January 8, 2020

January 8th is the eighth day of the year. There are 358 days remaining until the end of the year.

Winter’s coming – or so they say.

Environment Canada has warned southwestern Ontario of a “significant winter storm” coming this weekend. Special weather statements have been issued for areas such as Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent, Sarnia-Lambton, and London-Middlesex on Tuesday evening.

The Ontario Storm Prediction Centre will be monitoring the situation and warnings may be issued later this week depending on the storm’s severity.

It’s Movie Night at the Capitol!

Come by the Chatham Capitol Theatre tonight at 7 to see Ad Astra on the big screen.

$5 cash at the door, or flash your pass. Everyone is welcome. Concessions are available.

The largest Lotto Max jackpot in Canadian history was won by one ticket last night.

Lotto Max has announced there was one winning ticket for Tuesday’s jackpot.

The winning numbers are 03, 08, 12, 14, 17, 18 & 29 Bonus 11.

There are also 19 Maxmillions winning tickets worth $1 million each. Nine of the winning tickets were sold in Quebec.

The jackpot for Friday’s Lotto Max draw is worth $33 million.

Mercedes-Benz debuted a new car at the Consumer Electronics Show that is inspired by Avatar.

The electric car can drive sideways and has no steering wheel. A control unit steers the car. Avatar director James Cameron helped Mercedes design the car.

Mercedes-Benz unveils an Avatar-themed concept car with scales https://t.co/RtacUg5LGK pic.twitter.com/ffQipWPj87

— The Verge (@verge) January 7, 2020

Frito-Lay has announced Cool Ranch Doritos will now have even more Cool Ranch dust on every chip.

They have also introduced Doritos Flamin’ Hot Limon. “Fans will experience a whole new Flamin’ Hot experience, offering the same signature heat you expect, but with a tangy twist.”

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This post was written by Chris McLeod