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Best of Because News: Best Sport Stories

Released Wednesday, 27th March 2024
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0:00

Sometimes when the moment is right and

0:02

the sparks fly, dating

0:04

can be magic. But

0:06

even the most romantic connection can get

0:09

a little awkward. And the dog's

0:11

kind of watching us at this point and so

0:13

it's starting to lick my ear. True

0:15

Dating Stories is the new CBC podcast

0:17

that explores the messy corners of romance.

0:20

Real life tales told by the people who live them.

0:23

I'm tied up on this dude's bed and

0:25

there's nobody around to help. True

0:27

Dating Stories is available from CBC Listen or

0:29

wherever you get your podcasts. This

0:34

is a CBC Podcast. Spike

0:38

the hike, axe the tax. You've

0:41

got the moon moving directly in front of the

0:43

sun. The Niagara region is in the path

0:45

of totality. Because

0:47

News. Gavin Crawford. Hey

0:52

there and

0:54

welcome to Because News. I'm Gavin Crawford

0:56

and as you can hear, I've given

0:58

our audience a break for Easter so

1:01

they can get a jump on dying

1:03

their eggs. Or if you're

1:05

not Easter peeps, just cook some

1:07

eggs. Or maybe freeze your eggs. Whatever

1:09

you want to do. Point is, spring

1:12

has sprung and it's a nice

1:14

time of year to get outside and be

1:16

sporty. That's why with

1:18

baseball season kicking off and the

1:20

NHL, PWHL and NBA playoffs just

1:23

around the corner, we

1:25

felt the need to contribute something

1:27

to the national sports conversation. Which

1:29

if you listen to this show a lot, you

1:32

know, isn't always easy for us. So

1:34

in desperation, we dug through the archives

1:36

and over the next half hour, you'll

1:38

hear four shining examples of sports stories

1:40

because news actually covered pretty

1:43

well. You'll

1:46

hear some stories about wrestling,

1:48

tobogganing, powerlifting and one particularly

1:51

intriguing sport known as Fingal's

1:53

Fingers. But up

1:55

first, a news story from last April about a

1:57

man from Barrie, Ontario who made headlines for

2:00

a pretty big flex. Spotting

2:02

me on this one, our comedians, Fiona

2:04

O'Brien, Chris Siddiqui, and Adjournis Charlie.

2:08

Final this week at 27-year-old man

2:10

from Barrie, Ontario did something no

2:12

other Canadian has ever done before.

2:15

Have a listen. I knew that I had to

2:18

load five Atlas stones to be able to win. When

2:20

that last stone hit the platform is when I

2:22

knew that the title was mine. Atlas

2:25

stones are massively heavy

2:28

round boulders. Knowing

2:30

that, any idea what title he won? Yeah,

2:33

the big guys always have to pick those up and put

2:35

them in a basket. Big man,

2:37

he got a big man. He got

2:39

a big man award. Yeah, big man

2:41

award. Big man of beer. He's a

2:44

strong man. Biggest man of all time.

2:46

Biggest man. Biggest hernia of all time.

2:48

Yeah. He passed

2:50

that many stones. He's a

2:52

big man. He's the most torn ACL of

2:55

all time. Big

2:57

man award is not correct. The

3:00

global news headline reads, Canadian clinches

3:02

the title of world's strongest man.

3:05

For the first time ever. From

3:07

Barrie? Yeah. He's

3:10

strong to come from Barrie. He's understandable. He's

3:13

27 and he's from Barrie and he's the

3:15

world's strongest man. And

3:17

I'm the world's weakest. Atlas

3:21

stones is just one of the many events in

3:24

the strongest man competition. Other events include

3:26

the log ladder, shield carry and Conan's

3:28

wheel. Whoa, cool. Mitchell,

3:31

the moose, Hooper did especially well

3:33

in Atlas stones. What

3:35

other two feats of strengths did he

3:37

completely own? He

3:39

rearranged Stonehenge and

3:43

he brought all of the groceries

3:45

in from the car in one

3:47

go. Yeah. That's

3:50

a man. That's impressive. Very

3:53

impressive. Grocery run is not correct.

