Leons Headlines Jan 29: Bank of Canada cuts interest rate by 25 basis points to 3%. Rate cut comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff.
-Ottawa preps large scale pandemic-level financial relief plan, as White House says Feb. 1 ‘still holds’ for tariffs. MB Gov says it is also looking at large scale supports.
-Parks Canada allows boats back on Clear Lake this summer under a “one boat, one lake” policy after determining zebra mussel eradication not feasible. Boats will require decontamination & inspection before switching lakes.
-MB is waiving provincial park entry fees for February, with the first MB Winter Trails Day Feb. 8.
-Portage RCMP arrest 3 after a Jan. 22 drug bust seizing 280 grams of cocaine worth over $28K, cash & other drugs. In an unrelated incident Monday, Portage police arrest a 29yr old man after he stole a grader, crashed through a fence & resisted arrest, later requiring hospital evaluation for a non-life-threatening injuries.
-Mountain View SD to pause “God Save The King” in classrooms amid concerns about impact on Indigenous staff and students.
-MB has approved $9.7M in electric vehicle rebates since provincial program launched last July.
-More fraud in Canada: New study finds 43K Canadians fell victim to online scams in 2023, with fraudsters increasingly stealing sensitive personal information.
-Jets dump Habs 4-1.
-Wheat Kings host Red Deer tonight.
Trump wants Canada to be the 51st state or face tariffs. Canadians want to keep things as they are so it appears tariffs are coming. However one company almost bet on the end of Canada: a sports betting company in Ontario attempts to take your bet on whether Trump will be successful. What are out odds of surviving this, as a country, according to Vegas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/powerplay-canada-anenxation-betting-interest-1.7444139
Trying to buy Canadian. Is it easy to do? Amid looming U.S. tariff threats, Manitobans are increasingly shopping local to support homegrown businesses, with some, like Ferance Barrette, actively boycotting American products.
WHAT can we CONTROL? Our spending. And many Canadians will be steadfast in buying products made in Canada. But what about the stores we buy them from. Walmart and Costco are American owned. And some products go back and forth over the border making it complicated. Our PM is involved in a big Ketchup Fight!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/heinz-ketchup-usa-bottles-1.7444163
Is ONTARIO bouncing checks…LIKE THE GOVERNMENT?? What a mess for Doug Ford and a scary few days for 200 Ontario residents who had their $200 government help appeared to not make it into their account.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-cheques-bouncing-1.7443572
Concern over Tik-Tok? That was so 2024. The new concern is DEEP SEEK. Get used to hearing that name alot in 2025. Just as Tik-Tok is quickly dominating the social media space, Ai will soon be dominated by this new Chinese app. Facebook, Insta even ELON is scared of DEEP SEEK and have created emergency war rooms to deal with it.
Plus sized rapper sues LYFT Driver for refusing a ride? But is there weight restrictions on vehicles. Actually there is, and heavy luggage and heavy passengers could cause safety issues for your vehicle. Or is this just plain discrimination?
