Leons Headlines Oct 1: Frost Advisories in effect across much of the Western Prairies, with overnight temperatures expected to drop to 0°C to -2°C from Thursday morning through the weekend.
-MB harvest is 51% complete, up from 43% last week, but wet conditions are slowing progress in the southwest, where just 32% is harvested & crops are facing sprouting & quality problems, with frost adding another concern.
-Minimum wage increases take effect today in five provinces, including Manitoba, where the rate rises to $16.40/hr, SK moves to $15.70, ON reaches $17.95, PEI $17.30 & Nova Scotia $17.00.
-Brandon Animal Control warns of coyotes near the Ashley Neufeld Softball Complex, urging residents to leash pets, protect children, remove food sources, report sightings & if approached, make noise, appear large and don’t run.
-A proposed development fee increase in Brandon would raise the cost of putting a mobile home on a vacant lot from $7K to $21K in 2027.
-Cannabis sales are booming in MB, but overall Liquor & Lotteries profits fell by $6M as alcohol & lottery revenues declined.
-Drought forces MB Hydro to buy almost as much electricity as it sold in 2025-26, with exports bringing in just $40 million more than the power it purchased.
-Families can borrow free Nature Discovery Backpacks from five Westman libraries, with workshops Saturday in Neepawa & Brandon.
-Wheat Kings western road trip has the team in Prince George tomorrow; the Jets open the NHL season at home to Boston Friday night.
CRISTA PIKE — TENNESSEE DEATH ROW INMATE SURVIVES TWO LETHAL INJECTIONS. Maye it’s time to just commute sentences. A Tennessee death row inmate has survived TWO lethal injection attempts, and now she’s been taken to hospital. This story is raising some serious questions about what happens next!
FLYDUBAI PLANE’S MIDAIR CRISIS UPDATE. Ever wonder what it looks like when things go sideways at 40,000 feet? The BBC takes us inside a FlyDubai flight that experienced a midair emergency, giving us a look at the moments passengers and crew won’t soon forget!
WINNIPEG MAN FINDS ROCK LEGEND’S COAT AT VALUE VILLAGE. One man’s thrift-store treasure hunt turned into a rock-and-roll jackpot! A Winnipeg shopper hit the jackpot at Value Village on Kenaston Boulevard, finding a coat connected to a legendary rock star. Suddenly, second-hand shopping sounds a whole lot more exciting!
CHATGPT INTRODUCES DOTS. Remember that cute little Muse AI helper we showed you? Well, ChatGPT is getting in on the action with its own little companion called Dots! Is this the beginning of AI assistants becoming our new everyday sidekicks?
AI AND JOBS IN THE EXPERT ECONOMY. First AI came for the repetitive tasks, and now it’s knocking on the door of the expert economy! A new study is looking at how artificial intelligence could affect jobs, including teaching. Shoppers Drug Mart is offering PHARMACY ASSIST (Ai Doctors) to answer health questions, but teachers? Who needs to ask questions from the teacher when Ai has all the answers? Uh-oh.
GOOD SAMARITAN RETURNS SIX-FIGURE BAG OF CASH. Talk about finding money and keeping your conscience intact! A good Samaritan stumbled across a bag containing six figures in cash — and returned every single penny. That’s a feel-good story worth more than the money itself!
THE VIDEO THAT COULD END ONLINE SHOPPING. If you needed another reason to shop local this could be it. This video is raising some serious questions about what we’re actually buying when we click that tempting little checkout button. THIS PRACTICE IS ILLEGAL IN MANITOBA AND MUCH OF CANADA, you might want to see this before your next impulse purchase from outside of both juristictions!
