The federal government has announced that it will be closing all in-person Service Canada centres across the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The easiet way to access these services, such as an application for EI, continues to be online by visiting the\u00a0government\u2019s website<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is cautioning Canadians to be wary of a \u201ctext scam\u201d aimed at exploiting people who are looking to apply for the new emergency aid benefit.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the pre-announced billions in revamped emergency benefits for Canadians who are now unemployed, or off work because of the pandemic, Trudeau told people to beware of any suspicious text messages about the new Emergency Response Benefit.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Premier Doug Ford had a strong message for stores and people that are price gouging \u201cwe\u2019re coming for you\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reporter Deion Broxton knew it was time to pack up his camera and move on when a herd of roaming bison moved closer to him as he was shooting a story outside of Yellowstone National Park. Wildlife experts say it was the right thing to do.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Taylor Swift<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Ariana Grande<\/strong>\u00a0are sending cash to fans who are struggling financially.\u00a0 Taylor sent $3,000 to a fan who made a post on Tumblr, saying she was worried about her living situation in New York City, because she couldn’t work.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ariana has also been secretly doing the same thing. \u00a0She’s supposedly sent\u00a0between $500 and $1,000 through Venmo to more than 20 fans who are struggling with the quarantine shutdowns.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kylie Jenner<\/strong>\u00a0just donated\u00a0$1 million, which will be used to buy hundreds of thousands of face masks, face shields, and other protective gear for healthcare professionals working the frontlines. Angelina Jolie<\/strong>\u00a0donated\u00a0$1 million to a charity that provides meals to kids who rely on school lunches . . . but who aren’t at school during the quarantine.<\/p>\n ___________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2008 [12] Country singer Trace Adkins is one of the finalists on Season 7 of \u201cThe Celebrity Apprentice\u201d, but loses the battle to TV personality\/tabloid editor Piers Morgan<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Shania Twain<\/strong>‘s\u00a0Come On Over\u00a0album was certified for shipments of 19 million units, the highest total ever awarded a country album, in 2002.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n COVID UPDATES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n There’s a video going viral of people in Atlanta\u00a0out on their balconies, giving a round of applause to healthcare workers during a shift change.\u00a0 And buildings all across the U.K. turned blue last night to thank doctors and nurses for how hard they’re working.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A company called Prisma Health came up with a “splitter” that lets\u00a04 patients used one ventilator\u00a0at the same time.\u00a0 The FDA rushed the approval, and now they’re sharing it with hospitals all over the world.\u00a0 Also, the company behind Dyson vacuum cleaners\u00a0designed a new ventilator in 10 days, and they’re making 15,000 of them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A 19-year-old woman in the U.K. is spending her time in quarantine\u00a0calling her exes to see what went wrong\u00a0. . . and now she’s sharing the results.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A guy in Milwaukee went viral after he used a remote-control car to\u00a0deliver a beer\u00a0to his neighbor.\u00a0 The video has racked up millions of views.\u00a0 He says he’s glad it has put a smile on people’s faces.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A 13-year-old kid in Virginia has been making facemasks with his\u00a0parent\u2019s 3-D printer.\u00a0 He got the instructions for free online, and says it’s the first time he’s been able to make something that’s actually useful.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A student at\u00a0Berklee School of Music\u00a0got 74 of her friends to perform the Burt Bacharach song,\u00a0“What the World Needs Now Is Love”<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 They all recorded their parts from home, and the end result is pretty incredible.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>_____________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A\u00a0woman gave birth at a Walmart\u00a0in Missouri . . . and it was in the toilet paper aisle.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Another customer who works as a labor nurse sprang into action and donned gloves she was carrying in her pocket while Hinkle and other workers alerted authorities and blocked off the aisle to give the woman some privacy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Firefighters arrived in time\u00a0to assist the nurse with the delivery and the mother and child were taken to a local hospital after the birth. The manager said she spoke to the woman\u00a0 and both mother and baby are doing well.