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The Day After. Another Election and Not Much Changes.

Leons Headlines April 29: Liberals win 4th mandate in Canada’s federal election as NDP vote collapses. Pierre Poilievre & Jagmeet Singh lost their respective seats. While Poilievre has vowed to stay on, Singh resigned as NDP leader.

-While a Liberal Minority was projected Monday, Canadians must wait until later today to make it official, as Elections Canada paused counting special ballots with several close ridings still undecided.

-Grant Jackson, 28, won the Brandon-Souris riding for the Conservatives with 62% of the vote, the youngest MP in the riding since 1953.

-In Riding Mountain, Conservative Dan Mazier was re-elected with 68% of the vote and Conservative Branden Leslie won Portage Lisgar with 70%.

-Man arrested after nurse spat on, assaulted at Brandon hospital. Police say man, 26, attempted to stab ER nurse.

-Minnedosa couple Troy Johnson & Cassie Peak, longtime Sunrise Credit Union members, won $30K in the “Thirty Grand in Your Hand” contest, and plan to use the prize for projects on their new home.

Spain & Portugal Outage: Spain and Portugal declared emergencies after a major blackout disrupted traffic and airports across both countries.

Disney Hack: A fired Disney employee was sentenced to three years in prison for hacking into company servers to change restaurant menus with false allergen info and offensive content.

Belichick Interview: Bill Belichick’s girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, responded to critics after her awkward cameo in his CBS interview went viral.

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/bill-belichick-and-jordon-hudson-share-honest-quotes-about-love-page/

Minecraft Movie: Warner Bros. is launching interactive “Block Party Edition” screenings of the Minecraft Movie, encouraging fans to sing and shout along.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/minecraft-movie-block-party-edition-1236202463

Miami Vice Reboot: Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski is set to direct a reboot of Miami Vice, with Dan Gilroy writing the script. https://www.joblo.com/miami-vice-joseph-kosinski/

KFC Chicken & Waffles: KFC is bringing back its fan-favorite Chicken & Waffles meal for the first time in five years.

https://www.eatthis.com/kfc-chicken-waffles-return