January 29, 2023

January 29th is the 29th day of the year. There are 337 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Detroit Lions magical season has come to an end.

The Lions fell 34-31 to the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers came back in the second half after the Detroit Lions had a built a 17-point lead, 24-7. Detroit turned the ball over twice in the second half when they couldn’t convert on fourth downs.

In the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens 17 to 10.

So the Chiefs and the 49ers are headed to the Super Bowl.

The game takes place Sunday, February 11th at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. It airs at 6:30 p.m. on CBS. Usher will perform the Halftime Show.

Temperatures will remain about the freezing mark to wrap up January according to Environment Canada, and we might see some sunshine to begin February.

Cloud with some flurries today and a high of 2. Highs of 5 midweek and 3 for the weekend, with the possibility of sunshine.

The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority (LTVCA) has issued a flood warning from Delaware to Chatham.

The conservation authority said that between 40 and 60 millimetres of rain, melting snow, and more wet weather in the forecast will see the water levels in the Thames River continue to rise.

The flood warning will remain in place until February 1.

The Mary Ann Shadd stamp, unveiled by Canada Post in Chatham last week goes on sale today at post offices across Canada.

Shadd was a teacher, writer and activist. She came to Windsor in 1851 and opened a racially integrated school that supported families fleeing slavery in the United States. She started The Provincial Freeman in 1853 in Windsor, becoming the first Black woman in North America to publish and edit a newspaper. Eventually Shadd moved the operations to Toronto, then Chatham, before it closed in 1860.

Mary Ann’s father, Abraham Doras Shadd, was featured on Canada Post’s first Black History Month stamp in 2009. This is first time in Canadian postal history that a father and daughter outside the British Royal Family each have appeared on a stamp, said Canada Post officials.

“Today, at an event in Chatham, Ont., Canada Post unveiled a new Black History Month stamp honouring Mary Ann Shadd.” #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth @canadapostcorp #MaryAnnShadd #ChathamKenthttps://t.co/Gz7lfnXEMb pic.twitter.com/4hDLtySq6X

— CKBHS (@CKBHS94) January 23, 2024

The world’s largest cruise ship began its maiden voyage Saturday from the Port of Miami.

Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas is nearly 1,200 feet (365 meters) from bow to stern, the size of almost four city blocks. The ship left South Florida for its first seven-day trip through the tropics.

The Icon of the Seas is divided into eight neighbourhoods across 20 decks. The ship includes six waterslides, seven swimming pools, an ice skating rink, a theater and more than 40 restaurants, bars and lounges. The ship can carry up to 7,600 passengers at maximum capacity, along with 2,350 crew members.

When the Icon of the Seas was first announced in October 2022, the ship had the single largest booking day and the highest volume booking week in Royal Caribbean’s then 53-year history.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod