Leons Headlines July 4: RCMP & WPS are looking for a man considered a high risk to reoffend & known to frequent the Brandon area. Clay Byron Starr, released June 20, has been violating his release conditions, evading police & is considered violent. He should not be confronted & is high risk to reoffend in a sexual manner.

-Brandon had the second wettest May since 2013 according to Env Canada, getting 108.7 mm, followed by 126.2 mm in June, making it the 5^th wettest.

-Brandon to get a 24-unit transitional housing space with John Howard Society. Project aims to help people transition out of incarceration or homelessness in a complex to be built in 300 block of 16^th street North.

-MB Hydro says aging infrastructure poses threat to future power supply, requires billions in fixes. Aging infrastructure degrading to the point it poses a threat to power supply.

-Canadian rapper Classified to perform in Brandon Nov 7^th. Tickets go on sale today.  

-Ozempic changing the way people eat, snack companies are paying attention. From Coca-Cola to yogurt-maker Danone, companies are monitoring the drug’s impact.

-Hurricane Beryl continues to impact the Gulf Coast after hammering Jamaica, it’s headed to the Yucatan.

HAPPY 4th of JULY to our American Family, friends and neighbors! Today will be celebrated with hot dogs, cook-outs and fireworks! Be careful with the fireworks!

OK, but HERE is the leadup to ALL those HOT DOGS! And there is a Canadian competing among the big eaters!

https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/07/04/ontario-man-only-canadian-to-compete-in-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest/

I love BBQ’d Hot dogs, but to eat them like this? No thanks. SO many Hot dogs, and so little time. How did THIS become a July 4th tradition? And the gross FACTS behind the contest.

https://trivia.cracked.com/article_42745_the-5-grossest-facts-about-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest.html?newsletter-cat=trivia

Then there’s fireworks. Nothing like celebrating with a trip to the hospital with healthcare you HAVE TO PAY FOR (Canadian jab there). haha.

Passenger Stunned After Boyfriend Comes Back From The Bathroom As A Flight Attendant. A woman’s flight to London took a hilarious turn when her boyfriend emerged from the lavatory not as a passenger but as a makeshift flight attendant.

@oliviapowerxxx

@TUI UK & Ireland might have a new staff member by next week. We’ll take free flights as payment pls 👀🤣 #fyp #tui

♬ original sound – Olivia Power x x x

https://www.boredpanda.com/passenger-stunned-as-boyfriend-returns-from-bathroom-with-flight-attendant

Ozempic linked to blindness? New study says sudden vision loss a side-effect of semaglutide. Weight-loss jabs linked to blindness. Patients using semaglutide for weight loss were more than 7 times more likely to experience something called NAION.

https://studyfinds.org/ozempic-linked-to-blindness

Shaquille O’Neal Gave ‘Hawk Tuah’ Girl Advice on How to Navigate Fame. Shaquille O’Neal is giving the “Hawk Tuah” girl some sage advice … how to navigate her newfound celebrity status.

https://www.tmz.com/2024/07/04/shaquille-oneal-gave-hawk-tuah-girl-advice-navigate-fame