3:56

Jonas, what two feats? Hit the strengths

3:58

to deadlifts strength to

4:00

not spoil succession for anyone. That's

4:03

personal stuff. You

4:05

get a half point for that. Deadlift Machine was one of

4:07

them. Chris, what was

4:09

the other? The other? I had holding in

4:12

a fart on a crowded bus. That's

4:15

right. The feet of strength. Yeah, that's hard. Or

4:17

trying not to cry at all those

4:20

videos of people who are getting hearing

4:22

aids and hearing for the first time.

4:24

That's a toughie. Very

4:27

good guesses. Neither correct. He

4:30

excelled at Deadlift Machine and

4:32

also Bus Hall. Bus Hall.

4:36

He pulled a bus 100 feet by hand in 30 seconds.

4:40

He should work for the TTC. Yeah, he's

4:42

wearing a car. They need him. Yeah, he'd

4:44

get him moving faster. Mitchell

4:47

Hooper did have trouble with one event, however.

4:49

Have a listen to his evaluation of

4:51

his performance. The third

4:53

event, I finished mid-pack, but with historically a

4:55

very good result. So getting all those five

4:58

fingers was not an easy feat. Getting

5:00

all those five fingers was not an easy feat.

5:04

It's not me who's making the sexual right.

5:07

It was them. Yeah, that time. He's talking

5:10

about an event that is called Fingal Fingers.

5:13

What is Fingal Fingers? It's

5:15

the most prostate exams given in

5:18

under 10 minutes. Chris?

5:22

Fingal Fingers are what you get after

5:24

you carry all the grocery bags. And

5:28

then you look and you're

5:30

like, yeah! Fingal Fingers! It's

5:34

not horribly deformed hand from carrying the groceries, so

5:36

that's a very good guess. It

5:38

is when contestants have to flip a

5:41

series of giant hinged poles over.

5:43

There's five poles. They make up the fingers and have

5:45

to flip them upright and then over. And each pole

5:48

weighs from 300 to 400 pounds. Wow.

5:51

Oh my god. Why? That's a good

5:53

question. Can they put their

5:56

strengths to more effective use? Well, maybe I'll

5:58

ask you. this

6:00

question then, if you could tailor the

6:02

competition to your own specific skills, what

6:04

speed of strength do you think you

6:06

would excel at? Can Prisca Deke play

6:08

visual games without eating while going to

6:11

the washer for 24 hours straight?

6:14

Yes! Yay! Extremely

6:16

successful! Mitchell

6:22

the moose hooper also owns a kinesiology clinic

6:24

in Barrie. If you go to his website

6:26

you will see that it features a mantra.

6:30

What is the strongman's mantra?

6:33

Reproduce with the moose? Okay.

6:36

Chris. I'm

6:40

the reason why Barrie is so dangerous. Yes,

6:45

I thought it might be like lift, laugh, love, but

6:48

no. It

6:51

is. His mantra is lift heavy, be

6:53

kind. Oh. Everybody

6:56

loves a moose now. Yeah. Yeah.

7:00

The world's strongest man competition features different

7:02

unusual events from year to year. For

7:04

example, there's something called Titan's turntable. What

7:07

is required of the athletes in Titan's

7:09

turntable? Oh, cool. This is some sweet

7:12

tunes in the dance floor, man. Giant

7:15

records. Maybe

7:17

they're moving like equipment for clubs

7:19

from club to club, those giant

7:21

speaker systems. It

7:24

is when athletes spin an antique locomotive

7:26

seated upon a massive train turntable

7:28

180 degrees.

7:30

Wow. So it's like a

7:33

man and he's carrying a train. They're not

7:35

carrying. The train is on a big roundabout

7:38

and he has to push the turntable around.

