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Jordan King visits Canada, Chiefs win Super Bowl over 49 – Winnipeg Free Press

Here's a roundup of stories from the Canadian Press to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today…

King Abdullah II of Jordan will visit Canada on Wednesday

The King of Jordan will travel to Canada later this week to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

King Abdullah II of Jordan addresses a plenary session at the COP28 UN Climate Summit, Friday, December 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  The King of Jordan will travel to Canada later this week to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.  CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Peter DeJong
King Abdullah II of Jordan addresses a plenary session at the COP28 UN Climate Summit, Friday, December 1, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The King of Jordan will travel to Canada later this week to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Peter DeJong

The Prime Minister's Office announced on Sunday that King Abdullah II will be in Ottawa on Wednesday.

According to the publication, the two will discuss peace and security in the Middle East, including how to expand the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza affected by the Israel-Hamas war.

Patrick Mahomes leads the Chiefs to their second Super Bowl title

Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are back-to-back Super Bowl champions.

Mahomes threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman with 3 seconds left in overtime and the Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in the second overtime game in Super Bowl history on Sunday to become their first repeat champion in 19 years. and ninth overall.

With pop star Taylor Swift watching boyfriend Kelce from her suite, the Chiefs won their third Super Bowl title in five years and cemented themselves as a dynasty.

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Police are continuing to investigate the five suspicious deaths

Manitoba RCMP are continuing to investigate the deaths of five people, including three children, who they say died in separate but related incidents.

The investigation began Sunday when police were called to an area outside Carmen, southwest of Winnipeg, to find a woman lying in a ditch.

About 2.5 hours later and about 70 kilometers to the north, officers were called to a report of a vehicle on fire and a witness said three children had been pulled out of it.

The children were pronounced dead, and police arrested a 29-year-old man at the scene, but they did not specify his relationship to the dead or what charges he would face.

Research suggests warning of severe menopause symptoms

A University of Calgary study suggests that severe menopause symptoms may act as early warning signs of dementia.

Dr. Zahinoor Ismail of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute says the findings come from an ongoing Canadian study on the brain and aging.

According to Ismail, nearly 800 postmenopausal women were asked about menopausal symptoms ranging from hot flashes to mood swings and anxiety.

He said the data show that the worse the symptoms, the higher the risk of conditions such as dementia.

An imperfect product is released on a tight budget

With rising prices and stretched budgets, consumers are turning to so-called imperfect foods to save on produce.

Anna Stegink launched Eat Impact in 2022 to reduce food waste and provide doorstep delivery of affordable fruit and vegetables that don't meet the strict aesthetic standards of the retail sector, but are simply edible.

Recruiting 15 local farms and distributors, the business supplies thousands of households in Southern Ontario with tentacled carrots and slightly bruised apples for $20 a box and hopes to double its business this year.

Further west, online grocer Spud says it saved nearly 84,000 pounds of unripe produce from landfills last year in British Columbia and Alberta by selling everything from bruised bananas to bent potatoes.

A&W Canada is adding a South Asian-style sandwich to its menu