5 Things You Need To Know For August 5, 2026

August 5, 2026 5:04 am Published by

August 5th is the 217th day of the year. There are 148 days remaining until the end of the year.


The Chatham Concert Band is back on stage tonight.

This is the 99th year for the Summer Concert Series, the show is free beginning at 7 p.m.

Conductor Vaughn Pugh will chat with CKMORNINGS at 6:50 this morning.


We’re in the dog days of summer but Starbucks has fall on the brain.

The coffee chain announced a date for the return of their famous Pumpkin Spice Latte.

The drink will return to the menu on August 25. In addition to the PSL, new pumpkin spice beverages will come to the seasonal menu, returning pecan-flavored favorites, banana bread-inspired drinks and the new Chaider, a cozy, cider-inspired take on chai.


The Gordie Howe International Bridge multi-use path is set to open on Wednesday.

The long-awaited multi-use paths on the bridge are set to open no earlier than 8 a.m. on Wednesday.

They will be free to use for pedestrians and cyclists. Path users are urged to plan their trip by bringing their travel documents. On-site parking is not available. In Windsor, there is parking at the Malden Park trailhead. In Detroit, park at the Clark Park trailhead.

A one-way crossing by bicycle takes about 20 minutes, compared to about 45 minutes on foot.

Access to the paths will not be granted before 8 a.m. With a closing time of 8 p.m. through the end of October, the last users will be admitted by 7 p.m.


Myspace might be making a comeback. The owners of everyone’s favourite original social media website from the early 2000s, Tim and Chris Vanderhook, have a relaunch plan according to a new documentary.

The revamped Myspace is being built around features users were most familiar with including Top 8 friends, profile songs and a chronological feed free of algorithms.


Astronomers across the globe had a busy night watching a Space X rocket crash into the moon’s surface.

The impact is unintentional after the 4-tonne rocket piece ran out of fuel during a deep-space lunar mission in early 2025 and was left drifting in an orbit that intersected the moon.

The impact was expected to create a new crater in the moon around 30 metres wide. It made impact around 2:30 am Wednesday morning with NASA monitoring the dust plume and analyzing the collision data.


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