Morning Start: Are Jack and Meg White of the White Stripes related?

Happy humpday! Expect some showers and a possible thunderstorm today.

Fun Fact of the day:

Are the White Stripes’ Jack and Meg White related?

Meg and Jack White publicly portrayed themselves as siblings. However, public records emerged in 2001 that showed Meg and Jack were not related; in fact they had married in 1996 prior to the band’s formation. They divorced in 2000, before The White Stripes ascended to international fame.

Weather forecast according to Environment Canada:

In Â鶹¾«Ñ¡:

In Vernon:

In Penticton:

In Salmon Arm:

In case you missed it:

As pandemic restrictions ease across the province, several businesses in Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ are planning to reopen.

And, Mayor Colin Basran thinks they could use a little extra help — or patio space.

Several municipalities across the globe have begun closing busy downtown streets to vehicles. This allows for restaurants to spread out into the street, expanding the footprint — and subsequently patronage — of businesses while ensuring that physical distancing measures can still be safely implemented.

Pedestrians only: #Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ mayor wants to expand open spaces for restaurants https://t.co/8lRBzbs6a5

— Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ (@Â鶹¾«Ñ¡CapNews) May 12, 2020

Video of the day:

This Red Sox/ Yankees fight will forever be one of the best baseball brawls in history.

I will never understand why old man Don Zimmer tried to come at Pedro 😂 pic.twitter.com/tHtuGgKNPb

— Jordan Moore (@iJordanMoore) May 12, 2020

READ MORE:Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ events company goes virtual with 50 % of functions