Leons Headlines May 14: Environment Canada warns of damaging winds in southwestern Manitoba Thursday afternoon into Friday, gusts 90k+ with blowing dust, risk of outages & property damage as a low-pressure system moves through.
-Fire restrictions remain in place across several southwestern and south-central Manitoba municipalities due to ongoing dry conditions. LATEST INFO HERE: https://www.gov.mb.ca/wildfire/burn_conditions.html#is-there-a-ban
-Parks Canada introduces new 2026 boating rules for Clear Lake in RMNP, including expanded no-wake zones, non-motorized days & hours, mandatory inspections & tagging & stricter invasive species controls with possible quarantine requirements.
-Premier delivers his State of the Province address in Brandon today at a Chamber luncheon.
-Assiniboine College has renamed its nursing program the Edna Edwards School of Nursing following a $4M donation.
-Brandon’s Assiniboine River levels have peaked & are slowly receding, though a slight rise is possible due to increased outflow from the Shellmouth Dam.
-Brandon’s Behlen Industries is helping build a major AI and high-performance computing data centre in Regina that will be assembled on site.
-Habitat for Humanity Brandon says 2 homes on Stickney are slightly delayed but should be ready for families by late summer, with more builds planned.
-In an announcement Thursday morning, PM Carney announced Canada’s plan to double Canada’s electricity grid by 2050, leading to greater affordability for Canadians.
-A new RBC report warns Canada’s auto industry could disappear by 2040 without renewed US trade access or major policy changes in Ottawa.
-Cruise Night returns to Rosser Avenue tonight at 6 p.m
-Keystone Centre Foundation’s sold-out inaugural Legacy & Lights gala is tonight featuring guest speaker Israel Idonije & comedian Dave Hemstad.
Just no other way to say it—the forecast blows. Literally. After incredible Hurricane force winds hit Thursday and Friday, cooler temps move in for the long weekend, and even………..yes…………snow.
YOU’RE throwing away perfectly good food! According to a new survey Canadians are apparntley throwing out perfectly good food because of date labels.
Can this little guy ride like a normal passenger? A humanoid robot just boarded a plane, triggering an unexpected policy shift from Southwest. Air travel is officially entering a new era of tech-first travel rules.
A Vegas elevator ride turned into a 55-minute trap scenario. Sometimes travel stories take a very unexpected turn.
FREE ICE CREAM?!?! Yes Please. A Chick-fil-A “cell phone trap” challenge is offering free ice cream as part of a quirky in-store promo. It’s a simple test: lock up your phone and get FREE Food.
Movie snack hack-pickles and popcorn? Texas movie theatres have been serving with pickles and popcorn for years and the internet if finally catching on, and it could be the next delicious food combo to share.
Kool-Aid goes healthy? Not sure if it’s RFK’s push for a healthy America or the company is just making it’s product healthier, but Kool-Aid is changing and some of it’s newest products are getting some serious attention on the internet.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/13/kool-aid-kraft-heinz-electrolytes-artificial-dyes.html
