Leons Headlines March 7: A strike has been postponed for thousands of MB health-care workers. The MB Association of Health Care Professional, which represents 7K says a tentative agreement has been reached.
-MB businesses focus on local sales, as Trump delays tariffs for USMCA-compliant goods for Canada & Mexico until April 2.
-Many MB businesses can’t afford to pull US products from shelves, many will offer discounts on inventory instead.
-Ontario will be going ahead with retaliatory measures, US booze stays off LCBO shelves, 25% tax on power to 3 states starts Monday.
-RCMP arrest 54-year-old man in double homicide in Portage la Prairie last December.
-MB has yet to decide the fate of the Brandon Generating Station as it plans to phase out natural gas electricity by 2035, while Hydro proposes a $1.4B fuel-burning station to address a looming power shortage.
-Roughly 60 Métis Child and Family Services staff in Manitoba were laid off this week, with up to 150 more at risk as four shelters face possible closure in the coming months.
-A possible cougar sighting in Westman caught on video, viewed by thousands after a woman recorded a large, long-tailed animal walking through a field Wednesday.
-Clocks spring forward one hour at 2:00 a.m. Sunday for Daylight Saving Time, as health experts warn of its effects on sleep, productivity, and potential health risks.
-Jets snap 3-game skid with 4-1 win over Flyers.
-Wheat Kings in Lethbridge tonight.
TIME CHANGE SATURDAY! (before bed)
Will the US President add that to the chopping block of things he’s cutting? Hard to say since time changes are deeply unpopular but he calls it a “50/50 issue”.
Another Update on HACKMAN DEATH Case. Police say they have some new information and will hold a press conference later today!
FRIDAY Funny-Restaurant Signs. OMG some signs are broken bulbs while others are translations GONE WRONG and then you have others who are owners trying to be funny while getting major reactions online.
https://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/25-restaurants-that-will-make-you-want-to-come/87675637/
Woman hit on by Pilot at airport breaks the internet. Should she respond? Or is this just creepy?
https://www.boredpanda.com/plane-passenger-goes-viral-after-receiving-romantic-note-from-pilot
Twerking Flight attendant Debate. Should she have been fired? Twerking flight attendant who was fired by Alaska Airlines for twerking on a plane, breaks down in tears during new interview. Nelle Diala says she was just twerking because she “was so proud” of herself.
Some people have more money than Brains! This is incredible and I would likely eat it by mistake and it would cost me! A Cheeto shaped like the beloved Pokémon Charizard is auctioned for $87,840
Are Baby Boomers Baby Boozers? A new survey says young people are turning away from alcohol like never before. Yet those over 55 have never been more happy to tip back a cold one than now. Is it retirement? A different lifestyle, or just the stress of a modern world?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/ar-AA1AmwXq
“Don’t even bring it near me”. What is 1 food you Despise? From Olives to Klick, and suprises like Ketchup and bacon, it’s amazing what food people simply can’t have near them!
https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahloewentheil/controversial-opinions-popular-foods
