For starters – HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! It’s also Ash Wednesday – the start of Lent. I’ve given up pop and breads. Ooooo boy.

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Congratulations to Flynn the Bichon Frise!

From Fortune:

Flynn the Bichon Frise won the title of Best in Show at the 142nd annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Rising above 2,882 canine competitors and more than 200 breeds, Flynn took home the victory after placing first in the Non-sporting group yesterday.

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Sending healing vibes to Baptiste Brochu, our Snowboard Cross Medal hopeful at the Winter Games. Baptiste was reportedly injured during a training practice, and is now out of the Games.

Canada sits comfortably in fourth, with a total of four medals currently. Overnight games tonight include Men & Women’s curling, Cross Country Skiing and Biathlon. Day 7 (tomorrow) will see more Figure Skating and Freestyle Skiing.

Catch all the latest news about the Games HERE.

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A tragic, horrific day in Florida as a lone gunman opened fire on students in one high school.

From CNN:

At least 17 people were killed Wednesday in a high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the Broward County Sheriff’s office said.

The suspect, 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz, is in custody. Cruz was expelled for unspecified disciplinary reasons, and police are investigating his digital footprint, Sheriff Scott Israel said. So far, what they’ve found is “very, very disturbing,” he said.
“It’s a horrific, horrific day,” Israel said. “Just pray for this city. Pray for this school, the parents, the folks that lost their lives.”
Thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families tonight.
~ Care
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