Leons Headlines Aug 9: A MB Hydro employee has died after performing work related to a power outage Thursday morning at an Interlake work site. Authorities are investigating, but Hydro said no other employee was injured & there is no risk to the public.
-MB’s first mega-contract for teachers will raise wages by more than 12% in a historic contract that runs to June 2026. Veteran educators will earn upwards of $125K making MB teachers among the highest-paid in the country.
-Mosquito fogging ordered in south-central MB Thursday after mosquitoes carrying West Nile were detected. The order is for Wpg, Altona, RM of Macdonald, RM of West St. Paul & RM of Rhineland.
-Parks Canada completes the installation of a containment curtain to prevent the spread of zebra mussels at Clear Lake. Last month, snorkelers found a live zebra mussel & partial shell in Boat Cove.
-The Mountain View School Division trustee whose presentation on anti-racism landed the division in hot water says a review by the education minister recommended his board’s dissolution. However the Province says the review is ongoing.
-Paris Olympics close Sunday. Canada sits in 11th spot-22 medals; 6 Gold, 5 Silver & 11 Bronze.
Hailstorm from inside the plane. Video emerges after the Calgary storm Monday that damaged the airport and airplanes in the city. Scary moments, and sounds like baseballs hitting the plane. WOW.
Nelly’s Arrest Didn’t Stop Him From Collecting $50K Winnings. YES his Belcourt concert is a GO next Saturday. And his arrest in a Missouri casino didn’t stop him from cashing in his big win from a slot machine … we’re told the rapper walked away with a hefty chunk of change.
https://www.tmz.com/2024/08/09/nelly-collected-slot-winnings-during-arrest
Canada gets international attention for a bronze medal, and twerking. Olympian Alysha Newman Draws Mixed Reviews when she twerked to celebrate at the 2024 Paris Olympics . Newman, 30, went viral on Wednesday, August 7, when she cleared 4.85 meters in the women’s final. Was it to promote her ONLYFANS? Wait, she has an ONLYFANS?
Paris Olympics end Sunday, but first some funny stuff from the internet. 30 Funniest Olympics Tweets That Won Gold In Humor This Week. It’s almost time for the Olympics to come to a close and for the obscure sports we’ve watched over the past few weeks recede back into obscurity until the 2028 LA Olympics.
https://pleated-jeans.com/2024/08/08/funny-olympics-tweets-2024
Woman dies at Chicago O’Hare airport “pinned in machinery” of baggage carrousel. Police are investigating after a 57-year-old woman was found dead caught in a baggage carousel at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
Could construction workers become obsolete someday? Technology appears to be challenging all kinds of work. You can now buy a 3D-printed house. Well, you can’t, but people with $500,000 can.
Fast Food Restaurants Used To Look So Much Different. Fast food restaurants have gone through many changes through the years. This includes updating the colorful restaurants of the past to more modern aesthetics.
https://www.mashed.com/1632310/old-fast-food-restaurants-unrecognizable
Upgrade Your Next Cookout With A BBQ Charcuterie Board. A charcuterie board doesn’t need to be limited to a collection of cold cuts and cheeses. You can give it a barbecue-themed twist in a number of ways.
What were the parents thinking? ‘Moe Lester’: 30 Comically Bad Names Parents Cursed Their Kids With.
https://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/30-comically-bad-names-parents-cursed-their-kids-with/87582902
I’ve certainly hear of guys “blowing up toilets” but this is ridiculous. And scary. Why would someone do this with expolisves instead of the usual Taco Bell?
Drunk Friends Try and Fail to Use an Escalator. Lots of things are hard when you’re drunk.
https://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/drunk-friends-try-and-fail-to-use-an-escalator/87582021
