April 8, 2024
April 8th is the 99th day of the year. There are 267 days remaining until the end of the year.
Chatham-Kent will experience a Solar Eclipse today.
In the our area, the eclipse will take place between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., with the sun expected to be totally hidden around 3:15 p.m. The last total eclipse experienced in the province was February 26, 1979, in Northern Ontario, and the next one won’t happen again over the province until 2099.
You should never look directly at the Sun, eclipsed or not, without proper protective eyewear as the Sun’s radiation can be incredibly damaging.
Temperatures could drop around 10 degrees for up to an hour this afternoon.
Expect traffic to be heavier than usual in C-K today, and anywhere along the path of totality. Rain will start off this morning, and push out by noon with partly cloudy skies in the afternoon.
Rondeau Provincial Park is sold out for day use today.
⚠️ Rondeau Provincial Park is now sold out for day use on Monday April 8, 2024. Only vehicles with a campsite, pavilion or day use reservation will be allowed to enter the park on this date. Cottager access is unaffected.
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— Rondeau Provincial Park (@Rondeau_PP) April 7, 2024
Somebody has finally won the Powerball jackpot.
A single ticket from Oregon won Saturday’s $1.3 billion. The game had no winner for three months. The jackpot has a cash value of US$621 million if the winner chooses to take a lump sum.
The next Powerball draw is tonight for a paltry $20 Million.
The South Carolina Gamecocks are the Women’s NCAA Basketball champions.
They beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 87-75 Sunday. Both came into the final as the #1 seed. The Gamecocks won all 38 games they played this season. The women’s tournament was a huge success with record breaking ratings.
The Men’s final tips off tonight at 9:20 on TSN with a pair of #1 seeds, the Purdue Boilermakers against the Connecticut Huskies.
🏆 @GamecockWBB ARE YOUR 2024 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 🏆 #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/dVDcRhhou0
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) April 7, 2024
If you’re a Bell Fibe subscriber, you’ve been warned.
Bell Fibe subscribers that have TV shows and movies saved on their PVRs will vanish much faster starting next month. Beginning on May 1st it will begin deleting their recordings after 60 days. Previously, the Bell Fibe service allowed you to save recordings for 365 days. You will get a reminder 15 days before a recording expires.
After 10 games on the road to start the season, the Toronto Blue Jays will return to the new look Rogers Centre tonight.
The Jays will play the Seattle Mariners at 7 p.m.
A $300-million two-phases renovation is now complete. Phase 1 focused on outfield renovations, which were unveiled at the start of last season.
Structural demolition of the lower bowl occurred between October 13-26, 2023, where an average of 350 workers were on-site daily. The process included removing and recycling 26.5 million pounds of concrete and three million pounds of steel.
The section behind home plate has also received a noticeable upgrade, with new seating. Cup holders will also be a popular addition to baseball fans at the Rogers Centre.
Rogers Centre is the sixth-oldest active MLB ballpark.
