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October 26, 2021

By: Chris McLeod

26/10/2021

5 Things You Need To Know

October 26th is the 299th day of 2021. There are 66 days remaining until the end of the year.


There’s a blood donor clinics in Tilbury at the arena today from 1-7.

There’s a clinic tomorrow at the Portuguese Canadian Club Chatham, also 1-7pm.

Book your appointment at Blood.ca, call 1-888-2-DONATE or use the apps. No walk-in appointments are available.

Some same-day appointments are made available, check Blood.ca to reserve your spot.


There were 30 new positive COVID-19 cases reported Monday by Chatham-Kent Public Health.

There were 18 resolved cases, the total active case count locally is at 73.

There are 326 new cases of COVID-19 in the province.


The Bradley Centre Vaccination Clinic will be reopen tomorrow 9-1.

The clinic is for anyone 12+ looking for first or second shots.

Walk-ins are welcome at all clinics, but if you’re looking to schedule an appointment for a confirmed time book online at GetYourShotCK.ca or by calling 519-351-1010.


The World Series begins tonight.

The Houston Astros will take on the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 tonight on Fox and Sportsnet.

The Astros are the slight betting favorite heading in.

Braves manager Brian Snitker’s son Troy Snitker is a hitting coach for the Astros.

All of the games will begin at 8:09pm, except for Game 5, which will begin at 8:15pm.


IKEA Singapore just corrected all of us on how to pronounce its name.

It’s not “EYE-KEE-UH.” It’s pronounced “EE-KAY-UH,” according to the company itself.

IKEA isn’t even a real word. It’s an acronym that combines founder Ingvar Kamprad’s name with his boyhood farm, Elmtaryd, and the name of a nearby village, Agunnaryd.

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