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A video today to accompany our "Sounds from the Shack" contest. Yes, this is a somewhat normal occurance at Loreena's house.

Five Things to Know on Wednesday, November 25th, 2020 1. There will be a nation-wide test of Canada's emergency alert system today... which means you'll hear it on radio, television and your mobile device. In Ontario it will happen at 12:55pm. 2. The Middlesex-London Health Unit reported 18 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, after a one-day drop back into the single digits. This marks the 16th day of double-digit cases this month. November has now far exceeded all previous months ...for total cases based on when the cases occurred with 322 cases. 3. A 43-year-old woman has died of injuries she suffered in a weekend townhouse fire on Purser Street in London. The Office of the Chief Coroner is reportedly working on the cause and manner of her death. London police say two children, a seven-year-old girl and five-year-old boy, remain in critical condition in hospital. The Major Crimes Section and Fire Marshal continue to investigate the cause of the blaze. 4. Ontario's Progressive Conservative government is poised to unveil the rules around celebrating the upcoming winter holidays in the shadow of COVID-19. The province's top two hot spots, Toronto and Peel Region are in lockdown mode and will be until just before Christmas. Ontario's top doctor said earlier this week it seemed unlikely the situation would improve in those regions enough to warrant lifting the lockdown. Most recent modelling showed the province is on track to see up to 65-hundred new daily cases by mid-December. 5. Western University is giving students an extended holiday break. The University closes December 22nd...and classes won't resume until Jan. 11th. President Alan Shepard wrote in an email to students that he has heard from many of them that this has been a particularly trying year and he hopes this extra time off will allow them to rest and recover a little longer. See more

A Toronto TikTok user posts videos of himself asking luxury homeowners "What do you do for a living?" #MorningShare

A huge congrats to Councillor and soon to be Deputy Mayor Josh Morgan and his wife! They welcome a baby boy tomorrow!! Josh just shared the great news on the Roundtable with #KenandLoreena

Overdose from opioids can happen to anyone. It’s a message Canadian paralympian Paul Rosen wants heard loud and clear. That’s because Rosen became addicted to opioids after a bad hockey injury back in 1975. A Canadian sledge hockey goalie for the Paralympic team, he's now a motivational speaker. As part of National Addictions Awareness Week this week, Rosen will be joining #KenandLoreena to share his story at 7:20 this morning.

Good Thursday morning! Mostly sunny and a bit warmer today with gusty, southwest winds. A high of 12. Partly cloudy, windy and a low of 9 tonight. Sun and cloud tomorrow, windy and a high up to 14. Mostly cloudy and cooler into the weekend.

Five Things to Know on Wednesday, October 14th, 2020 1. The Middlesex-London Health Unit reported just six new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the region’s total to just over a thousand now. (1005) The single-digit daily case count marks a significant drop from the long weekend. 2. There are ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks at nine seniors’ facilities as well as at London’s Sir Arthur Currie Public School and at Western University’s London Hall residence. There have now been eig...ht confirmed cases in local elementary and high schools...the most recent being Northdale Central Public School in Dorchester. 3. The City of London is moving forward with a very different parking-enforcement path by bringing it all in house. In a vote of 10-5 Tuesday, city council decided not to award Impark a three-year $3-million parking contract and instead, have the city's bylaw enforcement officers do the job starting in January. 4. A second child has died following a collision between a vehicle and horse and buggy over the weekend in Bruce County. Both of the children had been in the buggy when it was struck. 5. The airline that flies out of Toronto's Island airport is keeping its planes grounded until at least mid-December due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Porter Airlines has pushed back its relaunch date several times since it first cancelled all its flights on March 21st. See more

Happy Hump Day! Mostly cloudy today with a chance of showers late in the morning and in the afternoon. High of 7. Periods of rain tonight with the temperature holding around 7. Cloudy with a chance of showers tomorrow too and a high of 11.

#AskTheExperts : Collin Phillip the General Manager of Granular joined us to talk about technology in agriculture. Plus how their technology is helping modern day farmers. Hear it here : https://www.iheartradio.ca//ask-the-experts-fields-to-fork

#AskTheExperts : Brad Small a local owner/operator of Krown Rust Control joined us to talk about how Krown is operating during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Hear it here : https://www.iheartradio.ca//ask-the-experts-krown-rust-con

Good Wednesday morning! Mostly sunny today with a bit more cloud cover this afternoon. High of 17. Mostly cloudy tonight with a low of 12 but the temperature rising to 16 by morning. Tomorrow, cloudy with gusty winds and a chance of showers. High of 18 and getting cooler in the afternoon.

Five Things to Know on Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 1. Both Middlesex-London and Elgin-Oxford dropped back into single-digit COVID-19 case counts yesterday. It is the second day of single-digit counts for Middlesex-London after a nearly week-long run of double-digit cases that included the area’s highest ever one-day total. Middlesex-London reported just three new cases. 2. Across the province, 1,249 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths were reported yesterday. 3. The Ontario g...overnment is considering an extended school closure as the winter break approaches. Education Minister Stephen Lecce commented on the matter yesterday, adding that a comprehensive announcement is coming sometime in the next two weeks. 4. The mayor and incoming deputy mayor will push for financial compensation after the Ontario government forced London to abandon the use of ranked ballots. It was back on Monday that the province revoked permission for municipalities to use ranked ballots. 5. It may not come as much of a surprise but the reality is still a bitter pill to swallow. There will be no Wine and Food Show or Home and Outdoor Show as they and many others part of the Winter/Spring show season at the Western Fair District have been cancelled due to COVID-19. See more

