On the bright side with Julie Atchison
To brighten your week with good news, CTV London Meteorologist Julie Atchison is showing us the sunny side of things.
Here's a look at the good news stories from the past week.
- London golfer Cam Kellett has qualified for the Canadian Open next week in Hamilton.
- Canadian Olympic decathlon champion Damian Warner has just won his eighth title in the last 11 years.
- Soccer player Christine Sinclair has become immortalized with her own Barbie.
- A 13-year-old from Toronto is trading high school for a neurological research lab at Toronto Western Hospital.
- A London teenager has been invited to train with Jackie Chan’s stunt team in China.
- Seven-year-old Brantley Mehang of Windsor is on his way to become a true Pokémon master.
- Grady McDougall scored a hole-in-one on this Saskatchewan golf course.
- Broadway with a Twist - the Tony’s, is an annual fundraiser for the London Food Bank and their Arts 4 All Kids program.
- For the past three years, a disabled dog has been capturing people's hearts and gathering quite the following on social media. Winnie celebrated his third birthday with a public party in Dresden.
- And meet Chewy! He is an eight-year-old shitzu from Happy’s Place retirement home for dogs.
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