W.P. Kinsella wins E&W book prize, publication

WITH the recent collapse of Canada-U.S. trade talks, the economic, political and social changes are coming at business leaders on a daily basis.

While you cannot control the pace of these changes, you can control the pace of response and timing of actions your organization takes. This is a time for thoughtful analysis and careful action, not chasing the latest trends.

Artificial intelligence, for example, can write articles, create images, draft emails and perform seemingly countless other tasks. But is this new tool solving a current business problem?

Successful companies know they must develop a strategy before launching any tactics. Otherwise, the strategy is based on “hope” — and we all know hope is not a strategy.

Winnipeg police are calling on the public to help locate a missing senior.

Thomas Lakie, 78, was last seen near Wilkes Avenue and Waverley Street around 4 a.m. Saturday, a weekend news release states. Police believe he may be in the Crestview neighbourhood.

Lakie is described as 5-8 with a medium build, has grey hair, blue eyes and walks with a limp. Police say he was last seen wearing a black baseball hat, a black t-shirt, green sweatpants with cargo pockets and brown runners with beige soles.

Anyone who may have information on Lakie's whereabouts is asked to call the missing persons unit at 204-986-6250.

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I gave a big “present” to my husband this summer and it backfired royally.

My gift? He was free to work overtime without family concerns for the whole summer, to give the big boost to his business, which he needed badly. My newly-retired parents were happy to keep us at their cottage for the summer, and have the grandkids close to them. My dad stood in as the active on-site father figure, and he loved it! This was a break I know my husband never thought he was going to get, after marrying me and having kids right away.

I thought his work dream these days was to go from a medium to a major competitor in his building field! Summer is the biggest money-making time for him, so I really wanted to support him in that.

But a major shock was waiting for me at summer’s end! My husband wants to go back to university, first part-time and later full-time. And he needs me to go back to my career! Another shock? He’s already spoken to my parents behind my back!