Leons Headlines Nov 24: Thousands packed downtown Brandon Saturday as a record-breaking Santa Parade lit up the streets with more than 90 festive entries & a glowing welcome for Mr. & Mrs. Claus.
-Warm weather made Westman’s weekend historic, with Brandon hitting +8°C Sunday, well above the previous Nov. 23 record of 5.1°C set in 2017.
-An AB clipper moves in tonight, but is shifting south for Tuesday, bringing significant snow & blowing snow mainly near the US border, with ND already under weather warnings.
-Two Dakota First Nations are suing MB & Canada, claiming title & subsurface mineral rights to the province’s oil rich southwest Williston Basin, worth over $1.3B a year, arguing the land is unceded, they were excluded from treaties, and they have received nothing from the oil and gas extracted there.
-Ousted Sioux Valley Dakota Nation chief Vince Tacan says recent election results are invalid, while the First Nation maintains the vote was fair and that he cannot serve as chief due to criminal charges.
-BRHC Foundation announces a transformative $1M donation from longtime Westman residents Gord & Diane Peters to support the new Critical Care Centre.
-Deep Sky will hold a public meeting in Pipestone next month after locals said their environmental concerns weren’t addressed at an earlier session.
-Canadian postal workers have paused rotating strikes after agreeing to new contracts, though a holiday-season disruption is still possible if talks stall.
-Yoplait has recalled all 200-ml YOP drinkable yogurts in Canada over possible plastic contamination in packaging, affecting products with best-before dates from Oct 21-Jan. 12, 2026.
-Jets backup goalie Eric Comrie in net for 4–3 loss to the Hurricanes and 3-0 loss to Minnesota, as star netminder Connor Hellebuyck faces 4–6 weeks out for knee surgery.
-Wheat Kings edge Saskatoon 3-2 Saturday; host PA Friday.
🔥 Weekend of RECORD-Breaking Weather! What did you do? COLD BLAST coming. Brandon shattered its Nov. 23 temperature record with an unbelievable +8°C weekend, giving Westman a rare late-November taste of spring. But enjoy it fast — a sharp cold blast is already lining up for mid-week.
Internet Hotel Website gets you a great deal… then cancels and relists it for 4× the price. What would YOU do? An Ontario woman says she booked a hotel at a great rate, only for the site to cancel and relist the very same room at quadruple the price. It raises a big question: what rights do consumers really have when online booking sites pull this move?
BLACK FRIDAY WEEK — EPIC MALL FIGHT (Star Wars style!). A wild viral video shows shoppers at Westfield Mall in France breaking into a full-on Star Wars–style lightsaber battle. It’s chaotic, hilarious, and very on-brand for Black Friday week.
Ohio passes a law you might like — MUST TAKE CASH Law. Ohio has officially passed a law requiring businesses to accept cash, preventing “card-only” policies that shut out many consumers. Supporters say it protects vulnerable people and keeps cash alive in an increasingly digital world.
🎬 Wicked for GOOD — Huge Weekend! Catch a Movie? Wicked: For Good just had the biggest opening weekend of any Broadway adaptation ever, even beating the original film’s historic launch. If you’re heading to the movies this week, this one is the talk of the box office.
United Airlines says a ‘window seat’ doesn’t guarantee a window? United is trying to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it sold “window seats” that didn’t actually have windows, saying the term isn’t a strict guarantee. Passengers argue that if you pay for a window seat, the least you should get is an actual view.
Media tries to rebrand ‘working multiple jobs’ as ‘polyworking’ — and people are annoyed. A growing trend in media circles is labeling multi-job survival as “polyworking,” making it sound like a quirky lifestyle choice instead of financial necessity. Many people online say the rebrand is tone-deaf and ignores the economic realities forcing workers to juggle multiple paychecks.
