May 18, 2021

May 18th is the 138th day of 2021. There are 227 days remaining until the end of the year.

Ontario is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to anyone 18 and older starting this morning.

The province expects to receive 2.2-million doses of vaccine this week, in part because Pfizer-BioNTech decided to send extra ahead of the May 24 weekend.

The online portal will open at 8 am. Residents can book an appointment by calling the Provincial Vaccine Booking Line at 1-833-943-3900 or through the local channels at GetYourShotCK.ca or 519-351-1010.

Starting the week of May 31st, children between 12 and 17-years will be allowed to start booking their appointments through the provincial system.

Ten new positive COVID-19 cases reported from the weekend Monday by Chatham-Kent Public Health.

There were 14 recoveries, the total active cases is 32.

There were 2,170 positive cases reported Monday across the province and 4 additional deaths. It’s the fewest new deaths the province has reported since March 22nd. The rolling seven-day average of new cases is down to 2,352, the lowest it has been since April 1st.

The investors of the former Navistar property will speak to the media today.

Those involved and any plans have not been revealed.

BlackburnNewsCK.com will have more details as soon as they’re available this afternoon.

There’s a blood donor clinic today at Chatham-Kent YMCA from 1-7.

Book yours now at Blood.ca, use the Give Blood app or call 1-888-2-DONATE. Donations are by appointment only, no walk-in appointments are available.

There is no need to reschedule if you’ve been vaccinated.

Your donation matters, book now and save a life.

One of the world’s most popular singing competitions starts today.

The annual Eurovision Song Contest pits singers from member countries of the European Broadcasting Union against one another. The flamboyant international TV competition has been around since 1956.

More attention was brought in 2020 when Will Ferrall’s movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga was released.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod