Leons Headlines Aug 20: Carman-area residents question why a property owner was charged after firing at vehicles during an alleged fuel theft, while RCMP & Premier Wab Kinew say the law must be followed.
-Brandon council approves 2 new southwest subdivisions, adding 89 single-family homes west of 34th & north of Patricia Ave.
-Wheat City Woodstock set for Saturday is cancelled due to flood recovery at the Riverbank Discovery Centre & shortage of volunteers.
-City reminds residents not to remove, damage or move election signs, with municipal & school board elections set for Oct. 28.
-A 44yr old Brandon woman rushing to catch a flight faces nearly $2K in fines after RCMP say she drove dangerously last Tuesday on Hwy 16.
-MB supervised consumption site in Wpg had 125 visits its first week as Premier re-enforces its now part of the MB healthcare system.
-A MB man who once fled Somalia as a refugee was sentenced to 4 years for making money smuggling immigrants from the US into Canada.
-PM asks the provinces to restock American alcohol as Canada finalizes a trade deal with the U.S.
-Prince Harry & Meghan are reportedly moving back to the U.K., while remaining non-working royals and private citizens.
Rural Manitoba gets its FIRST Costco… WHERE WILL IT GO!!!! Manitoba’s about to get its very first Costco… and every small town is suddenly claiming it’s the “obvious” location while other are screaming “this is not rural”. Either way it’s the first small town in Manitoba to get one and it’s NOT Brandon.
Westman won’t buy it. The Prime Minister wants the provinces to put American booze back on the shelves… and Westman is watching with a very interested (and slightly thirsty) eye. Our 24 hour survey was remarkably close to the national surveys on support for purcashing booze from south of the border when it’s brought back.
IT’s BACON DAY!!!! It’s officially Bacon Day and we’re treating it with the respect it deserves — which is a lot of respect. If your breakfast didn’t involve bacon this morning, we’re going to need an explanation.
Harry and Meghan are Moving home. SCANDULOUS THEORIES online!!!!!! Harry and Meghan might be heading back to the UK… and the internet already has 47 scandalous theories ready to go. The royals are moving home and the conspiracy blogs haven’t slept in 48 hours.
Drug company doubles in value in one day after CANCER BREAKTHROUGH… One cancer breakthrough later and a drug company’s stock basically did a victory lap in a single day. When science hits this hard, Wall Street notices before most of us even finish our coffee.
Happy National Radio Day… the year AI co-hosts started taking over the airwaves in LA. Human DJs better start practicing their banter — the robots are already on the morning show. It has me asking the question, we’ve played with Ai on the show a few times. Has the time come to bring in a co-host to help?!
