{"id":31364,"date":"2023-08-14T05:55:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T09:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/?p=31364"},"modified":"2023-08-14T05:06:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T09:06:41","slug":"august-14-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/blogs\/5-things-you-need-to-know\/2023\/08\/august-14-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"August 14, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>August 14th is the 226th day of the year. There are 139 days remaining until the end of the year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54690 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/ef794108-cksy_5_things_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"46\" height=\"90\" \/>Unsettled to begin the week according to <a href=\"https:\/\/weather.gc.ca\/\">Environment Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sun and cloud today, with a chance of showers and a high of 24, it&#8217;ll feel like 29.<\/p>\n<p>Rain expected tomorrow and Thursday. Temperatures jumping back up to the 30&#8217;s on the weekend.<\/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\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-31365\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2023\/08\/bca35d15-tuukka-cup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2023\/08\/bca35d15-tuukka-cup.jpg 1011w, https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2023\/08\/bca35d15-tuukka-cup-768x1119.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2023\/08\/bca35d15-tuukka-cup-695x1013.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tuukkacup\/\">Tuukka Cup 3-on-3 charity ball hockey tournament<\/a> is Saturday August 26 in Ridgetown, but the deadline to register is tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament was started in 2018 after Ronny Betterley passed away from DIPG, a rare childhood brain cancer. This is the fourth year for the tournament, with over $36,000 raised.<\/p>\n<p>Kids between the ages of 7 and 17 can register a team. Teams of up to seven players for only $20 per player.<\/p>\n<p>To register, email <a href=\"mailto:mike-boersma@hotmail.com\">mike-boersma@hotmail.com<\/a>, or visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tuukkacup\/\">Facebook Page<\/a>.<\/p>\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=\"alignright wp-image-31368\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2023\/08\/5b6c2a41-bautista-19.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2023\/08\/5b6c2a41-bautista-19.png 736w, https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2023\/08\/5b6c2a41-bautista-19-695x574.png 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 48px) 100vw, 48px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-21799\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/07\/50abfa65-toronto-blue-jays.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/07\/50abfa65-toronto-blue-jays.png 905w, https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/07\/50abfa65-toronto-blue-jays-768x615.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/07\/50abfa65-toronto-blue-jays-695x557.png 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/>Jos\u00e9 Bautista signed a one-day contract so he could retire with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/bluejays\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the game on Saturday Bautista\u2019s name was unveiled on the club\u2019s Level of Excellence at Rogers Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Bautista played for the Jays from 2008 to 2017, his bat flip in the 2015 playoffs is an iconic Canadian moment in sports.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Jays then went out and lost to the Chicago Cubs.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cv28bN1r4t9\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe><\/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\" \/>That winning $70 million dollar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olg.ca\/en\/lottery\/play-lotto-max-encore\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lotto Max<\/a> ticket from last year has officially been declared unclaimed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olg.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OLG<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9690 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2020\/01\/6b652683-lotto-max.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"71\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2020\/01\/6b652683-lotto-max.jpg 600w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2020\/01\/6b652683-lotto-max-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 71px) 100vw, 71px\" \/>They call it &#8220;a rare occurrence in Canadian lottery history.&#8221; The winning ticket from the June 29, 2023, draw was not validated at a terminal or presented to the corporation on or before the deadline of 10:30p.m. June 28, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The ticket was sold at a retailer in Scarborough and was never checked at a self-serve ticket checker or through the app.<\/p>\n<p>After an awareness campaign lookin gfor the ticket holder, almost 2,700 calls and emails from people claiming to have lost the ticket were logged by OLG&#8217;s Customer Care Centre.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed that the person lost the slip.<\/p>\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\" \/>Twenty years ago today at 4:11p.m. 50 million people to lose power in the northeastern United States and Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>It was the worst blackout in North American history.<\/p>\n<p>A series of failures in Ohio triggered the blackout. A system monitoring tool was not working, then a generating unit tripped off in an overloaded portion of the grid, and then overheated transmission lines began sagging into overgrown trees and tripping.<\/p>\n<p>By the time officials realized the system was in jeopardy, it was too late to intervene and the collapse sent unsustainable loads into neighbouring jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p>Most places restored power by midnight (within 7 hours), while full power in New York City and parts of Toronto wasn&#8217;t restored until August 16th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"August 14th is the 226th day of the year. There are 139 days remaining until the end of the year. Unsettled to begin the week according to Environment Canada. Sun and cloud today, with a chance of showers and a high of 24, it&#8217;ll feel like 29. Rain expected tomorrow and Thursday. 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