Coming up this month.

As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas

As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...

Good morning, it’s Tuesday, April 8th. On this day in 1975, Canada created the Metric Commission to start the switch from imperial to metric. Happy birthday to the metric system! Canada went the distance — in kilometres!

Say it ain’t so, but it looks like snow.

🎶 Tonight on Tracking The '60s on Radio Bay Roberts 🎶
We're rewinding to the week ending March 28, 1964!
Tune in for the hits, the headlines, and the vibe of '64 tonight at 9:00 on Radio Bay Roberts!
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The Cabin Party is coming up Saturday night on VOCM, New Country NL, and Bigland - Labrador's FM. It's the Voice of Country Music on Saturday night in NL. Call 709-570-1155 or email requests@thecabinparty.com.

Sunrise at Signal Hill this morning at 6:57. “When sunrays crown…”

My backyard yesterday. Lark Harbour hit 19.5°C, the province’s hot spot. St. Paul’s and Bay Roberts reached 19°C, while St. John’s International saw 17.6°C—its earliest 17+°C day on record. The previous earliest was March 31, 1962. A remarkably warm March 21st across much of Newfoundland.

Tonight the hits from March 1967. Canada prepped for Expo '67, the Beatles topped the charts, and Buffalo Springfield hit with a song sparked by L.A.'s Sunset Strip riots, not the Vietnam War; it became a counterculture anthem. Tune in to Radio Bay Roberts at 9:00.

The Cabin Party is coming up Saturday night on VOCM, New Country NL, and Bigland - Labrador's FM. Call 709-570-1155 or email requests@thecabinparty.com.

In Germany. 100,000 Germans were asked if they would ever consider owning Elon Musk's car and 94% said absolutely not.
Also, Tesla was kicked out of the Vancouver International Auto Show, that runs through the weekend, supposedly out of safety concerns.

It's Spring Eve! Tomorrow's the day it officially arrives.

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

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18 days until the start of Spring. #spring

Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bobby Fischer in a legendary 1972 match, died Thursday in Moscow. He was 88. #checkmate

After all these years, Microsoft is shutting down Skype in May. After 21 years, they expect you to move to their Teams platform. #Skype #Teams

Joseph Robert O'Donnell, a Beatles and music memorabilia dealer, bought a unique piece of Beatles history at an auction: a piece of leftover toast left on a plate by George Harrison back in 1962. We don't know what he paid for it, but the last time it was sold it went for $1600. #Beatles #toast

Tuesday is when the Mexico and Canada tariffs are supposed to kick in. Yes, "Tariff Tuesday!"

Just a heads-up—Mardi Gras, or “Fat Tuesday,” is this Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5. Do you give up something for Lent?

📢 March Announcement!

Welcome to March!

Daylight saving time begins in just 8 days. Starting Sunday, March 9, the sun will set after 7 PM.

We're exactly a month away from St. Patrick's Day.

From Facebook
“Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "Do one thing every day that scares you" and that's why I weigh myself in the mornings.”

How fast does time fly? It was 13 years ago today that we lost Whitney Houston.

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The Valentine's Day gift for the Lego lover in your life: a build-it-yourself Rose Bouquet out of Lego's. The set includes 822 pieces that assemble into a bouquet of roses. #lego

Marianne Faithfull, Chanteuse of Survival, Is Dead at 78 A fresh-voiced pop star and Mick Jagger’s muse in the 1960s, she went on to experience more than her share of hard times before emerging triumphant.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/a...

Watching the sunrise today on Signal Hill, in the cold morning air, reminds us how precious life is, how valuable our freedoms are, and how much the people we love make it all worthwhile. Good morning from the eastern edge of the western world.

Windchill is -23!

Dress for very cold weather today!

We're exactly two months away from St. Patrick's Day. #stpatricksday

Robert W. Service, “Bard of the Yukon,” was born on this day 1874, in Preston, Lancashire, England.
#SamMcGee #DanMcGrew