Leons Headlines Sept 8: Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on US goods took effect just after midnight EDT Tuesday, responding to the 50% tariffs Washington hit Canada with last month.
-NEW Tuesday morning: Canada’s Prime Minister releases a 15 minute video called “Forward Guidance-a Stronger Canada”, explaining the seriousness of the situation facing Canadians in this moment saying “tough times are ahead.”
-Dauphin Regional Health Centre’s emergency department reopened Monday after more than 2 months, restoring 24/7 emergency services, but major hospital services are still unavailable & there is currently no timeline for full restoration following July’s flood damage.
-Five people were killed in two Manitoba crashes over the Labour Day weekend, pushing the province’s highway death toll 23% above last year and 34% above the five-year average.
-Assiniboine College is back in class today, with most Manitoba students returning Wednesday, as roughly 281,000 K-12 and post-secondary students begin the new academic year.
-MB independent schools are experiencing crushing demand for enrollment this fall for faith-based & secular alternatives to public schools creating big demand & lengthy waitlists.
-Manitoba is developing guidelines for a proposed ban on social media & AI chatbots for youth under 16, as educators weigh AI’s classroom benefits against privacy & safety concerns.
-BU is gearing up for its Sept. 11–13 Homecoming weekend, featuring reunions, campus tours, Bobcats home openers & more, with most activities free & open to the community.
-Manitoba harvest reaches 11% complete.
-Old Farmer’s Almanac suggests winter could lack bite this year thanks to a stronger El Nino.
-Roughriders best Bombers 32-26 in OT thriller.
-Wheat Kings drop their first 2 preseason games, losing 6–3 & 6–4 to Regina & continue pre-season play Friday vs Moose Jaw.
Amazon Jet crashes in Florida. To hard and too fast coming in for landing meant an Amazon jet crashed hard in Florida this weekend. Regretabbly 5 people were injured and another 5 lost thier lives in the crash.
Crisis in the sky of a different kind, untruly realtor gets taped up. A realtor on a flight to Dalda got himself duct-taped to his seat over the Labour Day weekend — because nothing says “open house” quite like being physically unable to leave the property, property being HIS SEAT. Yeah he lost his job over the incident.
HOLLYWOOD WINS-BIGGEST SUMMER IN A DECADE! Hollywood and movie theatres finally have something to celebrate — this summer was the biggest box office summer in a decade. Apparently people have discovered that watching a movie on a giant screen is different than watching one on a phone.
TRADE WAR is VERY REAL and could really hurt, when it comes to TOILET PAPER. The trade war has now reached a place nobody wanted it to go — toilet paper. Because apparently international diplomacy has officially gone down the tubes.
CANADA STRONG PASS. There are growing calls to make the Canada Strong Pass permanent after it helped get Canadians travelling and spending this summer. Which raises the obvious question: should we make it permanent — or do we enjoy something too much before the government takes it away?
NEW MANITOBA LICENCE PLATE. Manitoba is getting another specialty licence plate next year, giving drivers yet another way to tell the world what they support. At this point, Manitoba vehicles are basically becoming moving bumper stickers.
PINAWA GOLF COURSE BEAR. Golfers at Pinawa got a surprise Friday when a black bear wandered onto the course — proving once again that in Manitoba, you don’t always have to yell “FORE!” when something is heading your way. And I’m guessing nobody was complaining about their golf game after THAT interruption.
SNOOP DOGG / ICE CREAM JOB. Snoop Dogg is looking for someone to taste ice cream for him — and he’s reportedly willing to pay US$10,000 a month. Finally, a job posting where “must have experience eating ice cream” isn’t a joke.
