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➢ The provincial government is taking a regional approach for Phase 2 of reopening Ontario

A total of 34 regions of the province will be allowed to move onto Phase 2 starting Friday.

Those not permitted to move onto Phase 2 include the Windsor-Essex region, Sarnia-Lambton, Toronto, Durham, Halton, Haldimand-Norfolk, Peek, York, Niagara and Hamilton.

A number of things will be allowed to reopen including hair cutting businesses, restaurant patios and all places of worship which will be limited to no more than 30 per cent of the building capacity.

➢ A Mom in California posted a video on TikTok after a random woman scolded her for letting her kids drive around in a Power Wheel even though they don’t have a driver’s license.

➢ In many countries, Fridays are the least likely day for workers to call in sick. People are much happier and likely to go to work on Fridays. Fridays also tend to be the day where the workplace atmosphere is most social and positive. On the other hand, Monday is the most common sick day. Except in Australia, where the most common sick day is Tuesday

THIS WEEK’S NETFLIX (Canada) RELEASES:
➢ June 9:
• “Modern Family: Seasons 9-10” (Comedy):  The ninth and tenth seasons of the show are added to the first eight, which are already on Netflix.

➢ June 10:
• “Lenox Hill” (Netflix Documentary):  An intimate look at the lives of four doctors — two brain surgeons, an emergency room physician, and a chief resident — as they navigate the highs and lows of working at New York City’s renowned Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

➢ June 12:
• “Da 5 Bloods” (Military Drama):  Spike Lee’s newest film tells the story of four African-American Vietnam vets searching for the remains of their fallen squad leader, as they confront the lasting ravages of the Vietnam War.

➢ A little girl asked her dad to come splash around in a puddle with her, so he did.  Here’s what that sounded like.  (This was one of the top trending videos yesterday.)

TODAY IS……………….

• “Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day”, honoring the popular pie that mixes the sweet and the tart. Rhubarb is a very old plant. Earliest records date back to 2700 BC in China where it was cultivated for medicinal purposes.

• “Pet Memorial Day”, is an opportunity to celebrate the lives of our pets that have a special place in our hearts forever

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

Kenny Chesney‘s “Don’t Happen Twice” went to Number One in 2001

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FORBES 2020 HIGHEST-PAID CELEBRITIES:
1. Kylie Jenner ($590 million): Sold 51% of Kylie Cosmetics, pocketed $540 million.

2. Kanye West ($170 million):  His deal with Adidas launched him into billionaire-hood.
3. Roger Federer ($106.3 million):  The world’s highest-paid athlete for the first time, thanks to a portfolio of lucrative endorsement deals.
4. Christiano Ronaldo ($105 million):  $45 million in endorsements didn’t hurt.
5. Lionel Messi ($104 million):  $80 million in salary, plus he launched his own clothing line and opened a retail outlet in the past year.

• Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton — are among the highest-paid celebrities of 2020, according to Forbes magazine. Bryan comes in at #62 with earnings of earning $45.5 million in the last 12 months. Shelton is at #70, earning an estimated $43.5 million

FOUR RANDOM FACTS

1. Cashews are the only nut that you can’t buy in its shell . . . because the shells are toxic.

2. “Jay” used to be slang for “foolish person.” So, when a pedestrian ignored street signs, he was referred to as a “jaywalker.”
3. Ceiling fans were invented in the 1860s and were powered by running water, a turbine, and belts.

4. McDonald’s second-biggest market is France.  The U.S. is number one.

GOOD NEWS

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of therapy dogs have gone digital to help kids with their reading skills.

The organization based out of Washington, D.C. that, among its services, allows kids to read out loud to a therapy dog to help develop their reading skills and gain confidence while doing so.

In less trying times, the kids and dogs would meet at a Washington-area library, but due to COVID-19, the program has moved to the video-conferencing app Zoom.

Each reader is paired with two dogs who listen to the story during the 30-minute sessions.

The director of the program says “The dogs don’t care if you mispronounce or stutter over a word,”. The dogs also help the children cope with the isolation of staying at home during the pandemic.

Because it’s gone virtual, the program is now available to Canadians as well.

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BIRTHDAYS

[59] Michael J Fox, actor

[57] Johnny Depp, actor

[39] Natalie Portman, actress

PHASE TWO FOR ONTARIO

The provincial government is taking a regional approach for Phase 2 of reopening Ontario

A total of 34 regions of the province will be allowed to move onto Phase 2 starting Friday.

Those not permitted to move onto Phase 2 include the Windsor-Essex region, Sarnia-Lambton, Toronto, Durham, Halton, Haldimand-Norfolk, Peek, York, Niagara and Hamilton.

Businesses and services that will be permitted to reopen with proper health and safety measures in place in regions entering Stage 2 include:

-Outdoor dine-in services at restaurants, bars and other establishments, including patios, curbside, parking lots and adjacent properties

-Select personal and personal care services including hair cutting services.

-Shopping malls under existing restrictions, including food services reopening for take-out and outdoor dining only

-Tour and guide services

-Water recreational facilities such as outdoor splash pads and wading pools, and all swimming pools

-Beach access and additional camping at Ontario Parks -Camping at private campgrounds

-Drive-in and drive-through venues for theatres, concerts, animal attractions and cultural appreciation, such as art installations

Regardless of whether a region has moved to Stage 2, the province will also increase the limit on social gatherings from five to 10 people across the province starting on Friday. Additionally, all places of worship in Ontario will be permitted to open limited to no more than 30 per cent of the building capacity.

