Skinner has tallied 699 points (373 goals, 326 assists) in 1,078 career NHL games. Jeff Skinner's move to the San Jose Sharks provides both the player and team with a fresh opportunity. For San Jose, it's a low-risk addition of a seasoned scorer. For Skinner, it's a chance to keep contributing at the NHL level while helping guide a younger roster through a critical phase of transition. Also Read: Florida Panthers complete roster by re-signing Mackie Samoskevich For real-time updates, scores, and highlights, follow our live coverage of the India vs England Test match here. Catch Manika Batra's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 3. Watch Here!
