Leons Headlines March 30: Special Weather Statement from Environment Canada; snowstorm will bring 10–15 cm of snow in a west-to-east swath across southern SK into southwestern MB, continuing through Tuesday morning, with travel impacts possible.
-Early signs suggest another snowfall may occur around Easter weekend, with forecasters watching another system with the potential for more snow Thursday into Friday.
-Royal MB Winter Fair returns to Brandon for 6 days over Spring Break, featuring agriculture, entertainment, competitions, exhibitors & family-friendly learning & fun at Keystone Centre.
-MB offers free entry to all provincial parks during Spring Break along with licence-free fishing on MB lakes.
-The Brandon SD has appointed Michelle Sawa as new assistant superintendent & HR.
-A New MB critical incident report links 5 deaths to health-care delays as Winnipeg ER wait times hit longest in over five years; median waits 4+ hrs.
-18 train cars derailed near Warroad, MN just south of the MB–MN border early Saturday morning, no injuries, fires, or leaks were reported.
-Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau will retire this year after coming under fire last week for his inability to deliver a video condolence message in French following a plane crash that killed 2 Air Canada pilots.
-Jets keep playoff hopes alive with 4-2 win over Colorado Saturday.
-Two OT losses for the Wheat Kings in Calgary, 1-0 & 6-5, series returns to MB for what could be 3 games in Virden starting Tuesday.
-The Western Manitoba–shot horror film The Princess & The Dragon won Best Horror Feature at the 2026 Liverpool Indie Awards, showcasing local talent and grassroots filmmaking. (SEE THE TRAILER BELOW)
NEW Study says just because you have kids, doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be happier. Turns out “bundle of joy” might just be a marketing slogan. 👶 Maybe it’s not happiness they give, but a bigger dose of life’s meaning.
When you DO have kids and have MOMENTS like THIS, it’s hard to describe the happiness. Father-son moment – first home run! Dad’s cheering could probably be heard from space! ⚾ Nothing beats that first crack of the bat with your little slugger.
12 Tonnes of Kit Kat Bars stolen! Not gold, not cash—just chocolate heaven gone missing! 🍫 That’s half a million dollars worth of sweet, sweet trouble.
Electronic price tags are coming to Sobey’s in Canada (and Walmart too)! Bye-bye paper tags, hello future shopping! 🛒 While predatory pricing will be illegal, grocers can and will change the price of food in the coming months based on a variety of factors.
Two fries, two Cokes in Toronto – $20! That’s either gourmet fries or someone’s math is fried. 🍟💸 Hope the drinks sparkle like liquid gold!
With FOOD Costing so much money Toronto things the answer is the Government. Last week the City approved the first Government run grocery stores. Toronto thinks it can run the aisles better than big business, will it be fresh produce or just fresh headaches?
What are government run food stores like? Kansas City flopped, Atlanta just opened one, and so far so good. NYC is looking to the Atlanta option to open stores in the Big Apple. Is this where grocery is headed? The province runs car insurance and Liquor stores, could cities do food?
Easter spending in 2026. Canada’s keeping it classy at $55 per person, but America is smashing records! 🐰💰 Time to hop into your wallets… gently.