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [57] Quentin Tarantino, film producer-writer-<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n SATURDAY- <\/strong>Reba McEntire is 65<\/p>\n Rodney Atkins is 51;<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________________\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Stop Flushing These Things Down the Toilet<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Let’s take a second to review the top things you should NOT be flushing . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n CITY WARNS AGAINST USING T-SHIRTS FOR TOILET PAPER <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Toilet paper is a bit hard to find at the moment, and it has people turning to alternatives. Nothing\u2019s wrong with that, as long as your don\u2019t flush whatever you use after the fact. Officials in Redding, California are telling residents \u201cBag it, don\u2019t flush it,\u201d after somebody almost caused an issue on Wednesday (March 18th) when they wiped with cut-up T-shirts and then flushed them. Authorities say the T-shirts clogged pumps at a sewer station, causing a pump to back up. Officials warn that sewer backups can cause fecal matter back up into toilets, sinks, and tubs. They add that people also shouldn\u2019t flush items such as napkins, paper towels, and wet wipes\u2014even those that claim they are flushable on their packaging.<\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Two Fishermen Who Cheated in a Bass Tournament by Smuggling in Pre-Caught Fish <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Back in October of 2018, a 45-year-old guy named Robert Dennett and a 35-year-old guy named Kamron Wootton, both from Washington City, Utah, competed together in a bass fishing tournament.<\/p>\n The top prize was $2,500 for catching the five heaviest fish in two days.\u00a0 And after Robert and Kamron turned in their fish on the first day, they were in second place.<\/p>\n But they were soon disqualified . . . because the tournament officials noticed their bass didn’t look like ANY of the ones other people had been catching.\u00a0 Quote, “They had little heads and fatter bodies, indicating a different diet . . . [and] red fins, which indicated they’d undergone stress.”<\/p>\n And yes, it turned out Robert and Kamron had SMUGGLED in pre-caught bass from a reservoir in a different part of Utah.<\/p>\n There was a LONG investigation, but last week, both guys were charged with felony bribery or threat to influence a contest, plus some misdemeanor wildlife charges.\u00a0 The felony charge could get them each up to 5 years\u00a0in prison.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0____________________________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n DO YOU NEED TO CHANGE AND WASH YOUR CLOTHES AFTER VISITING THE GROCERY STORE?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Even during a global pandemic, you need to eat.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But should you be washing and changing your clothes after going to the grocery store? Sarah Fortune, a Harvard expert on immunology and infectious diseases says, \u201cThe average person should not worry about their clothing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you are a health-care provider and potentially subject to a high density of virus, the answer is different. But for most of us, it is all about our hands and face.\u201d Jean Dumois with John Hopkins adds, \u201cCoronaviruses in general last a lot longer on a solid, nonporous surface compared to porous fabrics.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Another expert says the average person doesn\u2019t necessarily need to wash their clothes more often than usual after visiting the grocery store, and that it actually would be more important to wash your hands after touching clothes that somebody coughed on.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0___________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY MARCH 27TH<\/sup> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [57] Quentin Tarantino, film producer-writer-<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n SATURDAY- <\/strong>Reba McEntire is 65;\u00a0 Rodney Atkins is 51<\/p>\n ——————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are at least 2.6 billion people worldwide on lockdown . . . that’s\u00a0more than the entire population\u00a0of the planet during World War Two.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yesterday, the U.S. passed an unfortunate milestone, and now has more confirmed cases than any other country\u00a0in the world. \u00a0There are more than 85,000 confirmed cases in the U.S. . . . and if we had more testing available, that number would certainly be higher.<\/p>\n Now, granted, the U.S. has the third-largest population in the world, so there are more people who COULD get the virus.\u00a0 Then again, China has a BILLION more people and fewer cases.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last night, Jimmy read a bunch of “I Knew I Had Cabin Fever When” tweets from viewers.