August 13, 2020

August 13th is the 226th day of the year. There are 140 days remaining until the end of the year.

Chatham-Kent Public Health reported seven new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday and five recovered cases for a total of 85 active cases.

That’s two more active cases than on Tuesday. Four local people with the virus are in the hospital recovering. The death toll remains at two.

After Ontario reported just 33 cases on Tuesday, that number jumped to 95 yesterday.

The Chatham-Kent Fire Department is hosting another virtual fire hall tour.

Watch this afternoon at 2 and get a tour of Station #16 – Raleigh South.

Watch on their Facebook page.

Canadians missed sports.

Since baseball returned July 24th, 16.4 million Canadians have tuned in to Sportsnet‘s coverage of the NHL, NBA and MLB — more than 45% of the population.

Las week alone, Sportsnet was the most-watched station in Canada. With an average minute audience of 345,000, Sportsnet viewership was more than double the 2nd most-watched station.

The last Blockbuster in the world is in Bend, Oregon, and it’s turning itself into an Airbnb for three nights next month.

Three families will get to stay overnight and watch as many movies as they want. They’re only charging $4 a night, but you have to live in the area to apply.

The manager says they just wanted to do something fun for the community to thank them for keeping them in business. They turned part of the store into a ’90s living room with a NON-widescreen TV, VCR, bean bag chair and pull-out couch, plus candy and snacks.

They’ll also be disinfecting the whole store after each family checks out.

Having a tough time finding a Dr. Pepper? Fans around North America have struggled to find it on the shelves at grocery stores, and the company says it is working on a solution.

“We appreciate your patience and encourage you to contact your local retailer directly for the most up-to-date availability of Dr Pepper products.”

— Dr Pepper (@drpepper) August 10, 2020

Welcome to the club. We feel your pain.😉

— Charmin (@Charmin) August 10, 2020

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This post was written by Chris McLeod