Leons Headlines May 3: A break from the cloud & cool this weekend. After a rainy week the sun comes out Saturday afternoon & Sunday, highs of 13 and 20 respectively, before returning to rain next week.
-MB premier promises ‘deep dive’ into concerns about crime in Swan River, saying the Western Manitoba town’s crime rate is a ‘hot topic’ that deserves scrutiny.
-MPI sues dairy farmer for costs after highway mud leads to fatal 2022 motorcycle accident. Insurer alleges Dairy failed to warn drivers of dangerous conditions of mud left on highway.
-London Drugs reopens phone lines & Canada Post outlets. Company’s 80-plus stores in Western Canada have been closed since Sunday due to ‘cybersecurity incident’.
-Weight-loss drug Wegovy, from the makers of Ozempic, will be available in Canada starting Monday.
-A new Leger poll says 57% of Canadians feel their right to free speech is in danger.
-Maple Leafs down Bruins 2-1 to force Game 7 Saturday. Canucks and Nashville play tonight.
OUR SECOND ROADSHOW of the SEASON is set for Friday May 17th. For only the SECOND time, the Beach Bunker 2.0 will make a trip outside the walls of the bunker to the Klar So Nordic Spa at Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park, to KICK OFF the SUMMER of 2024 and May Long at CLEAR LAKE! We’ll be LIVE 7-9am from the patio/restaurant/bar area overlooking the spa and getting ready for the weekend!
Before we tell you about the Quebec men and all those kids, we need to remember Hollywood addressed an issue just like this years ago in the ROMCOM movie “Delivery Man” starring Vince Vaughn. Don’t remember it? Here’s the trailer.
Fast forward to 2024, and three men in Quebec, from the same family, have fathered more than 600 children, according to a documentary by Noovo Info. The trio served as sperm donors for women across the province trying to get pregnant. The women apparently responded to Facebook ads in part of an online “parallel universe” of free sperm donation not regulated by Health Canada.
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/three-quebec-men-from-same-family-father-hundreds-of-children-1.6870263
People Are Showing Off What They Collect. Sun Seekers collect everything from video games to cookbooks, and here a some VERY interesting Collections. From the cool to the strange, and even creepy.
https://www.boredpanda.com/interesting-unexpected-collections
Wow. It’s up there with record albums, AM radio and 8 tracks. If you’re into nostalgia Saturday is Free Comic Book Day.
https://boingboing.net/2024/05/03/saturday-is-free-comic-book-day.html
What an incredible feat. The commercial airport that’s never lost a checked bag in 30 Years.
Way to go Toronto. We may have only 1 MLB team in Canada, but they do up the food right, at least this year. Here are 13 Ballparks With the Most Mouthwatering Food Selections in 2024.
https://www.eatthis.com/best-baseball-stadium-food
The Scientific Secret To Getting The Last Bit Of Sauce Out Of Its Bottle. If you’re on the final drops of that ketchup bottle, don’t be so quick to throw it out. Instead, apply some centrifugal force to get it all out.
https://www.tastingtable.com/1572348/how-to-use-up-sauce-bottle
Top reasons people avoid taking their car in. Drivers admit to ignoring their “check engine” light for an average of four months before addressing it, according to new research. A new survey of 2,000 car owners revealed that one in five (20%) even admit to putting it off between six and 18months!
https://swnsdigital.com/us/2024/05/top-reasons-americans-avoid-taking-their-car-in/
