January 9, 2024
January 9th is the 9th day of the year. There are 357 days remaining until the end of the year.
Environment Canada issued a winter storm watch for some parts of Ontario and Quebec, suggesting as much as 40 centimetres of snow may blanket some areas of the provinces starting today.
Affected areas of Ontario could see 15 to 30 centimetres of snowfall, and northeast winds gusts of up to 60 km/h.
Locally, not so bad.
A special weather statement has been issued for Chatham-Kent, London, Sarnia-Lambton, and Windsor-Essex.
Environment Canada is calling for up to five centimetres of snow and anywhere from 20 to 30 millimetres of rain beginning early today. The snow may be heavy at times before changing to rain near midday.
The Chatham-Kent Public Library hosts Movies @ Your Library every Tuesday at the Chatham branch.
Book your spot today to see Barbie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
Movies start at 2pm.
There’s a blood donor clinic today in Dresden at the Ken Houston Memorial Agricultural Centre from 2-7pm.
No walk-in appointments are available. Book your appointment at Blood.ca, call 1-888-2-DONATE or use the apps.
Canada will play Finland today at the IIHF under-18 Women’s World Championship in Switzerland.
Blenheim’s Abby Stonehouse won gold with this team last year and is looking for a second.
Canada is 2-0 after wins on the weekend against Germany and Czechia. Stonehouse has 7 points so far.
Today’s game starts at 2 on TSN.
The quarter-finals begin Thursday, the semifinals are Saturday, and the medal games are Sunday.
GAME DAY! Closing the prelims against the Finns. 🇨🇦🇫🇮
JOUR DE MATCH! Duel contre la Finlande pour finir la ronde préliminaire. 🇨🇦🇫🇮
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#U18WomensWorlds | #MondialFémininM18 pic.twitter.com/2IFVqUj78T— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) January 9, 2024
The Consumer Electronics Show opens today in Las Vegas. It’s known as The World’s Largest Tech Show.
CES, the consumer electronics industry’s largest annual gathering is a four-day event heavily focused on integrating artificial intelligence into just about any product you can imagine.
Like, the Flappie that will be introduced this year. It’s an A.I. powered cat door that prevents your feline friend from bringing in dead rodents, birds, and other gifts.
