Leons Headlines Dec 15: A MB rabbi urges unity following an attack on a Bondi Beach Australia Hanukkah celebration, as police presence was announced at the Asper Jewish Community Campus & synagogues across MB.
-Betty Gibson School will be closed today due to water damage from a burst heating coil, classes back Tuesday.
-More than 1K people braved the cold to attend the 40th Brandon Gun & Collectibles Show Saturday.
-Helping Hands Soup Kitchen hosted its first holiday music event Saturday to offer the community live music, dancing & share seasonal joy.
-A new roundabout is planned for 18th Street North and Braecrest Drive due to safety and traffic concerns, with construction set for next summer.
-Despite the cold Asessippi Ski Resort opened for the season Saturday with Bunny Hill & Squirrel Chair runs open & staff continue snowmaking on additional lifts.
-MB launches an online toolkit to phase out sick notes, as employers can now only request them after seven consecutive sick days.
-Former Sioux Valley chief Vince Tacan is challenging last month’s Dakota Nation election results in court, seeking a new vote.
-World Happiness Report shows Canadians under 30 falling from the happiest group in 2011 to the unhappiest, the steepest decline among 134 countries, with only 4 doing worse — Jordan, Venezuela, Lebanon and Afghanistan.
-Director Rob Reiner & his wife were found dead in their LA home Sunday, investigators believe foul play to be a factor.
-Ottawa visits Wpg tonight to face the Jets.
-6 wins in a row for the Wheat Kings as they beat Edmonton 4-2, visit Red Deer tomorrow.
Hollywood shocked by the death of Rob Reiner. Hollywood is reeling after reports that legendary director Rob Reiner and his wife were found dead at their Los Angeles home. Investigators say the case is being treated as suspicious, sending shockwaves through the film industry.
Friday afternoon flood in Winnipeg. A major water main break flooded Winnipeg streets Friday afternoon, sending water rushing through neighbourhoods in freezing temperatures. How do crews even begin cleanup when everything instantly turns to ice?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-woman-water-main-break-9.7015146
Canadians’ travel habits are changing. For years, domestic travel ranked number one for Canadians, with the U.S. a close second. Now Mexico has surged into the number-two spot as more Canadians chase sun and affordability.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/more-canadians-head-to-mexico-for-winter-getaways-9.7011907
Five years of social media searched at the border? You may have heard border agents can now search five years of your social media — but that’s not true for 99% of Canadians. We’ll explain who it actually affects and why most travellers don’t need to worry.
For most Canadians, THIS DOES NOT AFFECT YOU — but for some people LIVING in Canada it does.
Canadian citizens: No impact. Canadians do not need an ESTA to enter the U.S. by air or land, so the five-year social media requirement wouldn’t apply.
Canadian permanent residents (non-citizens): Yes, impacted. If they hold a passport from a Visa Waiver Program country (e.g., UK, France, Germany, Japan), they do need ESTA, so they’d have to provide five years of social media history.
Dual citizens: Depends which passport is used; if entering on a VWP passport, ESTA rules apply.
Bottom line:
This change mostly affects non-citizen Canadians, not Canadian passport holders — but it affects residents who travel to the U.S.
Christmas miracle: lost puppy found. A family has been reunited with their missing puppy five years after it disappeared — and more than 2,000 miles away. Proof that sometimes, miracles really do happen.
Everyday hero Christmas surprise. A feel-good holiday story about an everyday hero who helps kids cross the street every day. But he does it with an attitude that really resonated with these young people, and the surprise ending is pure Christmas spirit.
