Leons Headlines Aug 11: A Brandon judge has denied bail to a 22-year-old Toronto man arrested after RCMP allegedly found nearly $1M in his vehicle during a traffic stop outside the city.
-Brandon-based Behlen Industries is manufacturing four 100,000-plus-square-foot buildings for Bell’s $1.7B AI data centre near Regina, expected to be the largest in Canada at 300 megawatts.
-Assiniboine College is expanding its Centre for Adult Learning to Minnedosa & Neepawa this fall with $367K in provincial funding, offering flexible day, evening, in-person & online classes starting in September.
-Two people were treated for injuries after a semi-truck rolled over & blocked an eastbound lane of the Trans-Canada in the RM of Whitehead Saturday.
-Prairie Mountain Health final catch-up vaccination clinic is today at Shoppers Mall 10am-3pm for children & adults.
-A ransomware attack at Winnipeg’s HSC affected doors, ventilation & air conditioning Monday, but Shared Health says there was never danger to patients.
MANITOBA’S SENSATIONAL SUMMER DRIVE-INS. Where do we gotta eat before Summer is gone?!?!
Toronto Flight Attendant Impersonates Pilot. Talk about getting the ultimate employee discount — a Toronto flight attendant allegedly posed as a pilot and managed to score hundreds of free flights! Apparently, the boarding pass wasn’t the only thing getting past security.
Air Traffic Controllers from Fortnite?! America is hiring 2,000 new air traffic controllers, and apparently some of the recruits are coming from an unexpected place — Fortnite! Turns out spending hours managing chaos on a screen might actually prepare you for managing chaos at 30,000 feet.
https://www.polygon.com/fortnite-united-states-air-traffic-control
Goodbye Wendy’s — There’s a New #2 Burger Chain. Wendy’s has been knocked out of the No. 2 spot among America’s biggest burger chains, and there’s a new contender moving up the grill! Apparently, America has decided it’s time to ketchup with somebody else.
https://www.tastingtable.com/2233867/burger-king-beats-wendys-second-largest-burger-chain
Why Costco Shoppers Buy Meat at the Business Center. There’s a secret weapon for Costco shoppers looking to stock up on meat, and it’s hiding at the Costco Business Center! If you’ve got a freezer and absolutely no fear of buying meat by the case, this could be your happy place.
https://www.tastingtable.com/2230301/costco-meat-cheaper-business-center-vs-wholesale
The Condiment 84% of People Have — But Don’t Love. Nearly 84% of people have this popular condiment sitting somewhere in their kitchen, but apparently that doesn’t mean they actually like it! It’s the condiment equivalent of that one guest who keeps showing up to the party even though nobody invited them.
https://www.tastingtable.com/2231427/ketchup-popular-condiment-not-favorite
Brad Pitt Is Drinking Again. After seven years without alcohol, Brad Pitt says he’s drinking again — and apparently the decision came after a long period of sobriety. He’s been open about his journey, and now he says he feels comfortable making that choice for himself.
Meteor Christmas Wednesday Night? Forget Santa — the sky could be putting on its own Christmas show with a spectacular meteor shower! The Perseids are one of the year’s best meteor showers, so you may want to look up before you start looking for presents.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/perseid-meteor-shower-eclipse-9.7298490
The Great Homecoming: Back to Mom & Dad. The kids are coming home — except they’re not kids anymore! A record number of adults are moving back in with Mom and Dad, proving that sometimes the road to financial independence makes a very unexpected U-turn.
