Welfare check calls go unanswered for a lot of reasons. In Ohio, the reason was a 91-year-old in her bedroom trying to beat her record. Police radioed it in. Nobody thought to ask which game.

In Toronto, Drake filed the permits, got the approvals, sent 48 hours of notice to residents, and detonated something large enough to put a fireball on Instagram. The neighborhood near the 2008 Downsview propane explosion had a lot of feelings about it. City Council is now discussing what the process looks like next time.

A truck carrying one million bees crashed on a highway this week. The road reopened. For the most part, the bees have been accounted for. That last part deserves more attention than it’s getting.

Topics: welfare check, Drake Downsview explosion, 91-year-old gamer, bees highway, weird Friday news

Originally aired on2026-04-17