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LOCKDOWNS ARE MAKING CHILDREN MORE OBESE DUE TO POORER DIETS

Coronavirus lockdowns are unfortunately affecting kids in a negative way—they’re worsening childhood obesity. The issue is that kids are doing less physical activity and also eating poorer diets. University of Buffalo researchers found that obese kids in Italy actually ate more junk food and watched more TV at the expense of physical activity during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Compared with the same time last year, the kids ate one extra meal and added nearly five hours of screen time per day, and at the same time cut physical activity by more than two hours per week. The lockdown also allowed obese kids to sleep for an extra half hour compared to what they would normally sleep. Study co-author, Professor Myles Faith, says, “Children and teens struggling with obesity are placed in an unfortunate position of isolation that appears to create an unfavorable environment for maintaining healthy lifestyle behaviors.

Recognizing these adverse collateral effects of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown is critical in avoiding the depreciation of hard-fought weight control efforts among youths afflicted with excess weight.”

TUESDAY JUNE 9^TH  

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

[59] Michael J Fox, actor

[57] Johnny Depp, actor

[39] Natalie Portman, actress

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1. The provincial government is taking a regional approach for Phase 2 of reopening Ontario

A total of 34 regions of the province will be allowed to move onto Phase 2 starting Friday.

Those not permitted to move onto Phase 2 include the Windsor-Essex region, Sarnia-Lambton, Toronto, Durham, Halton, Haldimand-Norfolk, Peek, York, Niagara and Hamilton.

A number of things will be allowed to reopen including hair cutting businesses, restaurant patios and all places of worship which will be limited to no more than 30 per cent of the building capacity.

2. A middle school in Minneapolis was already struggling to make sure students got enough to eat during the pandemic.  Then the grocery stores were looted during the protests.  So they put out a request, hopingto get 85 meal kits donated . . . and THOUSANDS of people answered the call.  By Sunday morning, the entire front lawn of the school was covered with bags of food.  One of the organizers said a parent came up with the idea, and volunteers from a child hunger charity showed up to help deal with all the donations.

3. Today is National Donald Duck Day, and also his 86th birthday.  He made his debut on June 9th, 1934 in a cartoon called “The Wise Little Hen.”  It featured a chicken character looking for someone to help her plant corn.  But Donald was too lazy and pretended to have a stomach ache.

4. Ever heard of the “dorkfish”?  Here’s comedian Bill Engvall to explain.

FAT CAT, ROUND HOUND:
It seems people aren’t the only ones who are packing on the pounds during the coronavirus quarantine. According to a new survey, about 33% of pets have beefed up since the lockdown started in March. (They asked the owners, not the pets.)

The survey found that 25% of people say their pet has only gained “a little weight”, while 8% said that their furry friends “gained a lot of weight”. How does this happen? 40% of respondents said they are feeding their pets more snacks and treats these days.

And similar to humans who are struggling to stick to a regular exercise routine while confined to their homes, it seems that park closures and spending more time indoors are also affecting the waistlines of our pets.

BRAD PAISLEY SAYS QUARANTINE HAS SPARKED CREATIVITY

The COVID-19 pandemic has given us all a lot of quality family time, and for artists and songwriters, it has also offered plenty of time to create new music. Brad Paisley, for one, is taking the opportunity to write and record songs. [“I think the music that’s gonna be made during this, and I know myself creatively, I’m taking advantage of this, and not all songs will be shaped at all by this but they will certainly be a product of having the time to do these things right now, and I think there’ll be some real creativity come out of this from not just me but a lot of different people when this is all said and done. I expect an album when I’m done. I think I will have one. I’m four or five songs in to this project I think.”]

Brad will be on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): TONIGHT

OLD DOMINION SHARE SOME PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS

Old Dominion have shared some previously unreleased tracks that were originally recorded for past projects. The three songs are “I’m On It,” which was recorded originally to be on the band’s debut album Meat And Candy, but ended but being replaced for their hit “Song For Another Time” last minute, “Can’t Get You,” the studio version that was replaced for a live version on their sophomore offering Happy Endings, and “Goes Without Saying,” a song from an independent EP recorded before signing a record deal. The tracks are available digitally everywhere.

Old Dominion lead singer Matthew Ramsey [“When we were growing up, the bands that we idolized sometimes would release songs that didn’t make the album, and rarities and B-sides and things like that, so we thought it might be cool to hear some music that didn’t make the first two albums. We’ve got a collection of songs that we’ve been teasing a little bit on socials and stuff, but we want to let you guys listen to the whole thing, so they’re a little raw, a little unpolished, but happy to get some new, technically old, music out.”]

Some Country Stars Are Itching to Go Back on Tour . . . Others, Not So Much

Taste of Country has been asking country stars how they’ve been coping since the pandemic ground touring to a halt.  Some are cautiously waiting it out while others are busting at the seams to get back out there.  Here are a few responses:

Trace Adkins:  “I’d like to get back to work, doing what I love to do, working with my guys.  I’m not stir crazy, I’m staying busy doing things, but I’d like to get back to work.”

Craig Morgan:  “I’m nervous for people in our business.  I think there’s gonna be a lot of people, a lot of artists, a lot of musicians, publishers, even labels to some degree, that won’t survive this.”

Chase Rice:  “In six months, they gotta let us go play.  You gotta keep people safe . . . [but] they gotta let us go play and the people that are healthy can decide if they want to come or not. That’s what the American constitution is about is us having the choice.”

Clay Walker: “Since I have multiple sclerosis, my risk of mortality with this is double what a normal person’s is.  So it’s definitely got my attention.  Especially after Joe Diffie dying and seeing John Prine [pass away.]  I really regret the fact that we’re seeing people politicize this.  It’s the last thing that we need.”

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This post was written by Dave Palmer