July 22, 2020

June 22nd is the 174th day of the year. There are 192 days remaining until the end of the year.

Boat traffic needing the Lord Selkirk Bridge in Wallaceburg to open will be out of luck today. The municipality will be replacing a hydro component on the bridge.

Vehicle traffic crossing the bridge will not be affected.

The work is scheduled to take place from 8:30am to 3:30pm.

For the first time in six days Ontario reported more than 200 cases on Saturday.

Health Minister Christine Elliott warned that most regions are seeing few or no new cases — with 125 of the cases Saturday from Toronto and the neighbouring Region of Peel.

The case number was down again yesterday with 175 reported.

After remaining relatively stable yesterday, hospitalizations in Ontario continued their decline today, with 47 fewer #COVID19-confirmed patients in hospital. As always, today’s numbers will be available at 10:30 a.m. at https://t.co/ypmgZbVRvn. Check back daily!

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) June 21, 2020

VIA Rail is implementing a new face mask policy for passengers on trains and in stations.

As of tomorrow VIA Rail says passengers will be:

• Required to wear a mask when appropriate physical distancing cannot be maintained, in stations and at boarding.
• Required to wear a mask at all times during their trip, except for when they are eating and drinking.

VIA Rail says it will have a limited number of disposable masks available for passengers.

We know travelling during this time may raise questions and concerns. That is why we have made changes to our services and implemented preventive health measures. If you’re ready to start moving again, we’re here for you! https://t.co/CBiUoOhneX pic.twitter.com/bVeJ1tjova

— VIA_Rail (@VIA_Rail) June 19, 2020

Ford is moving the debut of their new Ford Bronco from OJ Simpson‘s birthday on July 9th to July 13th.

They released a statement saying, “UPDATE: The reveal of the all-new Ford Bronco lineup will now happen on Monday, July 13. The previous targeted date of July 9 unintentionally coincided with O.J. Simpson’s birthday. We wanted to be sensitive and respectful of this concern.”

OJ drove a white Ford Bronco as he tried to escape from the police in 1994. He was wanted for the murder of his wife and her friend, Ronald Goldman.

The reveal of the all-new Bronco lineup will now happen on Monday, July 13. This is instead of July 9. We are sensitive and respectful to some concerns raised previously about the date, which was purely coincidental.

— Ford Motor Company (@Ford) June 19, 2020

A man named Mohammed Abelhameed Muqbel has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest Stack Of Eggs.

It’s three.

He identified each egg’s center of mass, and then stacked them exactly so that they’d be able to stand end-over-end. To get the record, they had to remain stacked for five seconds, and all three eggs had to be fresh and free of cracks.

Mohammed has been teaching himself to balance things since he was six years old. He’s 20 now.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod