Leons Headlines July 23: Air quality to worsen, temps to soar as wildfire smoke settles in southern MB. Env Canada forecasts hazy warm conditions, with no break in sight for July.
-Canadians debt has become unmanageable. MB & SK most pessimistic about personal finances as 67% say interest rates need to drop more before their finances improve, and half are $200 or less away from failing to meet financial obligations.
-Tiny invasive fruit flies are causing major problems for MB farmers. Province urges farmers to be vigilant for spotted wing drosophila population.
-MB government is dealing with another discovery of zebra mussels, this time in the St. Malo Reservoir, a popular swimming, kayaking and camping destination in a provincial park south of Wpg.
-U.S. drops planned regulations for dogs crossing border Aug 1. Only simple CDC form is now required.
-The Summer Multicultural Celebration returns for a second year this weekend at the Riverbank Discovery Centre.
-A new entertainment option will open in September in the former site of Just 4 Kids on Park. The Brandon Hologram Zoo run by Nexgen Family Entertainment will feature a variety of holographic animals.
-Sunday afternoon Gimli RCMP responded to a plane crash in a treed area, south of Hwy 68 & 233 in the RM of Bifrost. A crop dusting plane was spraying a field when one of the wings hit a tree, the plane crashed and pilot suffered minor injuries.
-Jasper has been evacuated after wildfires come within a few miles of the townsite. Highway 16 East was closed while 16 West provided an evacuation route into BC. More below….
TRAVELLING TO THE USA WITH DOGS August 1st. Proposed rules have been ROLLED BACK for Canadians, and now only a simple form is required to take Fido into America. Here’s the details.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dogs-rabies-canada-border-1.7271508
OLYMPIC are set to being TOMORROW. Even though opening ceremonies take place Friday, athletes are arriving as you read this and soccer kicks off the games Wednesday morning. 1pm Friday is opening ceremonies and here’s how Canada’s LuLu Lemon gear will look.
Environmentally friendly or to prevent the endless sex at the games? Either way, the new cardboard beds for 2024 Olympic Village in Paris have been unveiled!
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/cardboard-beds-olympic-village-paris/3597864
Funny and scary, because NONE of this is REAL. Elon Musk SHOCKS Users Online with Viral AI Fashion Show. On Sunday July 22nd, Elon Musk took to X to share a bizarre AI generated fashion show featuring US politicians and world leaders.
People taking weight loss drugs are spending less on groceries. Retail Watch: A new study on shopping behaviors among those on GLP-1 medications raises some potential worries for restaurants.
Shoppers spend 54 hours per year online shopping. So many shoppers are focused on saving money that four in 10 are more likely to bring up a recent spend in conversation if they scored a good deal on it — so they can brag about their find. That’s according to a new survey of 2,000.
https://swnsdigital.com/us/2024/07/americans-spend-54-hours-per-year-online-shopping/
