April 25, 2024

April 25th is the 116th day of the year. There are 250 days remaining until the end of the year.

Environment Canada issued a frost advisory yesterday for early this morning and the same could be in place for tonight, but warmer weather is coming.

Meteorologists are saying we could see the warmest airmass of the season this weekend. Windsor and Hamilton areas are expecting to see humidex values break the 30-degree mark on Sunday afternoon, although showers are still possible.

Today we’re expecting sunshine and a high of 12.

Tonight is Trivia Night at Sons of Kent in support of Rise House International.

Cost is $20 per person at the door. Trivia begins at 7pm with some awesome prizes to be won.

The Province of Ontario is raising the posted speed limits on segments of Highway 401, Highway 403 and a few other routes in the province starting July 12th.

The limits, currently the standard 100 km/h, will be adjusted to 110 km/h. Locally, seven kilometres on Highway 401 across Tilbury will see the speed limit increase.

The new areas where maximum legal speeds will likewise increase are:

• Hwy 401 in Tilbury, extending the existing 110 km/h zone further east by 7 km
• Hwy 401 from Hwy 35/115 to Cobourg (approximately 35 km)
• Hwy 401 from Colborne to Belleville (approximately 44 km)
• Hwy 401 from Belleville to Kingston (approximately 66 km)
• Hwy 401 from Hwy 16 to Quebec boundary (approximately 107 km)
• Hwy 403 from Woodstock to Brantford (approximately 26 km)
• Hwy 403 from Brantford to Hamilton (approximately 14.5 km)Hwy 406 from Thorold to Welland (approximately 13 km)
• Hwy 416 from Hwy 401 to Ottawa (approximately 70 km)
• Hwy 69 from Sudbury to French River (approximately 60 km)

The province said all highway sections were selected based on their ability to safely accommodate higher speed limits.

Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan have a maximum speed limit of 110 km/hr, while in British Columbia, the maximum speed limit is 120 km/hr.

The Ontario government is raising the speed limit permanently from 100 km/h to 110 km/h on 10 additional sections of provincial highways in northern and southern Ontario.

Learn more: https://t.co/G6ABEgoIKF pic.twitter.com/rUqLKhTsKt

— Ontario Ministry of Transportation (@ONtransport) April 24, 2024

Round one of the NFL Draft begins tonight from Downtown Detroit.

There are 7 rounds and they won’t be complete until Saturday. Unless they trade it, the Chicago Bears have the first overall pick. The hometown Detroit Lions will pick 29 out of 32 teams.

Theo Johnson was born in Winnipeg and raised in Windsor and is expected to be an early pick

Just the first round is tonight, rounds two and three on Friday and the draft wraps up on Saturday with rounds 4-7. The draft will air at 8 on TSN and streamed through the NFL’s social media platforms.

Fans are reminded that travelling to Detroit this weekend will be a headache. Organizers have roads around the event closed and parking at a premium. The Tunnel Bus is your best bet, but you’ll need to book your ticket in advance. You can do that here.

The deadline to file your taxes is Tuesday.

The deadline for Canadians is April 30th.

On average, the typical processing time for filing electronically can take up to 2 weeks vs 8 weeks if you file by paper.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod