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Regatta Resilience and Digital Shift | Toronto News
The Royal St. Johns Regatta, North America’s oldest continuous sporting event since 1818, faced a wind delay but powered through—championship races still hitting the schedule at 6:30 and 7 p.m. The event’s cultural weight is so big it even triggers a municipal holiday in St. John’s, though weather can flip the date—locals joke it’s “Regatta roulette.” Families flood Quidi Vidi Lake for games, food trucks, and boat races, with kids like Brooklyn Tooke winning prizes and artists like Brenda Reid and Lacy James capturing the action. The regatta committee’s pushing to grow men’s…
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