February 13, 2023

February 13th is the 44th day of the year. There are 321 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl 57, after a last-minute field goal.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named the MVP. He only passed for 182 yards, but he threw three touchdowns, and ran for 44 yards. He seemed to aggravate his ankle injury in the second quarter, but he looked mostly unaffected by the injury in the second half.

The Chiefs have now been to the Super Bowl in three of the past four seasons, winning twice and losing once.

The Eagles were up 24-14 at halftime. Coming into the game, teams leading by double digits at halftime were 26-1 in Super Bowl history.

A late penalty flag on the Eagles’ defense for a holding penalty, basically put the game on ice for the Chiefs.

There are two blood donor clinics this week.

Tomorrow (Tuesday) in Wallaceburg at the UAW Hall 2-7pm and on Wednesday in Tilbury from 1-7pm at Ryder Hall.

No walk-in appointments are available. Book your appointment at Blood.ca, call 1-888-2-DONATE or use the apps.

If you’re unable to donate this week, there is a clinic at the Portuguese Canadian Club next week.

Bed Bath & Beyond is closing all stores in Canada.

This is according to a court filing made on Friday. According to the court filing, “The Bed Bath & Beyond Group has been in financial difficulty for the past several years, suffering significant net losses since 2018.”

The company will be liquidating all 54 Bed Bath & Beyond stores in Canada and about 1400 employees have lost their jobs.

Its sister store buybuy BABY Canada will also be closing its doors.

Ontario could be introducing a “pop can” tax this Spring.

The Container Recycling Fee (CRF) will be applied by retailers at checkout and appear on receipts as a separate charge, like the HST.

This is not to be confused with a deposit fee, where you are able to return empty containers for cash (like The Beer Store,) this is a new non-refundable “Container Recycling Fee”. The fee (or tax as most are calling it) would be one cent on aluminum cans, two-cents on small plastic bottles, and three cents on all other sealed non-alcoholic beverages.

This organization is backed by some of the largest food and beverage companies in Canada and plans to start this “recycling fee” on April 1st.

Happy World Radio Day! (It’s a real thing!)

This years theme is Radio and Peace.

At the global level, radio remains the most widely consumed medium. This unique ability to reach out the widest audience means radio can shape a society’s experience of diversity, stand as an arena for all voices to speak out, be represented and heard.

Radio continues to be one of the most trusted and used media in the world.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod