June 2, 2020

June 2nd is the 154th day of the year. There are 212 days remaining until the end of the year.

Organizers of the Wallaceburg Antique Motor and Boat Outing (WAMBO) are cancelling this year’s event due to the COVID-19 pandamic.

The board of directors made the announcement yesterday.

WAMBO has been an annual event held in the community of Wallaceburg for the last 31 straight years. This marks the first year since its inception in 1989 that the community-wide celebration will not take place. Last year, organizers estimated that over 20,000 people attended the three-day event.

The board is now focused on bringing WAMBO back the second weekend in August 2021.

For a full list of local cancellations and postponements, go here.

The Ontario government is amending the Employment Standards Act, so businesses do not have to permanently layoff employees affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Right now, the act stipulates businesses have to terminate the employment of workers who are laid off for more than 13 weeks. For thousands of workers across Ontario, that deadline is coming up fast.

For many businesses, the extension could mean the difference between survival and bankruptcy. When those workers lose their jobs, companies could be forced to pay costly payouts.

The changes are retroactive to March 1st and will expire six weeks after the province ends its state of emergency.

According to the Hedonometer, Friday was the saddest day in the history of Twitter.

The hedonometer is a real-time online measurement of happiness on the platform.

Friday is when the protests of police violence began.

Yesterday was the saddest day in the history of @Twitter pic.twitter.com/91VP3Ywtnr

— hedonometer (@hedonometer) May 30, 2020

Family Feud Canada is coming back for a second season and they’re now taking applications and doing auditions.

Comedian Gerry Dee is back as the host. The show is accepting video applications this year as they can’t do in-person casting.

To apply, you have to be a family of five where everyone is at least 18. But if you can’t be together to film your audition video, don’t fret: CBC is encouraging applicants to get creative with social-distancing style videos.

An Idaho man drank a liter of lemon juice through a straw in under 17 seconds for a Guinness World Record.

David Rush, who has broken more than 100 Guinness records to promote STEM education, emptied the glass in 16.53 seconds.

Rush said he kept from throwing up after finishing the juice, but his stomach discomfort lasted until the next day.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod