November 4, 2021

November 4h is the 308th day of 2021. There are 57 days remaining until the end of the year.

Ontario is getting ready to vaccinate children aged five to 11 once the approval for the shot for kids comes from Health Canada.

The province says there will be a kids vaccine clinic at, or near, at least one school in every health unit. There will also be mass immunization clinics and mobile clinics. Consent forms will be distributed through schools and will be available online and in paper at clinics. Parents and caregivers will have to provide consent on behalf of a child before they can get a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Health Canada is expected to approve the kid-sized shot sometime this month.

The provincial government also announced that booster doses are available to the following vulnerable populations if at least six months has passed since the last dose:

• Individuals aged 70 and over (born in 1951 or earlier)
• Health care workers and designated essential caregivers in congregate settings (including long-term care home and retirement home staff and designated caregivers)
• Individuals who received a complete series of a viral vector vaccine (two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine or one dose of the Janssen vaccine)
• First Nation, Inuit and Métis adults and their non-Indigenous household members

Ontario, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is expanding eligibility for booster doses of the #COVID19 vaccine to additional high-risk groups, providing an extra layer of protection against the Delta variant. https://t.co/GMxUsB9UFx pic.twitter.com/hX5iqvpAMl

— Ontario Ministry of Health (@ONThealth) November 3, 2021

Nine new positive COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday by Chatham-Kent Public Health.

There were 10 resolved cases, the total active case count locally drops to 48.

There were 378 new cases in the province.

Ontario gas prices are set to spiking again.

⛽️ Price ⚠️: #GasPrices to RISE 2 cents a litre Thursday in #Toronto #GTA #Hamilton #Ottawa #LdnOnt #Kitchwner #LdnOnt #Barrie and most of #Ontario. Going to 149.9 in the #GTA

HOLD OFF UNTIL FRIDAY WHEN IT FALLS BACK 2-3 CENTS A LITRE (thanks to 5th wave of Covid in China 🙄)

— Dan McTeague (@GasPriceWizard) November 3, 2021

The leap will bring gas prices up to an average of 149.9 cents per litre.

If you can, hold off on filling up until Friday. Prices are expected to drop by 2 to 3 cents to around 146.9 cents per litre.

Starbucks new holiday menu and merchandise is available starting today.

Four new cup designs are headed to its stores including wrapping paper, ribbon, lights and candy cane themed cups.

Along with the holiday-themed items, Starbucks is planning a little something for Remembrance Day. You can donate to the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund at the counter or through the mobile app. You can also dedicate a digital poppy to a veteran.

On November 11th Starbucks will give out a free tall coffee to any veteran, current member of the armed forces, or military spouse.

Drake wants to bring a WNBA franchise to Toronto.

In an Instagram story posted on Wednesday morning, Drake directly addressed the WNBA, saying “I need a Toronto team.”

The WNBA — currently operating with 12 teams — has shown interest in Toronto before. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said earlier this year that “expanding the league remains a priority,” and Toronto has reportedly been identified as one of the potential expansion cities.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod