June 29, 2020

June 29th is the 181st day of the year. There are 185 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Ontario government says it is extending its emergency orders for the COVID-19 pandemic until July 10.

Premier Doug Ford said the province has made good progress in reducing the spread of the coronavirus but Ontarians need to remain vigilant.

The province also said it will loosen some restrictions around indoor sports and fitness to enable amateur and professional athletes to train. Many of the emergency orders made under the state of emergency are expected to continue, including bans on large gatherings.

After the state of emergency expires, the province won’t be able to make new emergency orders, amend them, or re-enact old ones, but it can extend existing ones.

Drive-thru clinics offering COVID-19 tests will be held in Tilbury, Thamesville and Blenheim in July.

The dates will be announced in the next few days by Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. A mobile clinic held June 11-13 at the CKHA Wallaceburg site tested 463 people, an average of 154 per day.

A whole bunch of celebrities got together and did a homemade remake of “The Princess Bride”.  It was organized by director Jason Reitman, and it’ll air in short installments on the streaming service Quibi, starting today.

There isn’t one set cast, each part will be played by several different actors, who recreated various scenes from their homes. For instance, several couples get to play the leads, Westley and Buttercup . . . including Common and Tiffany Haddish, and Joe Jonas and his wife Sophie Turner. Joe plays Buttercup and Sophie is Westley.  Their Corgi also makes an appearance as the “Rodent of Unusual Size.”  Jennifer Garner plays a dual role, both as Buttercup and the old woman who boos her when she decides to marry the evil Prince Humperdink.

Here’s a clip with Jack Black as Westley.

Spirit Halloween costume stores plan to open this Fall for Halloween. They tweeted, ‘’We heard you’re crushed. Well, don’t worry, the rumors aren’t true. WE ARE BACK & WE GOT THIS COVERED. We are safely preparing the best in-store experience possible & can’t wait to welcome you back at our 1,400 locations. Come early & help make this year the best Halloween ever.’’ 

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Coca-Cola is planning to sell its first-ever alcoholic drink under the name EH Canning Co. It is a fruit flavored hard seltzer. 

After 126 years of making family favourites, Coca-Cola is breaking with tradition to create its first ever boozy drink.

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This post was written by Jen Marsh