7:40

You know when Thomas the tank engine would

7:42

be like, gotcha going? Oh, thanks for speaking

7:44

on my reference level. It's no longer fat

7:47

controller, it's tough controller. Thomas

7:51

was spun around by tough controller.

7:56

Mitchell the moose. Gordon

7:58

Wasn't happy. Make

8:01

me that has a tendency

8:04

to be termed. Ranges

8:07

said Married. Panel

8:11

You haven't lived until you've seen the strongest man

8:14

in the world do something known as the car

8:16

walk. Can you describe what

8:18

you think the car walk event looks

8:20

like? He's. Carrying.

8:22

Cars and the roads. Close.

8:25

A village. It just looks like this.

8:30

Is. A giddy about the

8:32

Point is when athletes climb inside a hollowed

8:34

out car, stick their head of through the

8:37

sunroof and run it down a twenty five

8:39

meter course. But

8:45

high carbon footprint must this is so

8:47

small. As the most advice the most

8:49

environmental Next to the bus hall. The

8:52

car walk isn't the tories li difficult. How

8:55

did twenty teams winner the

8:57

Icelandic Strongman fast or Bjorn

8:59

Son describe his feelings after

9:01

winning the car Was actually

9:03

have seen this interview and

9:06

this is exactly what he

9:08

said in his voice: m.

9:11

T Girlies. Oh

9:13

my gosh that was hard best the that

9:15

was the heaviest thing I've had some lives

9:17

since I'm six boyfriend I might need an

9:19

app or us Brits after this one. Let's

9:24

see if you're correct. Here is

9:26

what beards and said. Thirty

9:30

yards, A man who

9:32

saw what? Was

9:35

it. Or so

9:37

does bring. Us.

9:41

Attorney. The

9:49

answer is I feel fresh so I'm giving a

9:52

Jonathan has. Flexing

9:58

their comedic muscles. That was. to

10:00

Johnna's Charlie, Fiona O'Brien, and Chris

10:02

Adiki. Because

10:07

news. Coming

10:09

up next, a news story we went to

10:11

the mat for. Professional Wrestling

10:13

made headlines last year with a

10:16

potential huge transformation that had Andrew

10:18

Fung starve run the burbs, pounding

10:20

the ropes with excitement. Here

10:22

he is with fellow comedian, Jankar Wanna,

10:24

and author, Monica Heise. Panel,

10:28

it's time for wrestling news.

10:31

No. Yes. I've

10:34

waited for six years on this show

10:37

to do a round on wrestling. Finally,

10:39

we're here. A major rumor is

10:41

circulating in the media about world

10:44

wrestling entertainment, better known as WWE.

10:47

It seems as though wrestling is about

10:49

to add something new. What

10:52

is being introduced to the wrestling world, possibly?

10:54

Do you want the joke answer? Do you

10:56

want the real answer? Why not both? Are

10:59

the guys gonna start making sounds

11:01

like in women's tennis? More

11:06

grunting? Yeah. Effortful

11:08

sounds. I'd watch wrestling. Andrew,

11:11

what is coming to wrestling? It's watch

11:13

betting. The headline from

11:16

the Toronto Star is WWE Intox to

11:18

introduce betting on scripted

11:20

wrestling matches. Sure.

11:22

I mean, do you think most people

11:24

know that the WWE is fake?

11:28

Yeah. Like they've come out and said it.

11:30

Like we've seen movies like The Wrestler and

11:32

they just said- Do

11:34

you name another wrestling mate? And

11:36

he's like, he's put it off there. The Wrestler

11:38

2? But

11:41

like they've come out and said it, right? Yes,

11:43

it's public. The storylines are dreamed up by writers

11:45

and the winners are pre-planned. One

11:47

site called wrestling a soap opera for

11:49

men. Yeah,

11:52

it is. Betting on events where the outcome

11:54

is already known is illegal. So

11:58

the WWE will have to prove. to the

12:00

US state regulators that the secrets

12:02

will not get out. What

12:04

is the WWE going to do to make

12:06

sure no one finds out the winner in

12:09

advance? Is it two

12:11

accountants from Pricewaterhouse and

12:13

each wrestler an envelope just like at the

12:15

Oscars before they come out? You

12:18

are correct for the point. What? What?

