Leon’s Headlines Jan 12: Extreme Cold Warning could last several days; wind chill -40 or colder. Large arctic air mass brings extreme cold through the weekend. Frostbite will develop within minutes on exposed skin. Warning covers the region, including Brandon, Neepawa, Carberry, Dauphin, Russell, Roblin, Killarney, Pilot Mound, Melita, Boissevain, Minnedosa, RMNP, Virden, Souris and more.
-Sellout crowd last night watched a Wpg Jets’ franchise-record 8th-straight win over Chicago. Jets GM credits ‘Prairie pride’ for team’s run to the top of NHL standings; warns Jets have ‘accomplished nothing yet’.
-Homeowner shock: City of Brandon’s proposed budget for 2024: tax increase of 11% and mill rate jump of 10%.
-Food recall warning-Quaker brand granola bars and cereals and Cap’n Crunch brand Treat Bars – Berry Bar recalled due to Salmonella. Visit canada.ca for more on this and other food recalls.
-MB RCMP looking for witnesses to a serious crash Dec 4 at Hwy 1 & Settlers Road in the RM of Springfield that sent a 54yr old man to hospital with life-changing injuries. Police believe he was hit by a truck that did not stay at the scene.
-An inmate at the Stony Mountain escaped on Wednesday. Terry Dutko, 24, is five-foot-eleven and about 240 lbs; blue eyes, brown hair and tattoos on his right hand and arm.
-Wheat Kings host Swift Current tonight at 7pm.
EXTREME COLD WEEKEND. DETAILS from TWN below:
Are you getting money from Mark Z??? Meta has offered Canadian Facebook users $51M to settle suit filed by B.C. woman: The lawsuit was expanded outside of B.C. in 2019 to include residents of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador. here are the details!
https://dailyhive.com/canada/meta-facebook-canadians-class-action-settlement
You Can’t Even Afford Hot Dogs on a Wienermobile Driver’s Salary? The job pays almost $50K Canadian! Have you ever wanted to be an Oscar Mayer weiner, because then everyone would be in love with you? Would you settle for being an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile driver?
Funny PICS From Hotels! People Share some pretty amazing Hotel fails. Hard to believe people still book these places once these hit the internet, but here they are!
The 6 Most Powerful Passports That Can Get You Anywhere, New Data Shows. If you’ve been thinking about getting a dual passport , now may be the perfect time to do so. There are six new countries at the very top of the leaderboard.
https://bestlifeonline.com/most-powerful-passports-2024-news/
TikToker Makes GOURMET Meals in DORM Room. This TikToker is going incredibly viral for their culinary creations whipped up in a dorm room.
I love this entertainer! Jelly Roll recalls drug-dealing past, pushes Congress to act on fentanyl legislation in powerful speech: ‘I hurt people’ “I was a part of the problem. I am here now standing as a man that wants to be a part of the solution,” —Jelly Roll
Meantime, in Canada, BC is taking a very provocative stance regarding the province’s drug problem:
He had to pee. But in public? Gary Busey has that dog in him … as in, he’s wizzing in public without a care in the world. The veteran eccentric actor was spotted pulling down his sweatpants and relieving himself Thursday out in Malibu.
https://www.tmz.com/2024/01/11/gary-busey-pees-public-pulls-down-pants-urinates-penis/
A Video Without Sound Got 20,000 Likes and Sparked Debate on the ‘Dead Internet Theory’. Is the internet dead? Why did 33 million people watch a silent video? And more importantly, what does the Kazakh language sound like?
Top Gun is back for ROUND3: Maverick Sequel in Development, Tom Cruise Set to Return.
