Leons Headlines Sept 30: More than 50 Orange Shirt Day events are planned today, including 7KM & 1KM walks from Brandon’s Riverbank Discovery Centre 11:45 a.m.–3 p.m.
-Government offices are closed today for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, while Shoppers Mall (10–6), Brandon Transit (6–midnight) & Liquor Marts (11–6) remain open.
-With an election 5 weeks away, a Brandon FB post making the rounds in a popular local group, says City of Brandon workers & residents want clearer answers on staff turnover, payroll accuracy, and how the City plans to keep experienced people.
-The MB government & City of Brandon are acquiring Turtle Crossing Campground to protect the former Brandon Indian Residential School for future reflection & research.
-Obby Khan says MB PCs are wrong to claim unity after caucus members tried to oust him leading to his resignation; Konrad Narth MLA for La Verendrye is interim PC leader.
-MB Hydro reports a $446M loss in 25-26, pushing its debt to $27B.
-Record-high diesel prices are raising transport costs; consumers will see higher prices for groceries, clothing, construction materials & everyday goods for months.
-Deloitte Canada cuts its 2027 economic growth forecast as GDP growth stalls in July.
-Loblaw’s PC Health launched PC Chat this month and says the AI health chatbot answered more than 100,000 questions in its first week.
-A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after the pilot allegedly stabbed the other pilot and tried to crash the plane, but passengers and crew subdued him & he was arrested.
-The Panthers, Canadiens, Bruins, Canucks & Golden Knights win on NHL opening night for the 26–27 season; Jets open the season Friday vs Boston.
BREAKING OVERNIGHT-Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted and landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia after a cockpit fight that briefly looked like a hijacking; everyone on board is accounted for. Officials and passengers say one pilot attacked the other and the plane plunged thousands of feet before crew got it under control — motive still unknown and under investigation.
Kids & phones. They keep getting younger! The average age kids get their first phone is now just 11 — how old were you when you got yours?
GET THOSE GIFT CARDS READY for Bed Bath & Beyond. Bed Bath & Beyond is coming back to Canada! Apparently we weren’t finished buying things we didn’t know we needed for the house.
Bare nails are bruning up the internet for all the wrong reasons. Apparently bare nails are now enough to infuriate the Internet. We’ve officially reached the point where even NOT doing your nails is controversial!
AI car kits. You can now put AI in your existing car with one of these AI converter kits. So your old car might soon be smarter than you are — and that’s either really cool or mildly terrifying!
Lindsay Clancy. Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer is asking for the case to be thrown out as prosecutors consider a retrial. It’s a complicated and disturbing case, and there’s still a lot to unfold.
The Stanford Prison Experiment. Netflix is reimagining the Stanford Prison Experiment and asking a fascinating question: what kind of person would YOU be in that situation? Would you be the leader, the follower, the rebel… or the one trying to keep everybody from losing their minds?