12:21

Andrew Fung? What? They

12:23

have reportedly hired Ernst & Young.

12:27

The firm of Ernst & Young. They

12:30

are the accounting firm that keeps the Oscar winners

12:32

secret in advance. Well, that makes sense because people

12:35

do bet on the Oscars, right? But I mean,

12:37

do two nerds with a briefcase really stand

12:40

a chance against WWE

12:42

fans? I

12:44

want to see the accountants from Ernst & Young

12:46

come out with a briefcase bet they're jacked

12:49

and their suits have no arms.

12:53

Maybe that's the twist. They are part

12:55

of it? They're also wrestlers and it's like,

12:57

but it goes a team, Ernst

13:00

& Young. That was

13:02

already a thing, Gavin. Call

13:04

Money Inc. with the million dollar man Ted

13:06

DiBiase and Erwin R. Shicer, IRS. That

13:09

was already a thing. Stop trying to be fun.

13:11

It's real, Gavin. Sorry. I

13:13

didn't realize pretend accountants was a

13:15

part of wrestling. According

13:20

to CNBC, which broke the story, the

13:22

WWE will also have to make sure

13:24

that the wrestlers themselves will not spill

13:26

the beans. How will they make

13:28

sure that the wrestlers keep their

13:30

mouths shut? Before they

13:32

hire you, you have to submit

13:34

a bunch of photos of you

13:36

in a cancelable situation and

13:39

they put it in the vault. So if you reveal the results,

13:41

they're like, uh oh, we got

13:43

to share this photo and then you

13:45

get canceled. Monica? I

13:48

was thinking you could hide the

13:50

information on like a late page in

13:52

a very big, thick book. I

13:55

don't think that the wrestlers are probably big

13:57

readers. I mean, I guess. I

14:00

was getting this match. That's a terrible stereotype, but there's

14:02

some really good... Uh, there was a restaurant in the

14:04

90s called The Genius, who was a university professor. So

14:07

Monica, we get it, okay? It's not

14:09

gonna be funny. The genius? His name

14:11

was The Genius. Lanny Pofo, it was

14:13

Macho Man Randy Savage's brother. Oh

14:16

yeah. What did

14:18

he dress like? He had, he had like

14:20

a university gown, and like a hat, and

14:22

he came out, and he was... See, such

14:24

a genius, he just graduated. No,

14:28

it was such a genius who perpetually graduated. Like

14:30

every day he had a new degree. Okay. Introducing

14:33

The Genius wrestler, it's The Reader.

14:37

His batch phrases. We're

14:43

really fixing wrestling. What

14:47

they are going to do is apparently they are

14:49

just not gonna tell the wrestlers who wins until

14:51

right before the match. That sometimes

14:54

happens now though. So like, when

14:56

Undertaker had the streak at WrestleMania, they didn't tell

14:58

Brock Lesnar that he was gonna pin The Undertaker

15:01

until like right before he came out, and that

15:03

was a big surprise. Oh my God, Brock would

15:05

hate that. They

15:08

could also just put a thing in their ear, and then

15:11

like while they're wrestling, they can go, okay, now you win. I

15:16

hate to be that person. The referee does have

15:18

one of those pieces right now, and he or she does call it in

15:20

the ring sometimes when

15:22

there's like a swerve. Well, I don't see what the problem is here.

15:25

Sounds like wrestling hasn't changed in any way. Alright,

15:28

now it looks like it's time to start betting. The

15:31

Toronto Star ran an article that said, if

15:33

betting on wrestling is allowed, betting on this

15:35

might be next. What's coming after

15:38

betting on wrestling? Well, if wrestling is

15:40

a male soap opera, then just

15:42

soap operas. You'll

15:44

just be like, is she getting out of the coma?

