Leons Headlines May 16: The Women of Distinction Awards once again celebrated the dedication & achievements of area women at the WMCA last night, honoring achievements in business, science & community.
-First Downtown Cruise Night of the season tonight; 6-9pm on Rosser, 6th to 13th street.
-Aspiring performers take the stage at Victoria Inn for the United Way Lip Sync Battle. Based on the hit TV show, the annual fundraiser helps United Way efforts across the region.
-A portion of a MB pipeline shut down this year for repair could be back online sooner than anticipated, says Imperial Oil.
-68 dogs taken from ‘horrific conditions’ in Wpg home: animal services. Humane Society arranging medical care, boarding after dogs taken from home Wed.
-3 staff hospitalized after being attacked at Wpg Foodfare store by 17yr old using brass knuckles, police allege.
-MB Shoppers disappointed Giant Tiger is closing 2 of its 17 MB stores in July. The Main Street & McPhillips Street locations “have proven challenging for the company’s business model”.
BREAKING-Long-time TSN personality and SportsCentre host Darren Dutchyshen passed away Wednesday. He was 57.One of Canada’s most popular and engaging sports personalities, Dutchyshen began his TSN career in 1995, hosting weekend editions of SportsDesk and CFL Live. Dutchyshen became a beloved mainstay on TSN’s flagship news program over the next three decades, hosting the late night editions of SportsCentre alongside co-anchor Rod Smith and later with Jennifer Hedger.“
He passed as he was surrounded by his closest loved ones,” the Dutchyshen family said. “His sharp wit remained until his final moments, classically delivering plenty of jokes – most of them pretty good and all of them inappropriate.” TSN will honour “Dutch” over the coming days, as some of his closest friends and co-workers will share their stories about what made him truly one of a kind.
Are tacos and burritos are sandwiches? A US Superior has ruled on the question following a legal dispute at a Fort Wayne strip mall around whether the locally-owned eatery The Famous Taco could open there.
https://boingboing.net/2024/05/15/indiana-judge-rules-that-tacos-and-burritos-are-sandwiches.html
Could you sleep on a cardboard bed? Anti sex beds have arrived at Paris Olympics after horny athletes admit to orgies amid competition. Leading many to call these pieces of furniture the “anti-sex beds”.
Pope to hold press conference on aliens. The last time the Vatican held a press conference about aliens and ‘supernatural phenomena’ was in February 1978, but what would tomorrow’s event mean for The Pope?
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/pope-aliens-supernatural-phenomena-everyones-32822897
Happy Gilmore 2 Starring Adam Sandler Officially Announced for Netflix. Nearly 30 years after the first movie, Happy Gilmore is finally getting a sequel.
https://www.ign.com/articles/happy-gilmore-2-starring-adam-sandler-officially-announced-for-netflix
But it was just an ornament. A World War Two relic, but an ornament. Passenger Tries to Bring Grenade Through TSA Checkpoint; Airport Evacuated.
GOOD NEWS! FOOD PRICE NORMALCY COULD RETURN BY FALL! Food deflation is happening in the US, but the news is not ALL good. Fast-food menu price inflation is accelerating according to new federal data.
Air Canada Offers the Largest Buy-On-Board Menu of Any North American Carrier. Airplane food is not something that gets people too excited. Even in premium cabins, but in this case, a Canadian airline is best when it comes to FOOD!
So sad, the volcano will soon fall silent. The Mirage in Las Vegas Sets a Closing Date. The end of an era will soon be here: The Mirage Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip announced the final day guests can stay at the resort — and which day operations will end altogether.
McDonald’s $5 value meal is coming in June, but it will only be in the USA and will only last one month. Just goes to show how expensive the food services business is to operate in 2024, and sounds the alarm on the runaway food inflation hitting food service businesses of all sizes.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/15/mcdonalds-5-value-meal-starts-june-25-last-about-a-month.html
