Leons Headlines May 8: Today at 1:55pm expect to hear an emergency alert on your phones this afternoon but, it’s just a test of the emergency alter system or Alert Ready.
-MB nurses reach tentative contract with employers only weeks after last contract expired. Details will be made public after members learn about it today.
-Alleged serial killer’s video confession to be revealed in Wpg courtroom. Lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki, to argue he was not criminally responsible for deaths of 4 women.
-Drug overdose deaths in MB near-record number of fatalities in January; 56 the highest monthly total since 57 deaths were reported in August 2021.
-This year’s tick season is trending upward in MB. New etick.ca numbers report 68 encounters since early March, up from 23 this time last year.
-Pro-Palestinian encampment begins at U of M with list of demands for university. The protest is slates to run 3 days.
-London Drugs reopens all stores after cybersecurity shutdown; however store pharmacies are not yet able to fill new prescriptions due to ‘connectivity issues’.
-Bye-bye bag fee: Calgary repeals single-use bylaw & Calgary restaurants, bars say good riddance.
Air Frances Mounts Rescue Operation After Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes Emergency Landing in Canada’s Remote Arctic Capital
Air France had to launch a rescue operation on Tuesday for a planeload of passengers who found themselves stranded in a remote town known as Canada’s Arctic Capital after their flight from Paris to Seattle had to make an emergency landing for smoke in the cockpit.
‘You remind me of my daughter’- Stormy Daniels testifies that Trump compared her to Ivanka. Politics aside, this is one bizzare testimony with some very lurid and some might say X-rated details to it. OMG.
TikTok Is Suing the US. TikTok, in addition to its Chinese parent company ByteDance, is suing to block the so-called “TikTok ban” President Biden signed into law two weeks ago . Both companies filed the lawsuit with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday, claiming the law is unconstitutional and violates the First Amendment.
“What’s Debt?”: 20-Year-Old Doesn’t Understand What Debt Is, Overuses Credit Card. Financial literacy isn’t just one of those things that happens by accident, we either learn it from someone in the know or we learn it the hard way, from an empty bank account. So it can be helpful to hear the stories of other’s mistakes to avoid them ourselves. Financial advice blogger Caleb Hammer went viral on after interviewing a twenty-year-old who ended up thousands in debt.
Chips Ahoy! Launches Its First-Ever Gluten-Free Cookie. In a move that’s been eagerly awaited by cookie enthusiasts and the gluten-free community alike, a significant milestone for the iconic brand, offering an option for those seeking a gluten-free treat.
Greatest Fast-Food Flops of All-Time. 7 Fast-Food Menu Items that Met Untimely Ends, remember these?
When United Airlines Invited “Families With Young Children” To Preboard, She Strutted Into First Class With Her “Service” Puppy. Does a puppy qualify?
Viral Cocktail That Makes Tequila Haters Second Guess The Booze. If you don’t like the taste of tequila, this cocktail could turn your opinion around. With just two ingredients and a little ice, it’s easy to make. Seriously tho, who could hate tequila?
https://www.tastingtable.com/1577427/viral-cocktail-tequila-taste
20 Celebrity Doppelgängers From the Past and the Present. There are over eight billion people in the world, and only so many ways a human being can look. There’s bound to be some overlap.
