Leons Headlines April 15: UPDATE: Statistics Canada says inflation eased in March dropping to 2.3% from 2.6% as we paid less for tourism, airfare, cell services & gas.
-Wpg Jets Whiteout Hype Tour stops at Shoppers Mall Brandon Friday, 11 am to 1:30 pm, with merch sales, prizes, music & games.
-A $20M upgrade is coming for 22 km of Hwy 10 & 16 near Minnedosa this spring, including improvements to the rest stop.
-MB municipal leaders push for federal bail reform at their spring convention.
-Students at Assiniboine College’s medical admin program are training the LibreMD electronic medical record platform after the software was donated by the company.
-The Province sends $24M to the Water Services Board for upgrades in communities like Reston, Wawanesa, and Grandview.
-Premier says he directed MB Hydro not to renew 2 expiring US export contracts, though the Crown corp already decided not to renew them months ago.
-Food Banks Canada wants to cut food insecurity by 2030, but inflation is driving shortages—30% of food banks ran out last year, and 56% reduced portions.
-MB among 4 provinces interested in jointly hosting 2030 Commonwealth Games.
-Giant Tiger partners with DoorDash & Uber Eats to offer one-hour delivery from its stores across Canada.
UPDATE to Monday’s show: Girls in Space. Katy Perry and a group of the first all female crew went into space Monday even if it was less than 5 minutes, and shared what it was like!
Decorating Easter Eggs in the TOILET??!?! Influencer Kate Heintzelman (@KateWillTryAnything) grossed people out by dyeing Easter eggs in her toilet and calling it the “best way” to do it. The comments were savage, with one saying, “This is why I don’t eat at potlucks.” She pulled a similar stunt last year by cooking a Thanksgiving turkey in the same toilet.
https://people.com/kate-heintzelman-dyes-easter-eggs-in-toilet-viral-instagram-tiktok-video-11714400
Welcome to Easter 2025 and food costs that are painful for everyone. The price of eggs especially painful south of the border, and people are turning to decorating Easter Potatoes? Move over Eggs (Bunnies don’t lay eggs anyways).
Your newsfeed is filled with Ai Action figures! Leave it to the CBC to take the fun out of everything. They’re calling the popular trend DANGEROUS.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ai-chatgpt-action-dolls-1.7509494
Happy Laundry Day!
WOW. Some amazing stops on your way to a vacation, or the final stop! Here’s the top airports for 2025.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/travel/skytrax-world-best-airports-2025/index.html
One of the most iconic movies of the 80’s the Breakfast Club was one of the biggest hits of the big screen. The kids are beyond grown up and recently re-united for the first time in 40 years. They look fantastic!