Five Things to Know on Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 1. An individual has tested positive at an elementary school in Dorchester, the latest case of COVID-19 in area schools. Parents, guardians and staff of Northdale Central Public School were notified by the Middlesex-London Health Unit Sunday night. 2. On Sunday the health unit declared an outbreak at Sir Arthur Currie Public School after a second case of COVID-19 was confirmed. Officials believe the two cases are associated w...ith each other, which led to the outbreak declaration. A case has also been confirmed at Mary Wright Public School in Strathroy, and four individuals from London Hall residence at Western have tested positive. 3. The Middlesex-London Health Unit is reporting a record-high number of coronavirus cases for the region. On Monday it reported 25 new cases of the virus, beating the mark of 24 set on April 15. There are currently eight active institutional outbreaks including long term care homes. ( Those are Extendicare, Earls Court Village, Mount Hope, Meadow Park Care Centre, Peoplecare Oak Crossing, McGarrell Place, Craigwiel Gardens and Country Terrace.) 4. The federal Conservatives do not appear ready to let the WE Charity controversy drop from the public's sight. M-P Michael Barrett -- the party's ethics critic -- is continuing to call for further investigative avenues -- including the creation of a new anti-corruption committee. 5. Defiant as ever about the coronavirus U-S President Donald Trump turned his first campaign rally since contracting COVID-19 into a full-throated defence of his handling of the pandemic. Trump joked Monday that he was healthy enough to plunge into the Florida crowd and give voters ``a big fat kiss.'' See more

It's Tuesday! Lots of sunshine today. Breezy. High of 17. Low of 5 tonight. Lots of sunshine tomorrow with a high of 16. Showers and windy on Thursday. Go get some breakfast!

Hello from all us at CTV News London and 1290 CJBK we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving 2020. We realize it’s being celebrated differently this year in person or some kind of virtual gathering. However It doesn’t mean you can’t get out and take a nice walk and appreciate the colours that this season has to offer. If you come across some beautiful backdrops post them here and we will create a photo gallery at CTVNewsLondon.ca. Enjoy the day!

A very happy Thanksgiving from Ontario Turkey and Hayter's Turkey Farm! #ontag

#AskTheExperts : Tom McInerney from World Source Securities joined us to talk about your money during the pandemic Hear it here : https://www.iheartradio.ca//ask-the-experts-world-source-s

Five Things to Know on Friday, October 9th, 2020 1. The MLHU along with the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) confirmed this morning that a person tested positive for COVID-19 at Sir Arthur Currie Public School in London. 2. London’s two COVID-19 assessment centres will be open on Thanksgiving Monday. The Carling Heights Assessment Centre will be open from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm on holiday Monday, while the Assessment Centre at Oakridge Arena will be open on from 9:00 ...am to 5:00 pm. Carling Heights will also be open Saturday and Sunday as usual, while Oakridge will be closed as normal. 3. The unemployment rate dropped to nine per cent in September, down from 10.2 per cent in August as the economy added 378-thousand jobs. London’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in September to 8.9 per cent. 4. The Middlesex-London Health Unit is again asking people to limit their Thanksgiving gatherings to those in their households to protect loved ones. The health unit is also asking people to avoid non-essential travel to COVID-19 hotspots which include Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec City. 5. The United Nations' World Food Program has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the world. See more

Happy Friday! Fog patches dissipating this morning...then mostly sunny. Gusty winds. High 21. A few clouds tonight. Low 17. Saturday Becoming cloudy in the morning. 60 percent chance of showers late in the afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late in the afternoon. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 24 with temperature falling to 19 in the afternoon. Humidex 28. Sunday A mix of sun and cloud. High 15. THANKSGIVING Monday Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. High 18.

A farm is cashing in on an often-forgotten fruit: the crabapple

Five Things to Know on Thursday, October 8th, 2020 1. The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 11 new COVID-19 cases for the region yesterday, the same day that two new cases within schools were reported. (Saunders high school and La Pommeraie elementary school.) 2. The Thames Valley District School Board has sent members of the Traumatic Events Response Team to Parkside Collegiate in St. Thomas to support staff and students, after a student, Branden Pettit, was left ...brain dead following a fall from his skateboard. 3. The City of London is extending temporary rules allowing outdoor patios to stay open until Dec. 31. The move is designed to help local businesses continue throughout the pandemic. 4. More relatives and loved ones can now apply to travel to Canada. Ottawa is to release criteria today for applications from relatives including siblings and grandparents of Canadians, romantic partners for more than a year and those seeking entry on compassionate grounds. 5. The vice presidential debate had sharp moments, some modest interruptions and violations of the debate clock. But the dynamics between Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Kamala Harris represented a rare return to some semblance of normal presidential politics. COVID-19 was a hot topic at the debate. See more

Good Thursday morning! .Sunny to start then increasing cloudiness today with a chance of afternoon showers. Gusty winds. High fo 18. Partly cloudy tonight and a low of 3 with a risk of frost. Could start out with some fog tomorrow then lots of sunshine, breezy and a high of 20.

This week’s ‘On The Farm With Forman’ is all about staying healthy while we work like they do at Burnbrae Farms. https://www.iheartradio.ca//on-the-farm-with-forman-episod