A massive photo of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team was displayed above the stage during a Rod Stewart concert at the Saddledome in Calgary on Sunday evening. Rod paid tribute to the team, to those killed and the injured before…
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Rod Stewart Pays Tribute To Humboldt Broncos Victims, Families & Injured At Concert In Calgary
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: "People Get Ready", Calgary, Concert, Humboldt Broncos, Rod Stewart, tragic, Tribute
The Next Travel Frontier – Space
Space is scheduled to get its first luxury hotel soon, thanks to Houston-based aerospace startup Orion Span. The company aims to launch its Aurora Station in late 2021. A stay on the Aurora Station will run guests an estimated $792,000…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: Axiom Space, Orion Span, space tourism, Spaxe X, Virgin Galactic
Health Challenges Prompt An Earlier-Than-Planned Retirement For Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers has cancelled the remaining 2018 dates of his farewell tour as he battles “a series of health challenges”. Kenny initially cancelled concerts in North Carolina and Pennsylvania set for May, but now he’s been advised by doctors to…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: Cancellation, doctors orders, Gambler's Last Deal Tour, health issues, Kenny Rogers, retirement
OPP Seek Missing Teen Last Seen In Clarence-Rockland
Darcy Desjardins, 16, has been missing Tuesday night, after leaving her home in Clarence-Rockland on foot. Provincial police are looking for your help locating her. Darcy is described as: -5’9 tall -150 lbs. -black hair -Blue eyes Darcy was last…
Posted in News & Sports, Steve Boyton Tagged with: Clarence-Rockland, concern, help, missing teen, Rockland OPP
The Falcon Lake Incident Depicted In A New Coin From Royal Canadian Mint
The Royal Canadian Mint is releasing a limited-edition $20 coin to commemorate the unusual story of a Manitoba man’s close encounter with a flying saucer. The one-ounce silver coin immortalizes Stefan Michalak’s harrowing experience in Whiteshell Provincial Park, east of…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: close encounter, Falcon lake incident, Manitoba, Royal Canadian Mint, Stephan Michalak, UFO
“It Really Doesn’t Matter What Happens Now. I’ve Been To The Mountaintop”
The speaker was Martin Luther King Jr. His audience was a cheering crowd of some 2,000 supporters. It was Wednesday night, April 3rd, 1968. Less than 24 hours later, the nation’s foremost ‘apostle of non-violence’ was dead, the victim of…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: 50th anniversary, Legacy, Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial, Memphis
Taking Too Many Pictures Might Be Blurring Your Vacation Memories
It seems counter intuitive, but all those selfies and sweeping vistas we take the time to photograph on vacation might be affecting how we remember the trip. According to a new study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, taking…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: enjoyment, memories, picture taking, recall, study, vacation
Changes In OC Transpo Pet Transportation Policy Starts Today
As of today, some pets are now allowed on public transit in Ottawa. Small pets, including cats and small dogs, can ride on OC Transpo buses and the O-Train as long as they’re in a pet carrier. They must remain…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: Change, OC Transpo, pet carrier, pet policy, small cats and dogs
Switch From Winter Blend To Summer Gasoline Blend Means Another Hike At The Pump
According to Dan McTeague, a senior petroleum analyst with GasBuddy.com, drivers should be prepared for another price hike in the price of gas in the coming days. He says the increase could be as high as four cents, pushing the…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: cheap gas, Dan McTeague, gasbuddy.com; canadian gas prices, inflation, price hike, summer blend, winter blend
Brand Power In Canada Belongs To U.S. Tech Giants
Some of Canada’s best known brands are slipping… In its latest survey of influential brands, Ipsos found that Google came in first and Facebook ranked second, just as they did in 2017. The survey was carried out in January and…
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Food Recall Issued For Harvest Creek Chicken Nuggets
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a food recall warning for Harvest Creek brand chicken nuggets due to possible salmonella contamination. The agency says the recall impacts consumers in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec,…
Posted in News & Sports, Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: Canadian Food Inspection Agency, chicken nuggets, food recall, Harvest Creek, salmonella
Happy Piano Day!
“Why does the world need a Piano Day? For many reasons. But mostly, because it doesn’t hurt to celebrate the piano and everything around it: performers, composers, piano builders, tuners, movers and most important, the listener.” – Nils Frahm Piano…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: 88 keys, annual event, celebration, Keyboard, March 29th, Music, piano day
Why You’re More Likely To Find Easter Bilbies Than Bunnies Down Under
Rather than celebrate Easter with chocolate bunnies, Australians like to exchange Easter bilbies. The bilby is a marsupial with long, rabbit-like ears. They are also called rabbit-bandicoots. Two centuries ago, the arrival of European rabbits nearly drove them out of…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: Australia, bilby, chocolate, down under, Easter Bilbies, endangered, marsupial
Hard Decision – Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre To Stop Allowing Public Visits
A hard decision has been made by the Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre. Starting April 1st, visitors will no longer be able to tour and meet the patients at the bird sanctuary. The main reasons are an increase in…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: difficult, educational, Increase, injured birds, Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre, tours cancelled, Visitors
#deletefacebook Doesn’t Seem To Have Much Traction In Canada
Over the past week or so, there’s been a lot of social media buzz about people pledging to delete their Facebook profiles in the wake of last week’s alleged privacy breach by data firm Cambridge Analytica. However, according to a…
Posted in Steve Boyton, Whats Happening Tagged with: #deletefacebook, Angus Reid, Cambridge Analytica, Facebook, Poll, pushback, scandal
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