Leons Headlines Oct 30: Canada Post workers overwhelmingly supporting strike mandate, could strike Nov 3 if no deal is reached.
-MB seniors waiting for care home beds pay over $15M in fees to hospitals over 3 yrs instead. In the PMH people were reportedly charged almost $3M in 2023-24.
-MB schools face urgent infrastructure challenges totaling hundreds of millions for repairs & upgrades to roofs, boiler replacements, and expanded facilities.
-A three-vehicle crash on Van Horne Monday sent several people to the hospital, including one flown to Wpg, while others with minor injuries went to BRHC.
-Median wait time for a CT scan at two MB hospitals quadrupled in a year, with HSC hitting 32 weeks & Concordia 25 weeks.
-A $19.6M project to replace a bridge on Highway 3 near Melita is underway.
-A new poll reveals that a quarter of Canadians spent over $100 on Halloween this year, with the average spending around $68, increasing to $122 for parents, while 27% report spending nothing.
-Jets visit Detroit tonight to take on the Red Wings.
Terri Garr has passed away at 79. Fans of 70s and 80’s movies would remember her from Young Frankenstein, Tootsie and Mr. Mom.
HAPPY CANDY CORN DAY! Candy Corn Day celebrates the colorful candy corn, a Halloween staple shaped like a corn kernel and made from sugar, corn syrup, and coloring. Originally called “Chicken Feed” and hand-made by the Wunderlee Candy Company in the 1880s, the recipe remains mostly unchanged, with seasonal variations for other holidays.
It’s also HAUNTED FRIDGE DAY! Celebrated the night before Halloween, Haunted Refrigerator Night invites family and friends to confront forgotten leftovers lurking in the back of the fridge. Created by Thomas and Ruth Roy, the holiday encourages brave souls to clear out “haunted” foods and give the refrigerator a good cleaning, all while enjoying some pre-Halloween scares.
What is happening with this fridge exactly? Nice way to re-purpose a fridge door for a real one.
Then there’s the future. A fridge that knows what you ate, what you have left, and how you can PREPARE a GREAT meal with what is inside. Yes all using Ai!
Things Our Roommates Left in the Fridge”-bizarre and sometimes hilarious items forgotten or abandoned by roommates. From mystery leftovers and questionable experiments to completely misplaced objects, each entry offers a glimpse into the quirks of communal living. Whether intentional or forgotten, these items showcase just how strange shared fridges can get.
https://trending.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/48-weird-things-our-roommates-left-in-the-fridge/87611885
Food Olympics! So which food will LAST the LONGEST in the fridge? I think we all know it’s a condiments of some kind. But which one and for how long will it last before making you sick?
https://www.tastingtable.com/1680110/condiments-longest-fridge-shelf-life
FREE BEER GONE WRONG. A bar once offered a man free beers for life at 100. The man, with decades of pints under his belt, is now a regular fixture, leaving the bar struggling to keep up with the financial hit from his lifetime of loyalty. He’s now 106. What started as a simple promotion has now become an unexpected legend, with the bar owners wondering how they’ll keep up with the cost of his impressive lifespan and enduring love of beer.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBrjMhNys0D/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
It’s one of our favorite US restaurant chains. But we have news. Like other restaurants they’ve held back as long as they could but prices are going up at TRH.
https://www.tastingtable.com/1700147/texas-roadhouse-raising-prices-earnings-call
It’s Halloween Tomorrow! What are the WORST THINGS to get in your TRICK OR TREAT BAG tomorrow: