A Stuffed Drunk Raccoon Became Norway's Best Souvenir

A Stuffed Drunk Raccoon Became Norway's Best Souvenir

Norway's soccer team lost to England, then went viral days later for something that had nothing to do with the match: a stuffed drunk raccoon somebody actually brought home from the trip. It raises the real question. Postcards, magnets, shot glasses, t-shirts, what actually earns its spot in your suitcase? Cramped toes and fumbled words turned out to be the first sign of dehydration nobody caught in time this week, as a heat wave pushed the feels-like temperature past forty in Windsor and Montreal while Kelowna and Victoria stayed suspiciously perfect, as always. A ticket to Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey in 70 millimetre on the biggest screen in Western Canada is the kind of good news worth waiting on, and a house renovation finally down to its last room proves some good news takes years to arrive. Topics: Good News Tuesday, dehydration symptoms, Norway drunk raccoon, travel souvenirs, heat wave Canada Originally aired on 2026-07-14

NEW - A Satellite Startup Wants to Sell You Sunlight After Dark

Every invasive weed trick you've tried has probably failed, and Andy Barrar has the reason bindweed and mint keep winning. From there he turns to the AI chip now deciding which laptop is worth buying and a satellite company testing sunlight on demand after dark. Gardening DIY: Why Bindweed Always Wins Andy tracks the root system that makes bindweed and mint nearly impossible to remove and the layering method that finally starves them out. He also names the plants, including tomatoes and seedlings, that a garden hose can quietly wreck. The Chip That Decides Your Next Laptop Handy Andy Baryer connects a whole-home mesh network to the dead wifi zone in your house and explains why the chip inside a laptop now matters more than the logo on the lid. He ends with a satellite startup planning to beam sunlight down after dark. Topics: invasive weeds, garden watering mistakes, mesh wifi network, AI laptop chips, satellite sunlight technology GUEST: Andy Barrar | handyandymedia.com | @handyandymedia Originally aired on 2026-07-14

SHIFTHEADS: July 27th Is the Day Windsor Has Waited Over a Decade For

The Gordie Howe Bridge is set to open July 27th, more than a decade after the deal was signed, and Mike Kakuk explains exactly what changes the day trucks and cars start crossing. Half of all truck traffic is expected to shift immediately, routed around West Windsor via a parkway built specifically to bypass the neighbourhood that has absorbed decades of idling trucks and diesel fumes. Mike traces the standoff behind the delay to the family that owns the Ambassador Bridge, who spent over twenty years buying up West Windsor properties and leaving them vacant while resisting a second crossing. He also details how rising Ambassador Bridge tolls had already pushed some truckers to detour through Sarnia instead. For everyday commuters, especially the nurses and healthcare workers who cross daily for jobs in Detroit hospitals, Mike lays out how three separate crossings, the tunnel, the Ambassador Bridge, and now the Gordie Howe, will each serve a different purpose going forward. Topics: Gordie Howe Bridge, Mike Kakuk, Windsor Detroit border, Ambassador Bridge tolls, cross-border commuters GUEST: Mike Kakuk | http://am800cklw.com [http://am800cklw.com] Originally aired on 2026-07-14

Shiftheads - Good News-ish? The Slap Sport Where Competitors Get Knocked Out Cold

Competitors in power slapping get hit hard enough to lose consciousness, and a Kitchener woman just became the sport's first women's flyweight champion. From there, a goat that helped fight a Colorado wildfire gets its own merchandise line, and Regina picks up a new Elvis impersonator. The champion's own words after her win, that she's still in shock, land differently once you hear how the sport actually works. The wildfire story follows Goldie the goat and where the proceeds from the new merchandise go. Regina's impersonator scene keeps growing, and this is the latest name to know. Also on deck: the best souvenirs to bring home from a trip, according to callers, from bar t-shirts to city-branded mugs to spices. Topics: power slapping champion, Colorado wildfire goat, Regina Elvis impersonator, good news stories, travel souvenirs Originally aired on 2026-07-14

NEW - His Great Uncle Was the First Black Order of Canada Recipient & now He is too

Duane D.O. Gibson's great uncle, Isaac Phills, was the first Black Canadian to receive the Order of Canada. Decades later, Duane received the same honour himself, and still cannot find out who nominated him, a mystery he says fits the whole point: it was never about recognition in the first place. Duane raced Amazing Race Canada as Maestro Fresh Wes's teammate, walking a tightrope two hundred feet above a waterfall in the process, and explains the concept he calls flow state, the same mental space he used to set a Guinness World Record freestyling for eight hours and forty five minutes straight. He breaks down the compounding math behind getting just 1% better every day, and the specific four-step morning routine, meditation, movement, reading, journaling, that he says makes that possible even on the days it feels impossible. Topics: Amazing Race Canada, Duane D.O. Gibson, flow state, Order of Canada, Maestro Fresh Wes GUEST: Duane D.O. Gibson | http://iamdogibson.com [http://iamdogibson.com] Originally aired on 2026-07-14