Happy Tuesday everyone! Grab your coffee as we get your morning started!
Fun Fact: The majority of dust in your house is from your own dead skin cells.
On this day
In 1842, the Canada-U.S. border is defined.
In 1930, animated cartoon character Betty Boop debuts.
In 1945, the U.S. drops their second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.
In 1969, actress Sharon Tate is murdered at age 26.
In 1988, the Edmonton Oilers traded Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings.
In 2008, actor Bernie Mac dies at 50.
National holidays
Today is International Day of The World’s Indigenous People, National Women’s Day, National Book Lovers Day, National Rice Pudding Day, and National Veep Day.
Weather forecast from Environment Canada
In Kelowna
In Penticton
In Revelstoke
In Salmon Arm
In Vernon
In case you missed it
Drowning at Swim Bay in Peachland. Learn more here.
Pride Week off to flag-raising start in Greater Vernon. Learn more here.
BC Wildfire asks for patience as evacuation orders drag on for Keremeos Creek wildfire. Learn more here.
Trending
This meteorologist’s reaction is hilarious when he found out his monitor is a touchscreen.
Weatherman discovers his monitor has a touch screen…… immediately turns into a kid 😭 pic.twitter.com/b3Ht4APwM0
— Pubity (@PubityIG) August 5, 2022
Celebrity birthdays
If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with actress Anna Kendrick (37), singer Whitney Husdon (would’ve been 59), actor Bill Skarsgard (32), actor Sam Elliot (78), fashion designer Michael Kors (63), actor Dan Levy (39), and actor Eric Bana (54).
Have a terrific Tuesday!
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