Leons Headlines Sept 24: Manitoba will review and strengthen school safety plans following Monday’s stabbing at Portage Collegiate Institute, where a 14yr old student was injured & a 15yr old suspect was arrested.
-Welcome news for concerned MB parents as the Premier ensures “parents right to choose” if their kids take part in the new pilot sex-ed curriculum, but educators say they wish the province had eliminated the parental opt-out option.
-Manitoba has now recorded 17 tornadoes this year, with two newly confirmed twisters from the August 30 storm (Kola & Blue Lakes) bringing that event’s total to 5.
-MPI says it has received a record 40,000+ storm-related claims since June 9, with the summer’s severe weather setting multiple records & MPI continuing claim-estimation services across southwestern MB. |
-A power outage affecting 722 MB Hydro customers in Brandon’s west end Thursday morning was restored in less than an hour, with several traffic signals temporarily affected.
-3 MB teams return to action Friday, as the Wheat Kings welcome Regina, the Blue Bombers host Toronto & the Jets continue their exhibition schedule in Denver against the Avalanche.
KRAFT DINNER SODA. Everyone’s talking about Kraft Dinner Soda — because apparently drinking your mac and cheese is the next logical step! 😂 The big question: does it taste like KD… or like someone made a terrible mistake at the soda factory?
WINNIPEG PIZZERIA GOES VIRAL. A Winnipeg pizzeria has gone absolutely VIRAL, and one employee may have accidentally hit the internet jackpot! 🍕📱 One minute you’re making pizza, the next minute the whole world knows who you are — talk about a shift with benefits!
BUTTER POPCORN ICE CREAM. Forget pumpkin spice — apparently BUTTER POPCORN is coming for fall! 🍿🍦 We’re talking butter, popcorn, butter and MORE butter… basically movie night, but in a cone.
Dolly Parton and all that money. MONEY: BLESSING OR CURSE? Money can buy you a lot of things… apparently including family drama and a restraining order, as Dolly Parton’s nephew finds out! 😳 When your bank account gets complicated enough, suddenly “family reunion” takes on a whole different meaning.
MARIO KART WEDDING It’s officially a GAMER WORLD — who needs a first dance when you can settle your marriage with Mario Kart? 🏎️💍 Huy and Justine Nguyen skipped the traditional routine at their wedding in Grand Prairie, Texas and put the pedal to the metal instead!
THE $60 LOAF OF BREAD. Would you pay $60 for a loaf of bread? Apparently SOME people will — because there are actually people lining up to get it! 😂 At that price, I don’t think you toast it… you put it in a display case.
THE END OF THE SMARTPHONE? The smartphone might eventually go the way of the flip phone, according to the people making the next generation of AI glasses. 👓📱 Imagine saying “I’m just going to check my phone” someday and someone replying, “Your what?”
ELIZABETH HOLMES TRAILER. The trailer for the Elizabeth Holmes movie just dropped, bringing the wild Theranos story back into the spotlight. 🩸💰 It’s the story of a woman who promised to revolutionize blood testing — and ended up at the centre of one of Silicon Valley’s biggest scandals.
A24 + CHRIS HANSEN movie called PRIMTETIME. A24 is absolutely ON FIRE right now, and they’re dropping another wild-looking movie based on Chris Hansen — and it opens tomorrow! 🎬🔥 If you know Chris Hansen, you already know this probably isn’t going to be a feel-good family movie.
