Leons Headlines Sept 18: The Wheat City Fall Fair debuts at the Keystone Centre grounds today through Sunday for a weekend of carnival rides, food, live entertainment & local vendors.
-A Wheat Kings home-opener ticket gets you free admission to the Wheat City Fall Fair tonight, as Brandon opens the 2026–27 season against the Saskatoon Blades at 7 pm.
-The Parkland Chamber of Commerce’s Street Fair & Dance takes over downtown Dauphin today.
-Manitoba is ending twice-yearly clock changes & will remain on Central Daylight Time year-round, so no clock change Nov 1.
-Sunrise Credit Union donates $250K to support 3 Brandon projects, the YMCA Child Care Centre, YWCA Women’s Campus & Keystone Centre green space.
-Thousands of Manitobans will join the 46th annual Terry Fox Run on Sunday, with events in 21 communities raising funds for cancer research.
-Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff says he won’t rush a trade involving Connor Hellebuyck, who has requested a move & was suspended after missing training camp, insisting Wpg will only make a deal if the return is right.
(Posted to social media from the Brandon Wendy’s in 2013.)
🍔 It’s National Cheeseburger Day! Brandon, Manitoba CANADA is once again making international burger news because the legendary Wendy’s T-Rex is back! The nine-patty monster became famous after a Brandon man ordered it back in 2013 — and yes, the internet still hasn’t recovered. Edmond OK has put a window sign up and is selling the 9-patty challenge for $29.99 (fries, drink, and an “I Survived the T-Rex Burger” shirt included). Finish it in 9 minutes in-store for an extra prize, all while saying BRANDON was the inspriation!
Remember the T-Rex Burger? The ridiculous nine-patty Wendy’s creation that was never officially on the menu became a Canadian fast-food legend after the Brandon order went viral in 2013 — and now it’s getting another moment in the spotlight.
Applebee’s has something to say about burgers with it’s OMcheese Burger. Applebee’s is taking the cheeseburger somewhere it has never gone before with the OMcheese Burger — a burger that basically asks, “What if the cheese was the entire point?” It’s another example of restaurants turning the humble cheeseburger into a full-blown food stunt with cheese cheese and more cheese!
🎵 Barenaked Ladies at the Bills Game. The Barenaked Ladies brought some very Canadian energy to Buffalo last night, performing at the Bills game! Nothing says “Canadian invasion” quite like thousands of football fans singing along to a band whose name is probably going to make the stadium announcer nervous. It was a struggle at first, but they found thier harmony. The fans were absolutley awesome!
⏰ Manitoba Time Change. Manitoba is moving toward eliminating the twice-a-year clock change, meaning no more springing forward and falling back! If it becomes permanent, your microwave, car clock and that one clock nobody knows how to change can finally stop living in fear.
J-Lo Jailed? Nope! A Minnesota woman’s mugshot went viral after people noticed she bears an uncanny resemblance to Jennifer Lopez — leading some social-media users to wonder if J-Lo had somehow landed in jail! Relax, Jenny from the Block is fine — this is simply a case of a very convincing celebrity lookalike.
Six Months in Jail Because of AI?!?! WARNING. A woman says she spent six months in a North Dakota jail because of an alleged AI-related mistake, and now she’s suing over what happened. It’s a wild reminder that artificial intelligence can make mistakes — but when those mistakes involve the criminal-justice system, the consequences can be very real.
Patrick Clancy will give his first interview to 60 Minutes. Patrick Clancy and his wife are sitting down for an exclusive interview with 60 Minutes this Sunday at 6 p.m., discussing one of the most devastating and closely followed cases in recent years. It’s expected to be an emotional conversation, with the couple speaking publicly about what happened and its aftermath.
