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The Lunchbox 2020-05-04: Jedi Wanted

On today’s show:

  • It’s Petite and Proud Day! Let’s celebrate the great variety of human beings.
  • Celebrate Firefighters’ Day by thanking the men and women who enter dangerous situations to help protect people, property and safety.
  • Oranges, sugar, water, heat and time: make your own for Candied Orange Peel Day.
  • Haven’t gotten your bike out yet? Well, you should: it’s Bike Month after all.
  • And, of course, we celebrate one of the most widely celebrated and inspiring science fiction series of all time: it’s Star Wars Day!
    • Listen to the end of the show for Mos Eisley Rap Show from Nova Scotia’s Wordburglar, and a silly little skit created by yours truly: A Geek Prayer.
  • We revisit Bondo’s Pick from 2018 of Rae Spoon‘s Undertow.
  • Today’s interview is with Tracy Austin, one of the FAA artists-in-residence from 2019 who works with Miniature Doll Sculptures.

COVID-19 update:

  • The province announced no new cases of COVID-19 for the fifteenth day in a row yesterday.
  • This announcement leaves the total number of cases at 118, all of whom have recovered. 
  • New Brunswick is the first province with a 100 per cent recovery rate. 
  • Dr. Jennifer Russell said this fight is far from over and as long as there are cases in other provinces, New Brunswick will have to stay vigilant. 
  • The Prime Minister said the government is investing $240 million in providing health care online, including mental health services. 
  • The federal government is also increasing the Canada Child Benefit by $300 per child. 
  • Health Canada is recalling Canadian-made rapid COVID-19 test kits after issues were discovered with the sample swabs.
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