Leons Headlines Feb 12: Another day of incredible cold in MB with more Extreme Cold warnings. Cold is expected to last until late next week with temps –20 daytime and –30 overnight & high wind chills.
-Shelters in MB at full capacity. Brandon’s Safe & Warm Shelter full for over a month, forcing staff to turn people away nightly due to a lack of space.
-MB steelworkers brace for slowdown with Trump’s 25% tariffs. Unions, business & workers hope the industry can weather what comes next.
-BU is seeking a new independent auditor to review its failed multimillion-dollar ERP project, which aimed to modernize its systems but halted in 2024.
-Feds appoint former MB RCMP top cop Kevin Brosseau as fentanyl czar, a move that helped delay US tariffs for 30 days.
-Juno-nominated, award-winning Canadian country music group Hunter Brothers stop at Brandon’s Keystone Centre June 11.
-Wheat King drops Swift Current 7-4. And in the NHL, they’re getting ready for the 4 Nations Face Off. What is that exactly?
Would you really want to know? Is this really just BS? An AI-powered “Death Clock” website claims to predict your exact death date and time using health data.
Call it the Trump effect? I didn’t know we had to be warned about Disney to begin with. Disney is revising content warnings for classic films like Peter Pan and Dumbo as part of a broader DEI strategy.
People are weird. Some of the everyday habits of the average person go un noticed, that is until they move in together. Reddit users share the weird things they learned about their partner only after moving in together.
BOOZE & Chocolates. Experts recommend the 10 best cocktails to pair with Valentine’s Day chocolates.
https://www.tastingtable.com/1785478/best-cocktails-pair-box-chocolates
Fun Fantasy. People are revealing the one thing they’d choose if they won a lifetime supply of anything.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/fabianabuontempo/things-people-want-an-endless-suplly-of
Aluminum and steel tariffs will affect how you enjoy your favorite soda. Coca-Cola says it will sell more soda in plastic bottles if aluminum tariffs are imposed.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/11/coca-cola-discusses-trump-aluminum-tariffs.html
