Leons Headlines April 29: Some farmers delay spring seeding due to lingering frost & wet soil, while rising fertilizer costs add financial pressure.

-Brandon School Division has shared it’s new safety review plan which includes regularly checking how well safety systems perform.

-A 15yr old girl was taken to hospital Monday night after police say she was lured to a Brandon mall, assaulted & robbed.

-Winnipeg’s UpHouse chosen by Brandon Tourism to develop a new visitor strategic plan for the city.

-Brandon’s 2026 Water main flushing starts today, street‑sweeping continues through priority routes & the Green Cart Program is back for the season.

-Brandon’s audiology clinic has moved from Town Centre on Rosser Avenue to the Brandon Regional Health Centre and is now seeing patients in its new space.

-MB is having a particularly bad allergy season due to high levels of overlapping tree pollen.

-Premier says the province could hit tech companies with billion-dollar fines if they break a proposed ban on social media & AI chatbots.

-Bell Canada is turning an old protein plant near Wpg into an AI data centre at CentrePort.

-Canada considers a law that would ban the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2008, following a similar plan in the UK.

-Bank of Canada keeps the benchmark rate at 2.25% today amid oil price spike.

-Health Canada approves generic Ozempic, expected to be cheaper for people treating Type 2 diabetes & obesity.

-Canada’s spring economic statement focuses on trades training, offers no relief for cost of living, with finance minister noting “Canadians are resilient”.

-Fuel tax relief for drivers will be short lived as Brent topped $117 a barrel in early morning trading, raising the likeliness of a significant jump at the pump in coming days.

-Wheat City Golf Course to reopen today after cleanup from dike maintenance work.

-Oilers stay alive in playoffs after 4-1 win over Ducks, still trail in series, Habs face Tampa tonight tied at 2.

BOSTON vs BUFFALO — why were they singing O Canada?! Even though both teams are American, the Canadian anthem sometimes gets sung because of a special event, broadcast tradition, or a Canadian connection in the arena. Still… it definitely throws you off when the whole crowd belts it out like it’s Game 7 in Toronto.

Trump makes King Charles BLUSH. Haha. Trump met with King Charles and somehow managed to make the King visibly uncomfortable—almost like he didn’t know whether to laugh or panic. It’s one of those awkward political moments you can’t look away from and might explain the Presidents unfriendly & some say unhealthy pre-occupation with Canada.

Canadians now rank COST above taste and nutrition. New data shows Canadians are choosing food based on price first, even if it means sacrificing health or flavor. Basically, we’re not eating what we want—we’re eating what we can afford.

“My friends think I’m too frugal” — cheap meals & leftovers. IDEAS. Some people are proudly living off leftovers and bargain meals, and honestly, it’s kind of genius. With grocery prices this high, “food waste day” might become a weekly tradition.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jake_farrington/cheap-easy-healthy-meals-reddit

GENERIC OZEMPIC APPROVED! Health Canada has officially approved the first generic version of Ozempic, which could mean major savings for patients. Now the big question is: how fast will it actually hit pharmacy shelves?

Burger vending machines?! Would you try it? Pizza vending machines were weird enough, but now we’ve got burgers coming out of machines too. The real question is whether it tastes like a burger… or like regret.

Man invents TRANSLUCENT fried chicken! Someone has created see-through fried chicken, and yes, it’s real and apparently edible. Healthy? Probably not—but it’s definitely one of the strangest food trends yet.

Slingshot ride fails — injuries reported but thankfully NO Fatalities! A slingshot amusement ride snapped mid-air in Spain, and the video is absolutely terrifying. No deaths reported, but multiple injuries—and it’s the kind of clip that’ll make you swear off rides forever.