Leons Headlines June 26: ***UPDATE 11am JUNE 26***: A Crown prosecutor and RCMP New conference regarding the bus crash that killed 17 seniors at Carberry last year. NO CHARGES will be filed in relation to the crash. Details below from GLOBAL News:
-WestJet mechanics issue strike notice for possible job action Friday. The notice comes after the union called off its strike plans last week and returned to the negotiating table where bargaining has hit a stalemate. Watch for changes and cancelations.
-Heavy winds in MB Monday; Environment Canada says winds topped 111 km/h at Emerson, Altona 104, Brandon 96 & Pilot Mound 91km/h.
-YWCA Westman Woman’s Shelter receives a $15K grant from the Brandon Area Community Foundation as the centre sees a growing demand for services. MB has one of the highest rates of police-reported family violence in the country.
-Lieutenant-Colonel Chelsea Braybrook is the new Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry based at CFB Shilo. She assumed command of the unit at a ceremony Tuesday.
-True North Real Estate seeks more time to finalize Portage Place purchase, wants until end of Sept to decide on $650M mall redevelopment.
-MB increasing small claims court maximum to $20K in 2025 from current max of $15K.
-MB entertainment legend Ray St. Germain died Tuesday at Deer Lodge Care Home, surrounded by family & friends at age 83.
-Dauphin’s Countryfest kicks off this weekend with a last-minute change. Mark Chesnutt, slated to perform Sunday was forced to cancel due to heart surgery. George Fox will perform in his place.
Ray St. Germain was a Manitoba treasure. Unlike Bachman and Cummings, Ray stayed in Canada and was seen on TV and heard on radio through the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s . According to a social media post from his wife, Glory St. Germain, Ray St. Germain passed away Tuesday after a long battle with Parkinson’s. “It is with a broken heart that I announce the passing of my beloved husband, the legendary Ray St. Germain,” the post read. “After several years of Parkinson’s, he passed away quietly at Deer Lodge Care Home, surrounded by family and dear friends.” Ray was a member of the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and an Order of Manitoba Recipient. In addition to his illustrious music career, St. Germain hosted the nationally-syndicated Big Sky Country TV program for over 10 years.
And just two weeks ago, Ray was once again in the spotlight. This time it was to name a street in his honor.
Robot face is made of living human skin. University of Tokyo researchers have devised a way to wrap a robot’s face with living human skin. First, the engineers grew the living tissue from human skin cells on a scaffold of collagen, the structural protein that gives structure to your own skin.
A Group Of Dads Try To Break Down A Kid’s Stroller And It’s An Epic. We don’t need more proof that moms are superheroes, but if we did, we could use this as an example.
Céline Dion Shares “Horrific” Footage Of Herself Spasming Due To Stiff Person Syndrome. The new PRIME Documentary shows Céline Dion enduring an excruciating 10-minute-long “seizure” provoked by Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS).
Popeyes Debuts New Boneless Wings. Popeyes has announced the permanent addition of new Boneless Wings to the menu at participating restaurants nationwide.
More ALL YOU CAN EAT. With more and more customers choosing to eat in a sit down restaurant instead of paying for a high prices burger at the drive thru, some sit downs are raising the stakes and enticing more traffic with all you can eat options. Applebee’s was the latest up until Monday when Swiss Chalet joined the restaurant food inflation wars.
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Viral Video Exposes Cheating Husband’s Mile High Club Affair On United Airlines Flight. The woman watching them took to social media, and decided it was time to identify the cheater, because “he’s probably going to be staying with Katy tonight” in New York. Things got spicier, because it seems the new couple were “making out” at their seats and “ended up in the bathroom.” YIKES.
Drinking coffee could prevent premature death from sitting all day. In a world where many of us spend hours glued to our desks, a new study brings a ray of hope — and it comes in your morning coffee.
