February 10, 2021

February 10th is the 41st day of 2021. There are 324 days remaining until the end of the year.

Starting February 15th, anyone arriving through the U.S.-Canada land border will be tested for COVID-19 and must produce a negative result upon entry.

Prime Minister Trudeau made that announcement Tuesday.

The government began requiring all people arriving in Canada by air to show a negative COVID-19 test in early January.

Trudeau said the federal government cannot prevent Canadians from returning to the country at a land border, even without a test, but if they don’t have the required test they can be fined up to $3,000.

Update on border measures: As of February 15th, when you return to Canada through a land border, you’ll need to show a negative PCR test result from the past 72 hours – just like you would if you were flying back into the country.

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) February 9, 2021

Chatham-Kent Public Health reported 12 new COVID19 cases and 15 resolved cases on Tuesday.

The number of active cases overall is down by three to 138 in total.

Fairfield Park said on Tuesday the number of active cases of COVID-19 is down to 60 — 30 among residents and 30 among staff.

Ontario is reporting 1,022 new cases. Toronto, York and Peel are still the provincial hotspots.

The new name for Aunt Jemima syrup has been announced, it’s now called Pearl Milling Company.

It was announced last June that it would retire the Aunt Jemima brand, saying the character’s origins are “based on a racial stereotype.” A former slave, Nancy Green, became the first face of the pancake products in 1890.

Aunt Jemima products will continue to be sold until June, when the packaging will officially change over.

A sticker on boxes will say, “New Name, Same Great Taste As Aunt Jemima”

Quaker Oats says its Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup will be renamed Pearl Milling Company. Quaker Oats earlier announced that it would retire the Aunt Jemima brand, saying the character’s origins are “based on a racial stereotype.” https://t.co/AhKSXWausk

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 10, 2021

96.4 million people watched the Super Bowl.

It was the lowest rated Super Bowl in the last 10 years. 101.3 million people watched last year’s Big Game.

The most watched Super Bowl of all time was in 2015 when New England played Seattle. 114.4 million people watched that game.

The Dallas Mavericks are no longer playing the National Anthem before their home games. Owner Mark Cuban made the decision to stop playing the anthem.

Over the Summer Cuban made the following comments, “The National Anthem Police in this country are out of control. If you want to complain, complain to your boss and ask why they don’t play the National Anthem every day before you start work.”

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This post was written by Chris McLeod