Leons Headlines June 25: NEW INFLATION DATA TUESDAY: Inflation unexpectedly surged in Canada, a setback for policymakers as they weigh further interest rate cuts next month. The consumer price index rose 2.9% in May from a year ago, up from 2.7% per cent a month earlier.
-Oilers fall short as Panthers win Game 7 to capture 1st Stanley Cup title. Edmonton unable to complete epic comeback after erasing 0-3 series deficit.
-UPSET: Conservatives win longtime Liberal stronghold Toronto-St. Paul’s in shock byelection result, raising questions about PM’s future.
-Neepawa RCMP say a 21yr old motorcyclist from Austin is dead after colliding with a minivan on Hwy 34, just south of Hwy 16 near Gladstone Sunday.
-Expansion project at Brandon Police headquarters at Vic & 10th to be complete by the end of August; includes 17 new detention cells, up from the current 6.
-Family remembers woman, 78, who died in train collision in SE MB. Francophone community was celebrating St-Jean-Baptiste Day when the collision happened.
-Winnipeg woman, 29, died in hospital Sunday in what police say was a homicide after found in critical condition on Balmoral.
-Auto industry group warns dealerships to be alert for scammers as outages continue after cyberattacks last week. CDK Global, an Illinois-based company that provides software for auto dealers was hit by back-to-back cyberattacks leading to a widespread outage.
-Congratulations Crocus Grads; today is Vincent Massey’s turn & Wednesday Neelin.
Ozempic and Wegovy’s untapped potential for addiction, anxiety, and depression. Weight-loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are getting more popular as effective weight-loss drugs. Now doctors and patients are discovering unexpected brain benefits too.
HOOTERS shuts 40 locations as restaurant crisis deepens. Hooters closes multiple locations across the US, and no word on if Canadian locations will be affected. Like others, it is blaming rising costs for rent and food.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-13564185/Hooters-shuts-restaurants-crisis-deepens.html
BOOM: SUNDAY WAS THE BIGGEST TRAVEL DAY AT AIRPORTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration said it had screened 2.99 million airline passengers on Sunday, the highest-ever number in a single day. Sunday’s record broke the prior high of 2.95 million set in late May, while seven of the 10 busiest travel days ever have occurred over the past month. This while Canada is almost back to pre-pandemic travel volumes.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-screens-record-setting-2-223639665.html
TikTok’s Latest Iced Coffee Trend Involves A Totally Unexpected Ingredient. Not for me, but for some it’s just another weird food combination to add to the growing list of gross and weird food being tried on Tik-tok.
Move over Nick Cannon, Elon Musk Is Now a Father of 12. Apparently Nick isn’t the only famous, rich man on a mission to keep populating the Earth.
https://people.com/all-about-elon-musk-mothers-of-children-blended-family-8668121#
World’s best airlines are NOT from North America. In fact, we didn’t have any in the top 20! Qatar Airways named best airline.
12 Secret Code Words & Phrases Flight Crews Use. If you’re on a plane, you may hear the pilot, flight attendants or other personnel use words or terms that you may or may not have heard before. Some of these are obvious, while others are rather interesting. Now you know.
The first Presidential debate between Trump and Biden is Thursday. And Vegas is already taking bets on the action! How many times will Joe say “folks” or Trump say “fake news”? You can bet on it!
https://www.forbes.com/betting/novelty/presidential-debate-biden-trump
