T55 Daily News Blast

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Wednesday, July 5th

  • CRA paying out Grocery Rebates today to approximately 11 million Canadians.
    It’s mainly for people eligible for GST Credit, with some exceptions.
  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Mental Health and Addiction Minister Dan Williams signed memorandums with First Nations today.
    Plan to increase addiction treatment capacity on First Nations lands.
  • $175 million dollars allocated to Disaster Recovery Program for Wildfire relief.
    To help Alberta Communities recoup costs of fighting fires and housing and supplying evacuees.
  • Coke contributing to Alberta economy by creating their largest bottling facility since 2018.
    It’ll be located in Calgary and cost about 70 million to build.
  • Suspicious white powder found at White House sparks evacuation.
    Confirmed as Cocaine.
  • Globe set record high temperature on Monday, and quickly broke it on Tuesday.
    Mid to high 20’s expected across the Mackenzie, Peace, Big Lakes, this afternoon.
  • The Philippines threatening to pull the new Barbie movie due to a map with a disputed Chinese territorial claim.
    Vietnam has already banned the film.
  • Greatest selling video game ever returns to Xbox Game Pass today.
    Grand Theft Auto 5 part of July’s additions.
  • Wheatbelt Baseball action tonight:
    High Prairie is home against Rycroft. Manning visits Peace River.
  • After ending their 3-game losing streak last night… the Jays hope to stay on a roll heading into the all-star break.
    Sending Jose Berrios to the mound tonight for game two against the White Sox.
  • Two Environmentalists stormed a tennis court at Wimbledon today.
    They were wearing Just Stop Oil t-shirts and threw confetti on the grass.