\u00a0 (From “The Tonight Show” on Thursday, March 26, 2020)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tips from Astronauts on How to Self-Isolate Without Going Nuts<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Who knows more about self-isolating in a dangerous environment than ASTRONAUTS?<\/p>\n Former Space Station commander\u00a0Chris Hadfield<\/strong>\u00a0got on YouTube and\u00a0shared\u00a0some pointers on how to get through this without going nuts.\u00a0 And astronaut\u00a0Scott Kelly<\/strong>\u00a0shared some great tips too.<\/p>\n Like Hadfield says, “There’s never been a better time [in history] to self-isolate.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n Kip Moore Is Off the Grid Eating Frozen Meats and Learning Spanish<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Leave it to\u00a0KIP MOORE<\/strong>\u00a0to make us feel guilty about getting fat and sassy while social distancing.\u00a0 As we binge on Netflix and Oreos, his self-quarantine days involve eating right, rock climbing, and learning Spanish.\u00a0 He says quote, “I’m trying to eat right, take care of my body. \u00a0I’ve followed the guidelines of quarantining myself. \u00a0I’m trying to do everything asked of me. \u00a0I’m currently in the mountains and I’m rock climbing. \u00a0I’m completely solo.<\/p>\n “I’m off the grid. \u00a0I’ve stocked up on a lot of frozen meats. \u00a0I’ve got a little lodge up here in Kentucky, so I’m hanging out here, so that’s where I’m spending my time.”<\/p>\n As for learning Spanish. \u00a0It’s one thing to download the Duolingo app, which he did . . . but he’s been spending 45 minutes to an hour on it “every single morning.”<\/p>\n Kip teamed up with the Eat Well people to provide over 3,000 free meals to kids in middle Tennessee affected by school closures.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE\u2019S BRIAN KELLEY ON WHAT MAKES THEIR SONGWRITING DIFFERENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Florida Georgia Line<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0Brian Kelley<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Tyler Hubbard<\/strong>\u00a0are both songwriters and have been in the studio working on their next album. They say they make a conscious effort not to write the same song twice. Brian Kelley tells us more:\u00a0[<\/strong>I think for both of us the songwriting process is different every time. Sometimes it starts with literally, like, the title and then you kind of go from there. Sometimes it starts with a guitar lick. Sometimes it starts with maybe just a simple lyric. But I think we all just try to bring something fresh to the table every time and try to word it different, try to create melodies that are different, that feel fresh, and try to marry them together to where it makes sense, where the lyric and the melody just fit, and it feels good. Also, it\u2019s cool that we can write songs on buses, in hotel rooms, in the studio, in California, pretty much anywhere we go, you can write a song. And I think that also makes your content different. I remember starting a song in the bathroom one time because it sounded so good. I was playing the guitar,\u00a0And so you never know where it\u2019s gonna come from.]<\/p>\n FGL will release a new song, \u201cI Love My Country\u201d TODAY. It will be on their next album.<\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n TIM McGRAW, SHANIA TWAIN, CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO PERFORM ON ACM SPECIAL\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Tim McGraw, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Kane Brown & John Legend, Luke Bryan, Brandi Carlile, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Sheryl Crow, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Brad Paisley & Darius Rucker, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani<\/strong>, and\u00a0Keith Urban<\/strong>\u00a0are all confirmed to perform acoustically from the comfort of their own homes on\u00a0ACM Presents: Our Country<\/em>\u00a0next month. The special will be broadcast on CBS on Sunday, April 5th at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n The special will also honor 10-time ACM Award winner\u00a0Kenny Rogers\u00a0<\/strong>with performances by Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley and Darius Rucker.<\/p>\n The special will broadcast during the time slot previously scheduled for the\u00a055th Academy of Country Music Awards<\/em>, which will now be broadcast on Wednesday, Sept. 16th at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and streaming live and on demand on CBS All Access. The\u00a0ACM Awards\u00a0<\/em>will be hosted for the first time by reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 27th ","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":13677,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_img_display":"Yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mornings"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-02 06:15:51","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"react_link":"https:\/\/country929.com\/blogs\/mornings\/2020\/03\/on-todays-show-364\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14028"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14030,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14028\/revisions\/14030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n