April 23, 2020
April 23rd is the 114th day of the year. There are 252 days remaining until the end of the year.
Six new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Wednesday in Chatham-Kent. That’s the largest one day increase we’ve seen.
The total number of reported cases in the municipality is now at 37. Of those, 15 patients have recovered and one death has been reported.
New projections released by the province this week suggest the wave of new community spread cases of COVID-19 in Ontario has peaked. But health officials were quick to mention that current COVID-19 measures need to remain in place.
Dr. David Colby, Chatham-Kent’s Medical Officer of Health, joins CKMORNINGS for his weekly update at 8:40 this morning.
The National Police Federation is asking Canadians to wear something red on Friday and to pause for two minutes.
RCMP Constable Heidi Stevenson was killed this past weekend while trying to stop the mass murderer in Nova Scotia.
Strict limits on gatherings and physical distancing rules will prevent a regimental funeral from happening for the first time. The National Police Federation is instead calling on all Canadians to mourn the Nova Scotia victims together.
“Friday, April 24, we are asking all Canadians at 2 o’clock Atlantic time wear something red. Stand in your driveway, stand on your lawn, but do these things. Mourn together as a country. Protect yourselves and ensure you are doing physical distancing, and wear something red to show support for all of the victims.”
The hope is that the word about wearing red on Friday spreads from coast to coast. The two-minute pause takes place at 1 pm eastern time.
The National Women’s Hockey League announced Wednesday that an expansion franchise has been awarded to Toronto. It’ll be the league’s first franchise in Canada.
The team will begin play during the 2020-21 season.
Last season, the formation of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association was established with a goal making women’s hockey economically sustainable.
BREAKING: The NWHL is officially coming to Canada at the start of Season 6 ????
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— NWHL (@NWHL) April 22, 2020
The 2020 NFL Draft is tonight.
There are 7 rounds and they won’t be complete until Saturday. For the first time ever all pics will be made digitally from locations across the U.S. All team selections will take place via videoconferencing from their homes. The Cincinnati Bengals have the first overall pick in the draft.
The NFL Draft will air at 8 on TSN and streamed through the NFL’s social media platforms.
One of the NFL Draft traditions is the fans in attendance booing Commissioner Roger Goodell, and since he’ll be announcing picks from home, that won’t happen.
The NFL and Bud Light have partnered to make sure the tradition stays alive. Bud Light will donate $1 every time the #BooTheCommish hashtag is used on social media all this week!
A message from @nflcommish. 🗣(by @budlight) #BooTheCommish pic.twitter.com/VgtyC7HIQD
— NFL (@NFL) April 22, 2020
To lift people’s spirits, the parks department in Juneau, Alaska created a hotline you can call to hear jokes of the day.
The hotline debuted Tuesday. It’s simple: Call 907-586-0428 and hear a (squeaky clean) joke.
Three volunteers — one retired man and two high school girls — are recording a new joke by 10am each day, seven days a week. The volunteers are responsible for sourcing their own jokes — though people are invited to submit jokes.
It’s been in and out of service because so many people have called. Not all the jokes are laugh-out-loud funny though.
