Leons Headlines Jan 23: ‘Extreme opposition’ dooms ecological corridor project. Concern from large crowds at town halls halt the $1M biodiversity project along Manitoba’s Little Saskatchewan River.
-Six migrants caught trying to sneak into MB last week from US at Emerson were from multiple countries found with ‘no gloves, no mittens, no nothing’.
-MPI receives hundreds of collision claims after ‘catastrophic’ Friday blizzard. Originally reported at 500 claims, now 725 claims filed related to damage, insurer says.
-Brandon plans to replenish $27.5M in financial reserves this year, including $10.8M from taxpayers, but expects to deplete reserves further, a key topic in weekend budget deliberations where an 11.7% taxpayer increase is proposed.
-Brandon’s 2024 “Point-in-Time Count” October 17 found 229 people did not have a place to live, showing a dramatic increase in homelessness. The count was carried out with the help of almost 50 volunteers & downtown agencies.
-Prairie Mountain Health hosts 75 medical students from UofM in Brandon & Killarney this weekend to showcase benefits of practicing medicine in rural communities.
-New survey reveals half of working Canadians prioritize current spending over saving, with 80% saying the rising cost of living will make it all but impossible to retire.
-Carberry is losing its Bank of Montreal July 25th.
-Wheat Kings beat Blazers 6-3.
-Jets slip past Avalanche 3-2.
Pizza Hut pop-up restaurant seats one. Pizza Hut is trying to stay relevant with a pop-up restaurant for one. Located on 50th Avenue and Center Boulevard, this scaled-down version of the classic red-roofed Pizza Hut lets one person sample their pizza in a unique setting.
https://boingboing.net/2025/01/22/pizza-hut-pop-up-restaurant-seats-one.html
Egg prices soaring again. Bird flu has killed millions of hens recently, leading to a shortage of eggs. This has caused egg prices to rise sharply at grocery stores.
https://www.kcur.org/news/2025-01-21/eggs-expensive-bird-flu
Annoying Things About Work Poll. People love or hate their jobs, but even those who enjoy them find certain things annoying. A Facebook poll lets people vote on the most irritating aspects of work, from endless meetings to broken coffee machines.
https://www.boredpanda.com/the-most-annoying-things-about-work-poll
Food Fight Erupts at McDonald’s Between Customers and Staff, on Video. In the Netherlands, McDonald’s customers and staff got into a massive food fight after a botched order. The chaos unfolded in an Amsterdam McDonald’s and was caught on video.
https://www.tmz.com/2025/01/21/food-fight-mcdonalds-customers-staff-amsterdam
Just 1 in 3 feel comfortable pooping, passing gas in front of their partner. A study reveals that only 1 in 3 people feel comfortable using the bathroom in front of their partner. The survey examined bathroom habits in both Americans and Brits.
https://studyfinds.org/americans-comfortable-pooping-passing-gas-in-front-of-partners/
