Leons Headlines Sept 29: MB Opposition leader & PC leader Obby Khan steps down, citing divisions within the MB PC party, and will stay on as an Independent Fort Whyte MLA; Konrad Narth MLA for La Verendryethe will be interm leader as the Leg resumes today.
-Premier Wab Kinew to announce Wednesday the province will acquire & protect Turtle Crossing Campground, the former Brandon Indian Residential School site, in partnership with the City.
-NEW MB crop report says harvest is just 43% complete as rain & wet fields delay farmers, with concerns over crop quality & losses despite average-to-above-average yields.
-A new report says MB’s living wage has risen to $17.40 in Brandon, driven largely by higher food, transportation & housing costs, while provincial minimum wage rises to $16.40 Oct. 1.
-2 ND youths face a stolen property charges after a vehicle theft, as southern MB residents near the US border grow increasingly concerned about a recent uptick in crime.
-Brandon’s Food Rescue is moving into a larger space at the former Prairie Oasis Centre on 8th Street & hopes to open within a week.
-The annual Portage potato giveaway postponed due to wet harvest conditions, a new date expected 2 weeks after Thanksgiving.
-Johnny Reid brings his In Retrospect Tour to Brandon’s WMCA, March 6 & 7, 2027.
-Bell Canada & US technology company Cisco say they will collaborate to provide “sovereign AI” infrastructure for Canadian customers.
-Bed Bath & Beyond Canada relaunches online, hopes to open first store next year.
-The 2026-27 NHL regular season officially begins tonight with a five-game slate; Jets host Boston Friday.
☕ HAPPY COFFEE DAY. Happy National Coffee Day! ☕ Canada is one of the world’s biggest coffee-drinking countries, with the average Canadian enjoying roughly 3 cups of coffee a day. For many of us, coffee isn’t just a drink—it’s basically a national personality trait!
PRINCIPAL BELDING HAS PASSED. “Hey hey hey… what is going on here?!” Dennis Haskins, better known as Principal Belding from Saved by the Bell, has died at 75. A little piece of our Saturday-morning TV childhood just disappeared today.
LINDSAY CLANCY IS BACK IN COURT. The Lindsay Clancy case is back in court today following last month’s mistrial after the jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict. This case has taken another very unexpected turn, so here’s the latest.
THE LONE JUROR SPEAKS. Michael Desronvil — the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial — is speaking publicly about what happened behind those jury-room doors. After weeks of headlines and controversy, he says there’s one thing he wants people to remember: the three children at the centre of this tragedy.
🥤 MAKING PRISONS SAFER… WITH PAPER STRAWS?! Canada’s federal prisons are handing out paper straws for inmates who use them to snort drugs — and yes, you read that correctly. It’s one of those headlines where you stop halfway through and say, “Wait… WHAT?!” Or are they just trying to punish them more?!?!
WHY CAN’T GROCERY STORES SHOW YOU THEIR LOWEST PRICE? Ever wonder why that “lowest possible price” sometimes mysteriously isn’t in the flyer? The Competition Bureau is investigating rules that can prevent some grocery stores from advertising prices below a set minimum.
Eriksdale has apparently entered the snake business — and business is BOOMING. 🐍🐍🐍 If you think one or two garter snakes is enough, wait until you see what “too many snakes” actually looks like!
MEANWHILE… IN LA. From the department of “it could always be worse’ comes a snake problem very different from the one in Manitoba. Hit play and enjoy today’s episode of Meanwhile in LA.
JUST TAKING THE BUS… FOR A JOYRIDE. Oh Canada, the chaos continues. Most people take the bus to work, school or the mall. One guy in Toronto apparently thought, “You know what? I’ll just take the whole damn bus.”
🚨 “HAD TO GO!” You know those moments when nature calls and you’ve got absolutely ZERO time to negotiate? This may be one of the greatest examples of “I HAD TO GO!” you’ll see today.
