Leons Headlines Oct 24: Bank of Canada makes 50-basis-point rate cut to 3.75%, the largest reduction since the pandemic.
-Mild weather continues for Westman with sunny days & temps in the low teens, well above the normal high of 7°C through Halloween.
-MB Hydro will cut power for 1K Brandon customers Thursday 9:00 am to noon for pole replacement, affecting Hamilton Heights/Highland Park area, including Braecrest & Oak Bluff Road.
-Christian Heritage School Society voted to reject the amalgamation plan proposed by Cities Church & won’t revisit the proposal.
-Work to prepare for Prairie Green landfill search has started as construction begins on a building where materials will be searched.
-A MB court ordered the seizure of a former Gilbert Plains CAO’s wages after she was accused of stealing $500K & faking a cyberattack to cover it up.
-New report says 10M Canadians are exposed to dangerous radon gas in their homes, a major contributor to lung cancer, recommending installation of radon detectors.
-Manitobans are encouraged to donate gently used winter wear to Coats for Kids, with donations accepted at Brandon’s Wheat Kings games as requests for help increase.
-Jets visit Seattle tonight to play the Kraken.
Halloween candy, the best and the worst. We’ve already determined that Reese’s in your bag in the BOMB for winning the Trick or Treat lotto, but what about the WORST. From rockets to caramels to old fashioned peanuts, we talked about some of the worst stuff you could ever get in your treat bag.
HAPPY BALGONA DAY! National Bologna Day celebrates bologna, a sausage originating from Bologna, Italy, and often made from pork, beef, or other meats, seasoned with spices like black pepper and allspice. Different types of bologna, such as German, Kosher, Lebanon, and Rag, are popular across regions, with sandwiches being a favorite way to enjoy it, especially in the Midwest, Appalachia, and the South. But Snoop Dogg does it best!
THEN THERE’S BBQ or SMOKED Balogna!
You’ve got to be kidding. Everyone has dirty hands? A survey found most people don’t wash their hands after using the bathroom or before handling food. OMG!
https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/hygiene-habit-guilty-survey?
Is there nothing the internet and Netflix can’t do? A district attorney will decide on the Menendez brothers’ case by the end of the week.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ar-AA1sKD2q
OMG. If there is something worse than GERMS its RODENTS! A passenger filmed a large rat scurrying across a plane from Dallas to LA, causing panic.
Another large restaurant chain in trouble. This time it’s Denny’s and there’s locations in both Canada and the USA. The chain plans to close 150 locations to cut costs, following a previous closure of 57 restaurants last year.
Popular question: It there truly a “safest seat” during a plane crash? The answer is rather surprising.
