November 10, 2020

November 10th is the 315th day of the year. There are 51 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Salvation Army Chatham-Kent is looking for volunteers for the annual Red Kettle Campaign.

The Kettle Campaign starts Thursday, November 19th.

Contact the Salvation Army at CKSalvationArmy.org or call 519-354-8353.

Funds raised directly support local families and children in need.

There were four new new COVID19 cases from the weekend reported by the C-K Public Health Unit.

The active cases went down, there are now just 12 in C-K; the lowest it’s been in 3 weeks.

There was another confirmed case on Walpole Island, there are now currently two active cases.

Ontario reported 1242 new cases Monday. 81% of the new positive cases are in the hotspots; Toronto, York, Peel, Ottawa and Hamilton.

Pfizer says its vaccine is over 90% effective at preventing people from getting the virus. Which is huge news, because it means the vaccines could really help us get things under control.

Officials like Dr. Fauci were worried they might only be 50 to 70% effective. And if only half of us were willing to get a vaccine, it might not do much. So over 90% is a really big deal. Just to compare, flu vaccines are only 40 to 60% effective most years.

If all goes well, Prime Minister Truedau says, the Pfizer vaccine should be available to Canadians sometime over the first three months of 2021.

UPDATE: We are proud to announce, along with @BioNTech_Group, that our mRNA-based #vaccine candidate has, at an interim analysis, demonstrated initial evidence of efficacy against #COVID19 in participants without prior evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

— Pfizer Inc. (@pfizer) November 9, 2020

The Bank of Canada is releasing a short list of eight Canadians who could be featured on the next $5-dollar bill.

Still in the running is Francis Pegahmagabow; a Canadian First Nations soldier, politician and activist. Pegahmagabow is the most highly decorated Indigenous soldier in the Canadian military.

Terry Fox, who’s Marathon of Hope in 1980 has raised millions for cancer research and Lotta Hitschmanova – a humanitarian, described as Canada’s mother Teresa.

This list was whittled down from 600 eligible nominees submitted by Canadians during a six-week public consultation.

See the full list of nominees here. The face on the next bill will be announced early next year.

Drum roll, please 🥁🥁🥁 — it’s time to meet the short list of eight #bankNOTEable Canadians whose portrait could appear on the next $5 note: https://t.co/bEoMfytfYo

— Bank of Canada (@bankofcanada) November 9, 2020

IKEA stores in Canada are now offering meals for takeout.

In provinces where dining-in is allowed, you can still have your Swedish meatballs where you shop but in provinces and cities where in-store cafes have been closed amid the pandemic, there’s a to-go option. This service started yesterday.

The new takeout menu includes IKEA favourites like Swedish meatballs as well as kid’s and family meals, sides, beverages and dessert.

We’re excited to launch Restaurant Takeout in all our stores nationwide, so you can now get all your IKEA favourites (including our new Swedish Meatball Family Meal) to go! Learn more and visit your local Store to order takeout: https://t.co/qKylfrFOIw #IKEACanada #IKEAFood pic.twitter.com/JZbjAUTQpi

— IKEA Canada (@IKEACanada) November 9, 2020

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This post was written by Chris McLeod