15:46

I've got a tenor on it. The

15:51

correct answer is they think it's going

15:53

to be TV shows. You'll be able

15:55

to bet on TV shows. Oh yeah,

15:57

get some bets on Vanderpump Rules, right?

16:01

Someone made a lot of money last week. Yeah,

16:03

what would be your TV bet?

16:06

I would want a bet to see if

16:09

Greg and the husband guy

16:11

on Succession smooch. I'm

16:13

waiting for it. I feel like that's a solid

16:15

bet. Is that a bet or a wish? Can't

16:19

it be Bo? That

16:21

was Jan Karwana, Andrew Fung and Monica

16:24

Heise. We

16:28

recorded that in March of 2023. Talk

16:51

to us. Say

16:53

the name of the other podcast. There's

16:55

a bonus podcast that comes up with

16:57

a podcast called Help Tony Ho. Tony

17:00

Ho Season 3, available now on CBC Listen and

17:02

everywhere you get your podcasts. As

17:05

I mentioned, baseball season is upon us and that

17:07

means we just passed the first anniversary of some

17:09

huge changes that were made to the game. This

17:12

time last year, baseball purists were

17:14

up in arms about rule changes

17:17

introduced to speed up the notoriously

17:19

lengthy ball games. To explore

17:21

that story, we assembled one of our

17:23

sportiest panels ever. Noted baseball

17:26

fan, Alice Moran, person who once

17:28

watched part of a baseball game,

17:30

Chris Sandiford, and the guy

17:32

who helped write the dictionary, Tom

17:34

Howell. Panel,

17:37

it's time for a sports

17:39

round. That's great. And

17:43

on this show, that can only mean

17:45

one thing, musical theatre, if

17:47

you will. Have a listen

17:49

to this revamped Gilbert and Sullivan

17:51

Patter song and be ready to

17:53

get your sports on. major

18:00

league. I'm constantly evolving so the fans will never feel

18:02

fatigued. In short, he is no great boss freak. There

18:04

is no reason to critique. I am the very model

18:06

of the very modern major league. He is the very

18:08

model of... No. I know

18:11

the record breakers and the games that

18:13

were historical. World Series 2016 was the

18:15

bestest categorical. I've introduced a timer so

18:17

the game is less monotonous. And

18:21

altered all the bases so they now are much more

18:23

cautious. And altered all the bases so they now are

18:25

much more cautious. And altered all the bases so they

18:28

now are much more cautious. And altered all the bases

18:30

so they now are much

18:36

more cautious.

18:39

Very well.

18:41

And that's opening at the Winter

18:44

Garden. There is your musical theater.

18:46

What headline was I singing about?

18:48

Cotton. The cotton game that

18:50

baseball is going to be replaced with a cotton

18:52

ball so that it's quieter.

18:56

That is a good guess. I happen to know that

18:58

they're adding... You know how they have the seventh inning

19:00

stretch? Well they're adding things to all the innings.

19:02

You know, the first inning flirt, the second inning slap,

19:04

the third inning therapy. I can do

19:06

them all. The fourth inning face feel.

19:09

The fifth inning feel criticism is my

19:11

favorite. The sixth inning

19:13

sleighbell. Seventh inning stretch of course. And the

19:15

eighth inning... Well that's free period. And

19:18

then ninth inning we just do... Childspose. Childspose,

19:20

there we go. Alice

19:22

Moran. They are changing up some

19:25

of the rules of baseball. You're

19:27

correct. The headline from the

19:29

Los Angeles Times is how four rule

19:32

changes will impact Major League

19:34

Baseball in 2023. Major

19:36

League Baseball has made a number of changes

19:38

this season so the sport can be more

19:40

appealing to younger fans. The

19:42

most notable change is that they are making

19:45

something bigger. What has recently

19:47

swollen in baseball? Gosh.

19:50

Obviously it's the ball because that's the part that

19:52

you can't see in the nosebleeds. You know, they

19:54

made it so much bigger. It's like a beach

19:56

ball now. Beach ball? Exciting?

