Leons Headlines Jan 27: A very small group of residents addressed Brandon City Council Monday evening on the 2026 budget, urging caution on tax increases as residents & businesses face rising costs.
-MB recorded its second-highest hydro demand ever Friday morning, as an extreme cold snap pushed electricity use to near-record levels.
-Construction Association of Rural Manitoba warns the NDP’s Manitoba Jobs Agreement could limit opportunities for rural contractors on 4 new school projects, including one for southwest Brandon.
-Despite a program promising a 30-day match, some Westman families report waiting years for a family doctor, leaving them to rely on walk-in care.
-Swan River MLA Rick Wowchuk is blasting Manitoba’s premier after he was barred from speaking at an event in his riding on the weekend.
-Manitobans welcome GST rebate boost, though many won’t benefit.
-AB has joined Quebec in a formal separation push as hundreds in Calgary sign a petition calling for a vote to leave Canada.
-US ICE wants to buy a Pattison building in Virgina to use for ‘holding and processing’ sparking political backlash for the BC company.
-Jets are in New Jersey tonight to face the Devils.
-Wheat Kings visit Seattle tonight.
CHECK YOUR PIZZA POPS! Nothing says excitement like a pizza pop recall—because even your freezer snacks are living dangerously. Always check your pizza pops before eating… or they might check you.
Canada’s Ultra-Low Fertility Rate. Canada is facing a choice, either have more children or open the doors to immigration MORE than we are already, because for the country to grow we need new people to take over from the old. And Canada has a baby problem: people love kids, they just don’t love bankruptcy. Turns out romance dies when daycare costs more than rent.
Great Lake Jumper. Good swimming weather in January is a bold personal choice and possibly a cry for help. If the lake hurts your face, it’s not “refreshing,” it’s hostile.
Super Bowl Ads Incoming – Budweiser. The Clydesdales are back, which means Budweiser knows exactly how to emotionally manipulate us. Nothing makes you crave beer like majestic horses you’ll never be.
Most Dangerous Bus Route on Earth – Peru. This bus route doesn’t have guardrails—it has faith. One pothole and you’re meeting your ancestors early.
Travel Freak-Out: Seat on TOP of the Plane. Flying is already stressful without sitting where the luggage usually goes. If my seat needs sunscreen and goggles, I’m good with that, as long as that fighter jet glass is tightly secured!
Your Drinks Are About to Change. Your favorite soda now has fiber and protein because everything must pretend to be healthy. Congrats—your cola is basically a gym bro now.
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/coca-cola-hints-reinventing-soda-starting-your-favorite-drinks
My Strange Addiction: Eating Hot Glue. Nothing prepares you for hearing “hot glue” and “daily diet” in the same sentence. That’s not a craving—that’s a craft emergency.
https://www.tmz.com/2026/01/26/my-strange-addiction-jayden-hot-glue
People Talking in Their Sleep. Sleep talkers are proof the brain has no editor. You go to bed normal and wake up accused of stealing ducks or planning crimes. Sleep talking is incredibly common, and some of things people say without knowing is soooo entertaining.
https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-sleep-talking-stories
