Leon’s Headlines Dec 12: Westman drug trafficking ring busted after 7-month investigation: Brandon Police. Project Belittle leads to 5 arrests, seizure of $163K in drugs.
-Ottawa launches $13B dental-care program with seniors first in line before eligibility expands in the new year.
-WWII style housing is back. The federal government is reviving a CMHC program to provide standardized housing blueprints to builders by the end of 2024, cutting building timelines.
-Some MB families hire their own homecare help due to staff shortages. Regional health authorities also using agency staff to maintain services.
-Fatal fire at an apartment building in Souris is now under RCMP investigation.
-City of Brandon looking for an outdoor board system to create an outdoor skating surface at the Sportsplex’s overflow parking lot.
-2024 Rockin’ The Fields Minnedosa 2024 lineup revealed for August 2 – 4 ; Theory Of A Deadman, Kim Mitchell, Colin James, Econoline Crush & Amanda Marshall.
-Former MB missionary couple convicted of child sex crimes in Dominican Republic.
-MB RCMP catch 4 people trying to illegally cross the Canada-U.S. border, one taken to hospital with serious weather-related injuries.
-Jets visit San Jose tonight.
CANADA GETS A DENTAL PLAN! No Austin Powers teeth for ANYONE anymore. Or at least in 2024! This will help low and middle-income residents without private insurance. The plan, known as the CDCP, offers dental care benefits directly to Canadian residents who are uninsured with a household income under $90,000. There will be some co-pay money to be paid for those $70-$90 but if you make under $70K a year, free dental care is on its way! Here’s more details!
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-federal-dental-insurance-plan-eligibility/
$6 billion will be lost to Porch Pirates this year, according to new statistics released by home security tip company SafeWise. Nearly 65% of shoppers expressed increased anxiety about package theft compared to the previous year. The projected losses for 2023 are 5 percent higher than the previous year, underscoring the escalating threat posed by package thieves. And in 2022 a staggering 79% had packages stolen by porch pirates, jacking more than 260 million packages, amounting to more than $19 million in stolen goods. HERE is how you can stop them!
Top Google Searches in Canada in 2023. We were interested in the Titanic Sub, the Oppenhiemer Movie, Justin and Sophie’s breakup and the war in the middle east, according to Google. Here is what we were looking for this year in How, What, When, Where and Why?
Top 10 Trending Food Searches Of 2023: From Lasagna Soup to Pumptini. Wondering what food trends dominated this past year? Google results are in and have revealed the hotspots of our collective curiosity in 2023.
https://www.eatthis.com/top-trending-food-searches-2023/
Guy Goes Around Asking Celebs What They Do For A Living, Their Honest Reactions Start A Debate. Edward Zharnitsky, better known online as Ted Zhar, has over one and a half million people following him across various social media platforms and attracted even more attention when he started approaching celebs like Adam Sandler, asking “what do you do for a living”. The reaction is not what you might think.
A TikTok Creator Cooked Shrimp And Mashed Potatoes In An Airplane Bathroom! Many things happen in airplane bathrooms, not all of them pleasant or appropriate. One TikTok creator was bold enough to cook a meal in one.
Your dog is going to kill you if you do this to him. These 15 Cutest Pet Christmas Outfits Are Paws-Itively Perfect according to pet owners who have no respect for their poor fur babies who HATE when you dress them this way!
https://www.usmagazine.com/shop-with-us/news/cutest-dog-pet-christmas-outfits/
We love to spend Truckloads of cash on our animals. Still with Fur Babies, a new survey reveals how much pet parents spend yearly on their pets, and it’s a good chunk of change!
https://swnsdigital.com/us/2023/12/survey-reveals-how-much-pet-parents-spend-yearly-on-their-pets/
Plastic Cutting Board Warning. People Are Ditching Their Plastic Cutting Boards Because of a (Disturbing) Study.
https://www.thekitchn.com/are-plastic-cutting-boards-safe-23614038?
Man busted at airport smuggling two otters and a prairie dog in his underwear. Why would he try and bring two Asian small-clawed otters and a prairie dog in his underwear? Would have been an interesting customs examination.
Just say no: Why declining invitations to holiday parties is actually good for you. A new study finds politely declining unwanted invitations during the holiday season has a bigger positive impact than dragging yourself to countless gatherings you may not want to attend.
