Leons Headlines Jan 23: ORANGE Extreme Cold Warning through Sunday as a cold windy air mass drives bone chilling temps & wind chills to –40 to –50 overnight, creating dangerous conditions & high risk of frostbite for anyone outdoors.
-Brandon School Division buses and Dauphin buses will not be operating outside each city. All schools are open; Buses will be running within each city.
-FLBSD, Turtle Mountain SD, South West Horizon and Park West school division schools & buses are not running.
-Buses are not running in Beautiful Plains, Prairie Rose and Rolling River School Divisions. ALL schools are OPEN.
-Brandon is expanding its needle disposal program by adding four new sharps containers to city property to give residents a safe place to dispose of items like used needles.
-Brandon City Council votes to allow a three-story, six-unit apartment at 2202 Rosser Ave., despite concerns about parking & visibility.
-A 55yr old man died in a workplace accident Wednesday at a construction site east of Hamiota after a skid steer backed into a deep excavation; RCMP & Workplace Safety investigating.
-A Brandon man was sentenced to a year in jail after attacking someone with a machete in an incident that led to a nearby school lockdown.
-Ag Days record-breaking 50-50 jackpot hit $193,910, with winner Gary Kanning taking home $96,955 and the other half going to community grants and ag education through the Ag Days Gives Back Fund.
-Minnedosa council passes a new bylaw regulating short-term rentals like Airbnbs, with the mayor saying it’s a proactive move to curb party houses by adding licensing, guest limits, and noise rules to protect neighbours.
-Wednesday evening at the Empress Walmart a fight escalated leading to a stabbing that sent shoppers running from the store into the parking lot.
-MB launching a review into government’s Covid response, but focus will be limited as health minister says people have moved on.
-Trump disinvites Canada from Board of Peace in open letter to Carney. | Wheat Kings visit Washington tonight to face Everett.
-Jets lose to Panthers 2-1 in shootout.
Coldest weekend of the year / one of the coldest weekends EVER. Mother Nature really turned the thermostat down this weekend — your eyelashes might be sticking together by the second blink. If you’re out in Westman this weekend, especially at night, every exhale is basically a mini ice sculpture. Get ready for -50 overnight wind chills.
Cold to affect over 250M people. When a quarter-billion people feel winter’s wrath, you know it’s serious — even penguins would pack a parka. Airports, schools, and hot chocolate sales everywhere are about to see a spike.
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Enough with EXPLODING TREES. Who knew your backyard could turn into a fireworks show? Experts say it’s less “Boom!,” more “Oops!”
Chaos at the Winnipeg Walmart on Empress Wednesday. People really turned grocery shopping into extreme sport this week. If you were hunting for a cart, you probably needed a referee, a helmet, and maybe a medic.
Florida man hurls ketchup packet at Good Samaritan. Only in Florida: a ketchup packet as a felony weapon. Guess someone really takes their condiments seriously.
VEGAS is ON SALE — Canadian at par. Vegas calling! Turns out your loonies and toonies have a love affair with the Strip. Casinos may accept your cash, but the jackpot is still your selfie game.
5-year-old BOLTS for Chick-Fil-A. At five years old, most kids ask for toys — this one asks for speed and electricity. If only all traffic jams could be solved by toddlers on e-Bolts.
Oscar Nominations out yesterday. Time to make your predictions and awkwardly argue over whether a hot dog documentary counts. Will your favorites win, or will Hollywood shock us all again?
