{"id":11489,"date":"2020-03-18T05:55:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T09:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/?p=11489"},"modified":"2020-03-18T05:55:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T09:55:10","slug":"march-18-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/blogs\/5-things-you-need-to-know\/2020\/03\/march-18-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"March 18, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>March 18th is the 78th day of the year. There are 288 days remaining until the end of the year.<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-54690\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/ef794108-cksy_5_things_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"46\" height=\"90\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11310 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2020\/03\/f4ae33f5-ontario-govt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2020\/03\/f4ae33f5-ontario-govt.png 3600w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2020\/03\/f4ae33f5-ontario-govt-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2020\/03\/f4ae33f5-ontario-govt-695x278.png 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/premier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ontario Premier Doug Ford<\/a> declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>It will be in effect until March 31st.<\/p>\n<p>The declaration means the province is now banning organized events of 50 or more people and closing the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facilities providing recreational programs<\/li>\n<li>Libraries<\/li>\n<li>Private Schools<\/li>\n<li>Licensed child care centres<\/li>\n<li>Bars and restaurants (takeout and delivery permitted)<\/li>\n<li>Theatres, cinemas and concert venues<\/li>\n<li>Places of worship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to make another announcement today.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-406 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/fd341b29-cksy_5_things_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"59\" height=\"74\" \/>Gas Price Wizard, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GasPriceWizard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dan McTeague<\/a> is saying that gas prices will drop by 8 cents per litre across most of Canada today.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u26fd\ufe0f Price \u26a0\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GasPrices?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GasPrices<\/a> to FALL 8 cents a litre on average across most of ?? Wednesday. Look to record low prices for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Toronto?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Toronto<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GTA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GTA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ottawa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ottawa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LdnOnt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LdnOnt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Montreal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Montreal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hamilton?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hamilton<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Vancouver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Vancouver<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Calgary?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Calgary<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Edmonton?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Edmonton<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Saskatoon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Saskatoon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Winnipeg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Winnipeg<\/a> (to 76.9 cents a litre for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GTA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GTA<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan McTeague (@GasPriceWizard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GasPriceWizard\/status\/1239628613047275520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54692 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/3acb2f67-cksy_5_things_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"58\" height=\"90\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2016 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/12\/16a221b6-lcbo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/12\/16a221b6-lcbo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/12\/16a221b6-lcbo-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/12\/16a221b6-lcbo-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/12\/16a221b6-lcbo-695x387.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 70px) 100vw, 70px\" \/>Starting Thursday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcbo.com\/webapp\/wcs\/stores\/servlet\/en\/lcbo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LCBO<\/a> will cut back their hours. They&#8217;ll be open 11-6 daily.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.costco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costco<\/a> is going to stay open during the coronavirus outbreak. The store is changing its policy and is going to control the number of people allowed in at one time in order to cut down on panic buying and unruly behavior.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hudson&#8217;s Bay &amp; The Bay<\/a> closing stores for the next two weeks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11492 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2020\/03\/f99daafd-dillons-distillers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"119\" height=\"30\" \/>Ontario distiller <a href=\"http:\/\/dillons.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dillon\u2019s<\/a> has retooled in a crisis and is making alcohol for disinfecting and hand sanitizer instead of its usual gin. Any essential organization or individual that needs some, they want them to reach out. They have over 1000 bottles ready.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/ca\/?afid=p238%7CsVriJsgiP-dc_mtid_1870765e38482_pcrid_405360288402_pgrid_39429562772_&amp;cid=aos-ca-kwGO-brand--slid---product-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple<\/a> retail stores, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sephora.com\/ca\/en\/?om_mmc=ppc-GG_167710724_11666434244_aud-845021003238:kwd-12617961__229702664858_9001085_c&amp;country_switch=ca&amp;lang=en&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwjcfzBRCHARIsAO-1_OoGBYTafvLYxgwKfDHhuX-4GxgyUrUyxz_c1MUV5x6f8K_JaDbXJ3caAjqsEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sephora<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footlocker.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foot Locker<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bathandbodyworks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bath &amp; Body Works<\/a> are the latest retail outlets to announce they&#8217;re closing all of their North American stores because of the coronavirus<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54688 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/63a1a3cf-cksy_5_things_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"65\" height=\"90\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11490 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2020\/03\/9b4927ee-tb12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"45\" height=\"30\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomBrady\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Brady<\/a> officially left the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriots.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patriots<\/a> yesterday, after they were unable to come to terms on a new contract.<\/p>\n<p>Brady thanked the team and the fans. Over his 20-year career with the Patriots, Brady went to the Super Bowl nine times, and won six.<\/p>\n<p>Tom is 42, and he&#8217;s repeatedly said that he wants to play until he&#8217;s 45, but apparently, he and the Patriots didn&#8217;t see eye-to-eye on a new, multi-year deal. So, Brady is moving on to a &#8220;new stage,&#8221; and according to reports, he&#8217;s already signed a deal with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buccaneers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>, which is worth $30 million a year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LOVE YOU PATS NATION <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lxSQZmnjPL\">pic.twitter.com\/lxSQZmnjPL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Brady (@TomBrady) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomBrady\/status\/1239895697207549952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54689 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/3a9171bb-cksy_5_things_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"89\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sony.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sony<\/a> is unveiling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playstation.com\/en-ca\/explore\/ps5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Playstation 5<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11491 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2020\/03\/d6887211-ps5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"30\" \/>The PlayStation 5, Sony&#8217;s next-generation game console that&#8217;s deep in production, is scheduled to launch during the 2020 holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>The first details are expected to be released today at noon. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.us.playstation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can watch the announcement live here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 18th is the 78th day of the year. 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