19:58

No, Alice? have made the

20:01

bases larger because the MLB thinks

20:03

we're all size queens. The

20:07

Associated Press headline reads Major League

20:09

Baseball's bigger bases could lead to

20:11

more steals, fewer injuries.

20:14

Oh, fewer injuries? Baseball

20:17

bases are now three inches bigger

20:19

on each side. Well, they're

20:21

older. Although

20:24

base size has remained consistent since the turn

20:26

of the century up until now, these

20:29

injuries were going up. Baseball

20:32

players' feet have been

20:34

growing over time, and

20:37

their big feet can't stay

20:39

on the tiny bases. That's very

20:41

cute. Well, you can think

20:43

about the turn of the century baseball, and it's a

20:46

lot of little guys out there. I

20:48

mean, people are going to... Have you seen baseball players

20:50

recently? They are... They're giant. Thank

20:52

you, Monsanto. Another

20:57

rule change has to do with making the

20:59

game shorter. What did Major League Baseball introduce

21:01

to speed up this notoriously long game? Lions.

21:05

I don't know if

21:08

you'd be able to say it the same way, and

21:10

I know this is not politically correct to say anymore,

21:12

but I find that when I'm in a large... Like,

21:14

I just think it's unnatural to have that many humans

21:16

all gathered in one place, and we see no one

21:18

get eaten. Good

21:22

guess, no. Two things. They've gotten rid

21:24

of the anthems, especially when they play in Canada. They've

21:26

got to sing two anthems. That's already eight hours

21:29

they're gone, and then they also added

21:31

a starter's pistol. They're pointing at the

21:33

players, baby. It is

21:35

not guns. Okay. It

21:38

is a pitch clock, and it tells the

21:40

pitcher that he has to pitch within a

21:42

certain time frame. It tells the pitcher that he

21:44

has to pitch within a certain time frame. I believe it's 20 seconds

21:47

when there's somebody on base, and 15 when

21:49

there's no one on base. You are correct for

21:51

the point. It is a pitch clock. It

21:54

would be good if they also had a pitch pipe. And

22:00

take me up to the ball game. Yes,

22:07

that is exactly correct. The pitchers have 15 seconds

22:09

to throw a pitch while the bases are empty

22:11

and 20 seconds, if there is anyone on base.

22:15

Hitters have 8 seconds to get

22:17

into position. What

22:19

happens if they don't make it

22:21

in time? Raaaaaaarrr. Thank

22:25

you, Tom. No jokes

22:27

today, only facts. It's a strike. You are

22:29

correct. It is a strike. If they don't

22:31

make it in time, it has already happened.

22:33

Have a listen to this call. They

22:36

have called strike three!

22:39

Wow! This is mayhem! Oh!

22:42

Automatic strike three called when the

22:44

bases loaded in a tight game

22:47

in the bottom of the ninth.

22:50

This is baseball in

22:52

2023. That's

22:54

the worst way to lose. I'd be so

22:56

mad! Alice says the country's

22:58

last remaining baseball fan. How does this make

23:00

you feel? That

23:06

was Chris Sandiford, Alice Moran and Tom

23:08

Howell in a round recorded almost exactly

23:10

one year ago. And if

23:12

you think those baseball changes were exciting, wait

23:14

until you see the new uniforms. Sad

23:21

as I am to do it, let's wrap

23:23

up this tribute to sports with an entirely

23:26

different kind of athletic endeavor. Some

23:28

might not consider this activity a sport at

23:30

all, but I've done it many times and

23:32

it does leave you out of breath and

23:34

takes an iron stomach to accomplish. What

23:37

is this mystery sport? I put

23:39

that question to Jan Karwan and Chris Adeke

23:41

along with Chargel Rasool. It

23:45

is time for Tape of the Week. Have

23:47

a listen to this Albertan who spoke to

23:49

CTV Edmonton about coming to grips with a

23:52

grim new reality. Today my

23:54

head is spinning. I am shocked. I

23:56

was aghast when I heard the news.

