Leons Headlines July 18: Much of SK under a heat warning; waiting to see if MB will be included as sun & temps of +30 hit the area today & continue until late next week.
-Fake missing person posts shared on Facebook have police in MB warning Manitobans not to fall for it. One post in a Brandon group shared 26K times.
-Two people have died after an outbreak of listeriosis triggered a national recall of plant-based milks. Silk brand almond milk, Great Value almond milk, coconut milk, almond-coconut milk & oat milk were recalled earlier this month.
-US relaxes some border rules for dogs from Canada as health minister tries to get an exemption for Aug 1 rule change.
-Brandon Sobeys South reportedly had another refrigeration failure Wednesday night and the building was evacuated. This comes after the store was closed this past Monday due to a compressor leak.
-Day 2 of the Wpg Fringe Theatre Festival starts this afternoon with several Westman performers in several performances.
-Gold scam swindling Manitobans out of thousands, jewelry appraiser says. Wpg police say scam has been reported multiple times the last few weeks.
-Provincial offices in downtown Wpg closed until further notice due to flooding.
-Iconic MB restaurant Skinner’s in Lockport celebrates 95 years in business Wednesday, as hundreds line up for hot dogs.
Joe Biden has Covid. He has the most updated vaccine, so it’s not exactly a huge story, or is it? MSNBC says it’s like being shot in the head? What?
PICTURES of the SHOOTER. Meanwhile the investigation continues into the shooting of the former President who speaks at the RNC convention in Wisconsin tonight. He apparently re-worte the speech after the incident Saturday.
NEW VIDEO: Meanwhile, new video from TMZ shows Thomas Matthew Crooks roaming around the Trump rally before the shooting. The footage was captured an hour before he shot at the former president, recorded by a man who attended Saturday’s rally.
Costco now selling prepper food buckets for the imminent apocalypse. If you didn’t already know, Costco is your one-stop shop for all your pre-apocalypse prepper needs. Now, they’ve made it much easier to have peace of mind and a full belly when the end times come.
Everyone wants to adopt a cute pet or a pet with talents. This pet really has hit the talent jackpot, as it’s one of the few animals with the ability to speak! And as soon as a potty-mouthed parrot arrives at shelter 400 people apply to adopt him.
What year of birth means you’re officially old? It was a random question posed to some Gen Z football players at UCLA and the answers may shock you.
https://digg.com/digg-vids/link/USC-football-players-reveal-old-birth-year-video
Goodbye Hawk-Tua girl and hello Buffet girl. Drunk Woman on the Street Has Only One Thing on Her Mind, Chinese Buffets. There’s a cottage industry of dudes with microphones interviewing drunk women on the street.
Flying in Canada is getting stressful, and less “friendly” every day. A family has been tossed from WestJet flight because they wanted to check a bag?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/westjet-carry-on-ban-1.7265006
Boomer Uses Town Meeting to Complain About Facebook. If a Boomer has a complaint, you’re going to hear it, no matter if it’s relevant to the situation at hand or not.
