Leons Headlines Jan 20: Extreme Cold: Wind chill values -44 to -50 across southern MB this morning as a bitterly cold Arctic hits the region.
-Canadian leaders descend on Washington for Trump inauguration. MB industries brace for ‘significant impact’ of possible tariffs.
-Ag Days starts tomorrow in Brandon, as concerns of tariffs in the ag sector grow; could hit producers hard, especially the pork industry, which sends 3M pigs to the US annually.
-Leaders worry about MB economy as hopes for high immigration numbers unravel after cuts to provincial nominee program.
-Canadian Food Inspection Agency recall warning for several egg brands, including Compliments, Foremost, Golden Valley, IGA & Western Family, due to potential salmonella.
-Restaurant industry members are urging Ottawa to make the GST holiday permanent, citing increased sales and customer willingness to dine out more often.
-Brandon woman who was oldest Canadian passes away Jan 3. Hazel Skuce was 112 and a beloved longtime teacher in Brandon.
-Maryland Park School’s Parent Council is asking the Brandon SD for help to keep its struggling parent-funded lunchtime supervision program running. Parents currently pay up to $250 per child to cover costs.
-Giants drop Wheat Kings 3-1. Brandon visits Kelowna Tuesday.
-Jets visit Utah tonight.
After TikTok shut down in the U.S., it CAME BACK! thanks to President-elect Trump’s efforts to invoke a 90 day extension to keep the app operating as susual. Securing its long-term future in the U.S. remains complicated. The only permanent solutions to keep TikTok online are passing a NEW law reversing the ban, or forcing a sale to an acceptable buyer, with potential buyers including a group led by Frank McCourt and Kevin O’Leary, and PerplexityAI, although ByteDance insists it has no intention of selling due to TikTok’s valuable algorithm. May 1st, is another deadline fast approaching, and it’s up to Chinese owned Byte Dance to decide of it’s time to sell at least 50% of the company to North American ownership. If it doesn’t sell, the app will meet it’s end, only this time permanently.
The Memes and Tweets were outstanding. TikTok was banned for a few hours, leaving users in withdrawal, but Twitter has stepped in with funny tweets to fill the void.
https://pleated-jeans.com/2025/01/19/funny-tiktok-ban-tweets-1-19-25
OK, a groundhog is ridiculous enough, now we’re using pig parts to predict weather? A Saskatchewan pig spleen weather prognosticator continues a family tradition of predicting the weather.
What is Trump’s secret service “code name”? Inauguration day and that means the first family’s Secret Service code names have been revealed, keeping safety a top priority for the president and their family.
