June 17, 2024
June 17th is the 169th day of the year. There are 197 days remaining until the end of the year.
Environment Canada has issued a Heat Warning as a stretch of hot, humid weather is set to move in.
Daytime temperature highs are forecast to be between 30 and 35C. If humidex values are factored in, it could feel like it’s between 40 and 45C. There will be “little relief” during the night with temperature lows forecast to be between 20 and 23C, and humidex values between 26 and 30C.
⚠️A prolonged and dangerous heat event begins Monday for a portions of Ontario that extends from Windsor to Ottawa and northward to Moosonee. ⚠️
🌡️Daytime highs of 30°C to 35°C are possible with humidex values of 40 to 45 for some.🌡️#ONwx #ONstorm pic.twitter.com/eKf1P7NDaa
— ECCC Weather Ontario (@ECCCWeatherON) June 16, 2024
The Chatham-Kent Barnstormers take two out of three games over the weekend to move up to 7th in the IBL standings.
The Barnstormers split two games Friday and Saturday with the Barrie Baycats, and capped off the weekend with a big win on Sunday against the Kitchener Panthers. Another busy week begins on the road in London tomorrow, a couple of home games Friday and Saturday before going back to London Sunday.
Tickets available online at CKBarnstormers.com.
The Gordie Howe International Bridge spanning the Ontario-Michigan border is now connected.
On Friday, engineers and ironworkers from Canada and the United States of America finished installing the remaining edge girders that allow for the final deck gap to be built.
Construction of the six-lane, $6.4-billion bridge began in 2018. It was supposed to be finished in 2024, but in January officials said the target opening got pushed back to September 2025. However, major construction is set to be done sometime this year.
Crews are in the ninth step of a 13-step construction process.
Once finished the bridge will have the longest main span of any North American cable-stayed bridge.
📸 More steel has been installed to complete the connection of the #GordieHoweBridge deck. There is still more work to do. We’re on step 9 of this multi-step process. Learn more here: https://t.co/oih68cz6Jm #DeckConnect pic.twitter.com/Gh95CtZDEM
— Gordie Howe International Bridge (@GordieHoweBrg) June 15, 2024
Neither team could complete the sweep in the NBA or NHL over the weekend.
In the NBA Finals, the Dallas Mavericks crushed the Boston Celtics 122-84 in Game 4 to stay alive in their series. Game 5 will be tonight with the Celtics trying to win their 18th championship.
In the Stanley Cup Final, the Edmonton Oilers dominated the Florida Panthers 8-1 to extend their series. Game 5 is set for Tuesday with the Panthers looking to claim their first title.
Netflix will no longer be available on 60 different smart TV models.
Sony and Apple TVs will be the most affected. The app will stop working on July 24th for most models, and on July 31st for specific Apple TV models.
Viewers with affected TVs will need to find another way to access Netflix or switch to a different streaming service. The Netflix app won’t work on the televisions because most of them are 10 years old and have outdated technology.