24:00

reason for them to remove it. Panel,

24:02

for a point, what is being removed from

24:04

Alberta that has this man a guest? The

24:07

giant dinosaur and drumheller. Ooh,

24:09

that's a good guess. No, something in the West

24:11

Edmonton Mall. You're right about that.

24:13

The body shop. The roller coaster. You

24:16

are correct for the point, Sharjal.

24:19

The headline from Global News reads,

24:21

West Edmonton Mall closes mind vendor

24:23

indoor roller coaster. Oh,

24:26

wow. West Edmonton Mall houses the world's

24:28

largest indoor theme park, home to the

24:30

now defunct mind vendor. Oh. It

24:33

was, in fact, the world's largest triple loop

24:35

indoor roller coaster. Oh. Wow.

24:38

Yeah. You heard the heartbroken man in

24:41

the CTV News story say there must be a brilliant

24:43

reason to remove it. What is that brilliant reason?

24:46

Condos. Condos in the

24:48

West Edmonton Mall. It

24:51

is not condos, Jan. Is it

24:53

anything like the Canadian entertainment industry

24:55

and it just realizes when you're

24:58

36, no one wants to ride you, so we got to get rid of you?

25:03

You're correct. It's too

25:05

old. They say

25:07

they are going to make way for newer and

25:09

more exciting attractions. Yeah,

25:16

that sounds about right. It

25:19

opened in 1985. In 1986, shortly

25:21

after it opened, there was a tragic accident

25:23

despite the fact that three people died on

25:25

the mind bender. The ride continued to operate

25:27

for 36 years. Oh

25:30

my God. You know another

25:32

accident in 1986? Me?

25:35

Come on. Have

25:38

you been on the mind bender? I have been

25:40

on the mind bender and I got my mind

25:42

bended. My

25:44

aunt and uncle lived in Edmonton, so I went up

25:47

there in the summer. So I actually rode the mind

25:49

bender the week after it opened. Oh, yeah. And

25:51

then the week after it reopened after

25:54

the people had died. And

25:59

me and my sister were like, The Rico on this

26:01

list a little like what I wrote.

26:03

This is a freaky enough for to

26:05

have a roller coaster inside. I think

26:07

that was the most serious thing with

26:09

right bluffing. Shouldn't be. It's a fireworks

26:12

display in your gym, right? Inside,

26:15

well better view. The Edmonton was

26:17

the only blaze looking to get

26:20

rid of through this week. Think

26:22

again. This week the City of

26:24

Ottawa, Ontario had a fierce debate

26:26

over whether or not to severely

26:28

restrict a certain exciting activity. What's

26:31

the thrill were some ah she

26:33

was city officials looking to ban

26:35

fireworks like sledding as it is

26:37

indeed sledding. Well known for the

26:40

planning. Bad line from Serum Radio

26:42

news reads: Ottawa City Council defeats

26:44

to bargaining ban. City

26:46

council considered banning sledding on all but

26:48

two municipal hills. The National Post called

26:51

this a conduct version of Footloose. Allow

26:55

partly because Known as a National

26:57

Post has seen. Snow

27:01

in. The

27:17

proposal was overturned this weekend.

27:19

Council one local media outlet

27:21

described the council's debate in

27:23

vivid toboggan in tournaments. For

27:25

the point, how to describe

27:27

the debates? I'm here. To

27:30

debate on public to bothering went

27:32

downhill quickly with many bumps along

27:35

the way. The

27:37

article read A debate in the

27:39

council chambers on banning to bargaining

27:41

went downhill quickly. that

27:49

a surgery so needy and shankar

27:52

wanna and we have reached the

27:54

bottom of our hill thanks for

27:56

listening because he's written a breeze

27:59

by sen David Carroll, Phil

28:01

Lunn, Jess Klimowski and me, Gavin

28:03

Crawford.

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