Fort Frances Times Online Edition - October 6, 2020

The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU), Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA) and Canadian Mental Health Association, Kenora Branch (CMHA) will be working together on a Crisis Response and Harm Reduction Mobile Outreach Team for Sioux Lookout Ontario, with funding support from Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program.

A reader caught this breathtaking fiery sunset recently. Our neck of the woods has no shortage of breathtaking views. If you capture one on your camera, send it in, so we can share it with other readers! E-mail your reader photos to tips#fort-frances.com.

Waylon is keeping busy making art on his first day of class, at the Fort Frances Nursery School. The nursery runs half day programs out of Knox United Church for preschoolers.

TORONTO - Appliance stores are grappling with a double whammy of surging demand and supply chain problems, resulting in mounting backorders ahead of the busiest shopping season of the year.

Retailers say a combination of home renovations, new construction, discounts for energy-efficient appliances and pent-up demand following store closures last spring has led to record sales.

Shopping centres say meeting Santa will be just as magical for children this Christmas, even if it has to be at a distance of two metres - or via webcam.

At some malls, like Carrefour de l'Estrie in Sherbrooke, children will have a virtual connection to Santa Claus so they can tell him what they want for Christmas.

TORONTO - Ontario is facing a shortage of diagnostic technicians that is contributing to medical laboratories being overwhelmed, Premier Doug Ford said Monday, acknowledging the province is reaching its limit when it comes to testing for COVID-19.

OTTAWA - Canadians are divided about whether to let the COVID-19 pandemic disrupt their plans for upcoming holidays and seasonal events, a new poll suggests.The poll, conducted by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies, comes as COVID-19 cases are surging and public health authorities are pleading with Canadians in places with rising case counts to avoid contact with anyone outside thei

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Oct. 6, 2020:

There are 168,961 confirmed cases in Canada.

- Quebec: 79,650 confirmed (including 5,884 deaths, 66,180 resolved)

- Ontario: 54,814 confirmed (including 2,980 deaths, 46,360 resolved)

- Alberta: 18,935 confirmed (including 280 deaths, 16,872 resolved)

NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Titans have had their second straight day without positive coronavirus tests, allowing them to potentially reopen their facility Wednesday after the NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

Los Angeles Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey and New York Giants receiver Golden Tate are unlikely to be disciplined by their teams for their postgame fight at SoFi Stadium, judging by comments from both players' coaches Monday.

The NFL still might weigh in with fines after it investigates the clash rooted in a family feud between Ramsey and Tate, the uncle of Ramsey's two children.

Vehicles lined up more than three kilometres along a rural Manitoba road on the last Sunday afternoon of September as their occupants waited to grab a traditional Ukrainian feast in a brown takeout bag.

The community hall in Pansy, about 90 kilometres southeast of Winnipeg, ran out of fried chicken, perogies, cabbage rolls and other goodies at about 4:30 p.m.

We can be thankful for a stretch of beautiful weather on the horizon for the holiday weekend, but we might see a few more showers before we get there.