Leons Headlines Jan 14: Extreme Cold Warning: -30C wind chills in Brandon this morning, as temps ease Tuesday evening, rise midweek & drop again by the weekend.
-Brandon police are searching for a landfill arson suspect linked to Eastview Landfill fires, described as a cyclist with a headlamp and trailer.
-MNP report; half of people in MB are $200 or less from missing bill payments, 30% already insolvent. 3500 filed for bankruptcy in 2024.
-Westman communities face health-care crisis with a serious paramedic shortage in communities like Virden and Russell, as critics ask for the reinstatement of Brandon’s rural paramedic training program.
-MB businesses brace for higher costs as Canada Post’s 25% stamp price hike takes effect, forcing some to raise rates.
-Growing concern among MB landowners has prompted Land Stewards to host a town hall Wednesday at 7 pm at the Erickson Legion to discuss Parks Canada’s Ecological Corridor.
-Brandon’s 11.7% tax increase will be discussed at a Public Open House Thursday Jan 16 as part of a capital plan “come and go” event 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
-Maple Leaf Foods workers in Brandon have approved a new 7yr agreement with a 23% wage increase, a 30% rise in shift premiums, and other benefits for its 2k employees.
-MB RCMP arrest 30yr old Portage man for 2 counts of 2nd-degree murder following a December double homicide involving couple linked to the drug trade.
-Canucks visit Wpg tonight to face the Jets.
Tik Tok may be gone SUNDAY and Influencers are scrambling. Could Elon MUSK be the guy to buy the social platform?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/tik-tok-ban-creators-1.7430368
https://mashable.com/article/tiktok-elon-musk
Back when we didn’t avoid commercials, some really had impact! In fact, some commercials from the past are stil remembered and celebrated today! Here are the 10 most memorable TV commercials of ALL TIME!
https://listverse.com/2025/01/13/the-10-most-memorable-commercials-of-all-time
What’s in the Bread basket? For some it’s a way to fill us up before the meal arrives, but for others, it’s the star of the show. This morning we talked about the best restaurant breads available today!
https://www.eatthis.com/restaurant-best-bread
Just like you PAY MORE to sit by the window on an airplane, soon you could pay more to sit in the good seats at a restaurant. MGM might bring these extra fees to Vegas dining, charging extra for good seats. Why not, we love resort fees. Ugh.
Flying in 2025. Airplane cramped with no luxuries? Should have been born in the 50’s. Because by the 70’s, planes were rockin’ and rollin and fun in the sky. Check these pics out!
