Leons Headlines Oct 23: Borrowing in Canada just got a little easier. Canada’s central bank just announced its fourth rate cut this year, lowering the overnight lending rate to 3.75% from 4.25%, and signaling more rate cuts to come.
-NHL’s unstoppable team: Hellebuyck stops 27 shots, lifts undefeated Winnipeg Jets to 3-2 win over St. Louis Blues. Jets play Seattle Thursday.
-Brandon shattered a 127-year-old heat record on Monday with a high of 24.9°C, while several other MB communities, including Deerwood, Carberry & Steinbach, also set new records.
-MB Ag Ex gets underway today until Saturday at Keystone Centre, the largest all-breeds cattle show in the province.
-Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries wants to build pop-up locations in 6 Wpg grocery stores; could be more to come.
-MB government will restore the 1:1 apprentice-to-journeyperson ratio effective Oct. 30, citing worker safety, though the construction industry has raised concerns.
-Brandon police continue search for the owners of a small litter of puppies found abandoned in the city’s East end on Tuesday.
-Bob Odenkirk of Better Call Saul fame back in MB last week for another shoot at Wpg Beach for the feature film “Normal”. He was just in town over the summer filming “Nobody 2,” the sequel to the 2021 action flick.
Incredibly awful story involving a young Walmart worker. (CAUTION) Nova Scotia Walmart Worker, 19, Found Dead in Store’s Walk-in Oven. The teenager, who was found deceased on Oct. 19, worked at the Halifax location, police confirmed. More from the CBC below.
THE FOLLOWING IS CURRENTLY A PROBLEM in the USA ONLY. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a food safety alert Tuesday, reporting at least 49 illnesses across 10 states. Most of the illnesses are in Colorado and Nebraska, and most of the people who fell ill ate Quarter Pounders at McDonald’s.
Let’s go for a ride! Despite the promise of self-driving cars as the future, recent incidents and videos reveal that they frequently misbehave, leaving riders anxious and at risk, highlighting that we may not be ready for fully autonomous vehicles yet. But these two Grandpas speak for all of us as they go for their first ride.
Quebec wants to quit changing time. 59% of people are frustrated with the practice of ending Daylight Saving Time. While only half of millennials want to end Daylight Saving Time permanently, two-thirds of baby boomers think it’s time to choose one time and stick with it.
Another Red Lobster? Restaurants continue to struggle. TGI Fridays is reportedly preparing for bankruptcy, joining other struggling restaurant chains post COVID.
https://www.eatthis.com/tgi-fridays-preparing-for-bankruptcy-reports
Wow. This guy is a great builder. A dad has spent 20 years creating a Disneyland replica in his basement.
Do hotels have to tell you they’ve had a bedbug problem? Concerns are growing, leaving travelers wondering if hotels are required to disclose current or past infestations.
