Happy Friday!
Regular contributor Rick McGrath submitted today’s featured image, taken as the sun rose over the Grief Point area.
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On this day:
In 1975, game show Wheel of Fortune debuted on television.
In 1980, Philadelphia Flyers set a National Hockey League record by playing in a 35th consecutive game without a defeat.
In 1994, the bodyguard of American figure skater Tonya Harding attacked defending United States figure skating champion Nancy Kerrigan at the US Championships in Detroit. She was struck on the lower right thigh with a telescopic baton.
In 2021, a mob of people who supported outgoing United States president Donald Trump stormed the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, while certification of current president Joe Biden’s election victory took place. Five people died in the riot, and many more were injured, including more than 150 police officers.
Today’s weather:
Rain is expected in the morning and evening on Friday, January 6, as is a high of seven degrees Celsius. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it…
Here are some photos from the annual Steve Steele Boxing Day charity soccer match, which took place at Timberlane Park on Monday, December 26.
Meanwhile…
Bigger tax credits are on the way this month for low and moderate income-earning individuals and families in BC.
Low on gas?
Here are the latest prices at local stations.
