August 27, 2020

August 27, 2020 5:55 am Published by

August 27th is the 240th day of the year. There are 126 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit reported no new cases of COVID-19, five recovered cases and no one person in the hospital recovering. There are 9 active cases.

Ontario reported 88 new positive cases.

The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation Igniting Heathcare 50/50 draw was yesterday.

The winning ticket was #1107940. The winner takes home $172,870! No winner has come forward yet, if this is your ticket call the Foundation office 519-436-2538.

The money raised supports the purchase of a new C-arm for the CKHA.

 The coronavirus has been very, very, very good to Jeff Bezos. Amazon stock went up 2% yesterday afternoon, making Bezos the first person in the world to be worth $200 billion.

That’s $90 billion more than the world’s second-richest person, Bill Gates. That poor slob’s only got $116 billion.

According to Forbes, even if you adjust for inflation, Bezos’ fortune is the largest ever amassed. And he’d be even richer if he hadn’t given his ex-wife McKenzie 25% of his stake in Amazon during their divorce. That chunk is now worth $63 billion.

Amazon stock is up nearly 80% since the beginning of the year, thanks in large part to changing consumer habits during quarantine.

Amazon makes up about 90% of Jeff’s fortune. He also owns the Washington Post, the aerospace company Blue Origin, and other private investments.

The Raptors are scheduled to tip off against the Celtics tonight in the start of the NBA’s second round of the playoffs.

But that’s up in the air after the NBA postponed playoff games when the Milwaukee Bucks refused to take the court against the Orlando Magic. The players are protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake of Kenosha, Wisconsin.

The players held a meeting last night to determine how they’d proceed, but they were divided. They’ll meet again today discuss what will happen with today’s games and the rest of the playoffs.

Busch beer just announced they’re launching a new beer for dogs.

It’s called Busch Dog Brew and it’s non-alcoholic and they brewed it with flavours your dog will like, including bone-in pork butt, corn, and mint.

You can get a four-pack online for $10, but last we checked, they were already sold out.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod