Leons Headlines Jan 29: Brandon University has put together a committee in response to the federal international student visa cap. BU has more than 500 international students this year; will submit report to the province by March 31.
-Brandon Chamber of Commerce is requesting the City of Brandon scrutinize the salaries of civil servants as this year’s budget deliberations rapidly approach. The chamber typically sends the city a letter containing pre-budget recommendations. Deliberations for this year’s budget go Feb 2 & 3 at City Hall.
-Reports: Wpg police used excessive force in restraining intoxicated man, who later died. Witnesses say they are upset, scared & said they don’t trust police anymore after restraining an intoxicated man over the weekend.
-38yr old man charged with manslaughter in death of Wpg restaurant owner Kyriakos Vogiatzakis, 51, the owner of the Winnipeg restaurant Cork & Flame, on Wednesday.
-The San Francisco 49ers & Kansas City Chiefs are headed to Super Bowl LVIII Sunday Feb. 11, at Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas.
-Oil Kings beat Wheat Kings in Edmonton last night in OT, 5-4.
AA names flight from Kansas City to Las Vegas ‘1989’ in nod to Taylor Swift after Chiefs win! All flights from Kansas City and Las Vegas ahead of the Super Bowl will be renamed in honor of Taylor…..er….we mean Travis Kelce and his girlfriend!
Going to the Superbowl and it was a Super celebration for the world to see, with PDA on National TV. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce passionately kiss on the field after the Chiefs star leads his team to the Super Bowl with the couple taking center stage for the celebrations – after she told cameras to ‘go away’ in the game!
Taylor Swift will need to time travel to attend the Super Bowl. She’s got a show in Japan that will end right before her boyfriend take to the field. Will she cancel? Will she just be late? Will she hire the concord?
What does the social media mogul know that we don’t know? Apparently Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building a self-sustaining bunker worth $270 million in Kauai, Hawaii, including a 5,000 square-foot doomsday bunker.
8 Restaurant Chains That Serve the Fanciest Bacon. This is beautiful.
https://www.eatthis.com/restaurant-chains-fanciest-bacon/
What do restaurant customers care about? 44% say it’s not the food! The number one deal breaker when it comes to eating out isn’t expensive prices or rude wait staff — it’s something all restaurants AND hotels should be making priority #1.
https://studyfinds.org/what-do-people-care-about-at-restaurants-44-say-its-not-the-food/
World’s largest cruise ship, “Icon of the Seas,” which includes the largest swimming pool at sea and an “Ultimate Family Townhouse” costing $100,000 per week, sets sail on its first voyage. Icon of the Seas , Royal Caribbean’s newest ship, is the largest cruise ship in the world ( previously )set sail Saturday, January 27, out of Miami on its first voyage, a sold-out seven-night Caribbean cruise. The ship cost 2 billion dollars to build, is 1200 feet long and weighs over 250,000 gross tons.
Another plane, and another open door. This time when they passenger took off, his fellow passengers and social media came out in support the guy. A man took it upon himself to open a plane ’s emergency exit before walking out on its wing, receiving praise in an unexpected turn of events.
https://www.boredpanda.com/man-opened-plane-emergency-exit-walked-onto-wing/
