Leons Headlines March 16: Westman preps for a big weather shift, with bone-chilling wind chills near –30°C to start the week giving way to a warm spring weekend with temps rising to +5 to +7°C by Friday when Spring officially arrives.
-NEW INFLATION DATA JUST IN for February, sees inflation cool to 1.8%, while food inflation fell to 5.4% down from 7.3% previously, but still 3.6 percentage points above overall inflation and the highest in the G7. Biggest increases came in Beef (+13.9%), pork (+9.2%), bananas (+8.1%), poultry (+7.2%), ice cream (+4.6%).
-Farmers in Westman could face higher costs & tighter supplies as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz drives up global fertilizer prices & limits nitrogen & phosphate availability.
-Manitoba’s new Bill 14 shifts the burden to employers to prove they didn’t retaliate against whistleblowers.
-A group called Caregiver Advocates for Literacy Equity is asking the Brandon SD to take stronger steps to make sure every child learns to read.
-The Brandon Islamic Centre plans a new $3M mosque on 3.55 acres outside the city to meet growing demand.
-Dauphin wants the provincial highway rerouted from downtown to boost tourism and safety, with costs over $1M.
-Wab Kinew says MB will ask residents if they want to stop changing the clocks twice a year & move away from Daylight Saving Time.
-Toyota is recalling 40,000 2021–2023 Highlanders, including hybrids, over faulty second-row seats.
-Kieran Gardner Headlines the PBR Pendleton Whisky Cabaret at the MB Room at Keystone Centre Friday May 1.
-At the Oscars, One Battle after Another won 6 awards, Jessie Buckley and Michael B. Jordan won top acting prizes, and K-pop’s “Golden” made history with best original song.
-Connor & Scheifele lead the Jets in scoring as Wpg nets 3-2 win over St. Louis.
Oscar wins in 2 minutes – “One Battle After Another” winning BIG. Hollywood went full battle mode as One Battle After Another scooped up 6 Oscars, basically leaving the competition crying in the wings. Someone check if the trophy case needs a bigger door already!
Canadian WINNERS in 60 seconds. Canada brought home the gold without even needing maple syrup as a bribe. From animation to makeup, Canada took a few statues last night.
Best Oscar Tweets that should have won awards of their own. Some tweets were funnier than half the speeches, proving 280 characters > 3 minutes of thank-you nonsense. Twitter clearly deserves a “Best Supporting Platform” Oscar.
RED CARPET ROLLOUT. The stars hit the red carpet like it was a runway for galactic royalty. If glitz and glam were weapons, Hollywood just declared war.
Saturday was Pi Day. Did you have some Pie!?! March 14 was a delicious math lesson disguised as dessert. Pi(e) lovers everywhere finally got their moment of infinite joy!
https://www.tmz.com/2026/03/14/celebrity-pies-national-pi-day
Shrinkflation is getting crazy!!! Your chips now come in “fun-sized disappointment.” Apparently, everything is shrinking except the grocery bill!
https://www.boredpanda.com/product-sizes-smaller-shrinkflation
Breakfast surprise. A bear in the kitchen. One lucky kitchen guest clearly skipped the Yelp review and went straight for breakfast. Bears: 1, Pancakes: 0.
LiveNation & Ticketmaster laugh at customers in unsealed trial docs. Turns out some companies are better at billing you than putting on a show. Customers laughed last, but mostly nervously.
How did a $200 tip turn into $600k? For a DoorDasher? What started as a generous tip turned into a life-changing jackpot—DoorDash just made someone’s day, week, and probably year. Who knew delivering fries could feel like winning the lottery?
