September 9, 2022

September 9th is the 252nd day of the year. There are 113 days remaining until the end of the year .

Queen Elizabeth has died at the age of 96.

Royal family members had gathered at her side on Thursday after doctors at Balmoral Castle became concerned for her health. Hours later, the announcement of her passing was made.

The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.

The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/VfxpXro22W

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022

Queen Elizabeth ascended to the Throne on February 6, 1952 after the death of her father, King George VI. Her reign lasted 70 years and seven months, the longest of any British Monarch.

The new monarch will be known as King Charles III. Head to CK News Today for more.

September 8, 2022 marks a full-scale return to the in-person festival that typically sets Toronto buzzing.

The World Premiere of Sally El Hosaini’s THE SWIMMERS opens #TIFF22 with a powerful true story of two sisters leaving war-torn Syria to pursue their dreams of being Olympic swimmers in Europe.

El Hosaini will be honoured with the TIFF Tribute Emerging Talent Award during the Festival.

Here are a few of the major movies set to premier at TIFF 2022:

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
My Policeman
The Woman King
The Menu
Devotion
Causeway
The Good Nurse

And here are some of the most famous and notable celebrities set to make an appearance:

Nicolas Cage
Jessica Chastain
Viola Davis
Zac Efron
Jennifer Lawrence
Elisabeth Moss
Jordan Peele
Harry Styles
Oprah

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent and Waste Connections of Canada Ridge Landfill are hosting another household hazardous waste day this weekend.

The drop off is at one central location, Veolia Environmental, at 141 Prosperity Way near Chatham.

Saturday’s drop off will be from 8-3pm.

There are just two more household hazardous waste days this year:

• Tuesday, October 11, 8am – 1pm
• Tuesday, November 8, 8am – 1pm

Residents can safely dispose of household hazardous material at no charge. A list of acceptable material can found here.

RM Classic Cars will host it’s final Cars & Coffee this Saturday.

Cruise on in to RM (One Classic Car Drive, Blenheim, Ontario) for a morning of all things automotive from 8–11am.

Cars & Coffee is rain or shine, with coffee & donuts for the first 250 guests.

The event is a chance for enthusiasts to get to know the RM Auto Restoration team and get a glimpse inside the shop that helped dub Chatham-Kent ‘Canada’s Classic Car Capital’.

Follow the Facebook Page for more info.

Apple unveiled their iPhone 14 yesterday. It has a 6.1 inch screen while the iPhone 14 Plus has a 6.7 inch screen. Both phones have a 12 megapixel camera. The iPhone 14 starts at $799 while the iPhone 14 Plus starts at $899.

The iPhone 14 will be available on September 16th while the Plus will be available on October 7th. The new iPhones can link up with satellites for emergency messaging.  phones

Meet iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14, Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra, and AirPods Pro. All that and more from the #AppleEvent

— Apple (@Apple) September 7, 2022

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This post was written by Jen Marsh