November 6, 2020

November 6, 2020 5:55 am Published by

November 6th is the 311th day of the year. There are 55 days remaining until the end of the year.

No new COVID19 cases reported by the C-K Public Health Unit on Thurdsay.

There was one recovery putting C-K at 25 active cases. There are currently no positive cases in the hospital.

Ontario reported 998 new cases Thursday. 69% of the new positive cases are in the hotspots; Toronto, York and Peel.

The Downtown Chatham Holiday Parking Period has begun.

From now until January 5th, park free in the downtown municipal parking lots (#4, #5, #9 & #10)!

Starbucks is releasing its holiday cups today.

There are four different kinds of holiday cups are available this year. There’s one with ribbons of green, red and white that look like a Christmas sweater, one that’s red with vintage green ornaments, one that’s green with stripes and polka dots and another one with a sleeker, more modern ribbon design.

You’ll be able to enjoy all the holiday classics like the Peppermint Mocha, Eggnog Latte, Caramel Brûlé Latte, Gingerbread Latte and Chestnut Praline Latte starting today. The Irish Cream Cold Brew and Irish Cream Americano, which is exclusively Canadian, will be available too.

Tim Hortons is also getting festive with new holiday cups and baked good boxes.

It took longer than usual because of pandemic delays, but the new emojis are finally here.

Apple released an update for iPhones yesterday and it included 117 new emojis for 2020.

These include things like a yellow smiley face in Groucho Marx glasses, a ninja, a toilet plunger, an actual human heart and a hand making a pinching gesture like a mafia guy would make when he’s talking.

If you have an Android phone, you should probably have these too, they’ve been rolling out over the past few months.

Not all businesses are suffering in the wake of the pandemic.

Makers of PPE equipment are certainly doing well. Food delivery services are booming. Online retailers like Amazon are posting record gains. And Tupperware. Tupperware?

The food storage product company announced soaring profits last week, thanks largely by demand from pandemic-era home chefs. After a string of dismal earnings recently, Tupperware announced profits of $34.4 million for the third quarter of 2020, up from $7.8 million in the same quarter last year.

The company is currently working to “align the brand with the trend of people cooking and eating at home by creating products that help customers save time during food prep and keep their food fresher and safer for longer periods of time.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod