Leons Headlines Jan 16: Windy conditions are causing poor visibility, highway closures, and school cancelations mainly in the Parkland, while blizzard conditions with gusts up to 80 km/hr are impacting highways, especially Portage to Wpg & areas around major MB lakes.
-Brandon taxpayers concerned about a possible double-digit tax increase are invited to coffee with mayor & council Jan 26 from 6 – 6:45 pm, a Special Council Meeting at 7 pm follows.
-ERs in Dauphin & Swan River may temporarily close as hospitals struggle with severe staffing shortages after MB cut most private nursing agency contracts.
-Brandon’s John Howard Society will open 24 new transitional housing units in February.
-Brandon man who made racist remarks & struck a drive-thru employee has been banned from McDonald’s for a year after pleading guilty to assault charges.
-MB is opting out of Ottawa’s $785M gun buyback, citing high costs and poor results after just 25 weapons were collected in a Cape Breton pilot.
-Canada admitted about 394K permanent residents in 2025, a population ½ the size of Winnipeg, plans to reduce admissions to 380K in 26.
-New World Order; Carney reaches ‘landmark’ deal with China to allow Chinese EVs into the country in exchange for lower canola duties.
-Scheifele has goal, 3 assists as Jets beat Wild for fourth straight win 6-2.
-Wheat Kings return home to host Victoria tonight.
The 4-1-1 on FOOD Delivery in Canada. Canadians are ordering comfort food, tipping surprisingly well, and someone in 2025 placed a delivery so big it deserves its own ZIP code. From late-night burgers to mega-orders, food delivery has officially replaced “what’s for dinner?” conversations.
https://www.uber.com/en-CA/newsroom/uber-eats-canada-10-years
10 Mistakes Everyone Makes When Using Food Delivery Apps. You think you’re ordering dinner, but somehow you’re also paying rent, a service fee, and emotional damages. One wrong tap and that $14 meal turns into a $47 life lesson.
https://www.tastingtable.com/2071480/food-delivery-app-mistakes-everyone-makes
Grandma bought a $30 Barbie… so why the $800 bill? Grandma thought she was buying Barbie — turns out she accidentally adopted her entire supply chain. Nothing says “happy birthday” like a tariff charge bigger than your mortgage.
Lock it UP — Meat behind glass in BC?! When steak is treated like cigarettes, you know times are wild. If you need an employee to unlock your chicken breasts, society has officially reached Medium Rare Chaos.
The Hottest Vegetable of 2026 (According to Pinterest). Pinterest has spoken, and suddenly everyone’s pretending they’ve always loved this vegetable. Get ready to see it roasted, air-fried, and aggressively hashtagged. Ukrainians rejoice!!!!
https://www.tastingtable.com/2075456/popular-vegetable-2026-cabbage
Survey: Americans Prefer Hotels Over Short-Term Rentals. And apparently it’s this way in Canada too. 56%, however it’s higher in the USA. Turns out people like clean towels, front desks, and not doing laundry on vacation. Nothing kills the holiday vibe faster than being told to “take out the trash before checkout.”
https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article139124.html
