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MIKAELA MACKENZIE / FREE PRESS Retail bake shop The Bread Box opened this week, and was started by the people behind the Fort Garry Hotel featuring items that are typically baked for hotel guests.

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Winnipeg retiree recounts making contrarian trade of buying shares of big bank hit by scandal

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Winnipeg retiree recounts making contrarian trade of buying shares of big bank hit by scandal

Joel Schlesinger 6 minute read 2:01 AM CST

Jim has been retired for more than 20 years from a managerial role in the private sector. He and his wife live comfortably off their pensions; their adult children are leading productive, independent lives; and he has no financial need to take investment risk.

For the Winnipeg man in his eighth decade, investing is a hobby, and the big Canadian banks — RBC, BMO, CIBC, TD and Scotiabank — have long piqued his capitalist curiosity.

“TD Bank has always been my favourite investment,” he says, adding it is the couple’s largest holding.

Jim likes it was a leader in moving into the United States, a highly fragmented financial market.

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While some DIYers invest to save for retirement, many are already retired, have good pensions and invest as a hobby rather than for financial need.
Freepik While some DIYers invest to save for retirement, many are already retired, have good pensions and invest as a hobby rather than for financial need.

Drone application big step in crop protection

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Drone application big step in crop protection

Laura Rance 4 minute read 2:01 AM CST

It’s been a long time coming, but Health Canada is finally moving forward with a plan that would allow farmers to spray weeds using drones.

The department that oversees Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has launched a 30-day public consultation process on a proposal to regulate drone applications of pesticides similarly to manned aircraft applications.

The change, if approved, would allow manufacturers whose products are already approved for application by manned aircraft to add application by drones to their product labels without going through the costly and time-consuming process of applying for a label change.

Currently, there are no agricultural pesticide products registered for drone application largely because the current regulations require every product to go through a separate registration process providing supporting data.

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An agricultural drone on display at Manitoba Ag Days 2026 in Brandon in January.
TIM SMITH / BRANDON SUN FILES An agricultural drone on display at Manitoba Ag Days 2026 in Brandon in January.

Hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded by flight disruptions after attack on Iran

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Hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded by flight disruptions after attack on Iran

Cara Rubinsky, Marc Levy And Josh Funk, The Associated Press 6 minute read Updated: 6:15 PM CST

LONDON (AP) — America and Israel's attack on Iran disrupted flights across the Middle East and beyond Saturday as countries around the region closed their airspace and key airports that connect Europe, Africa and the West to Asia were directly hit by strikes.

Hundreds of thousands of travelers were either stranded or diverted to other airports after Israel, Qatar, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Bahrain closed their airspace. There also was no flight activity over the United Arab Emirates, flight tracking website FlightRadar24 said, after the government there announced a “temporary and partial closure” of its airspace.

That led to the closure of key hub airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, and the cancellation of more than 1,800 flights by major Middle Eastern airlines. The three major airlines that operate at those airports — Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad — typically have about 90,000 passengers per day crossing through those hubs and even more travelers headed to destinations in the Middle East, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.

Two airports in the United Arab Emirates reported incidents as the government there condemned what it called a “blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles” on Saturday.

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FILE -Workers load medical aid onto an Air India plane to be flown to India, at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, May 4, 2021. (Menahem Kahana/Pool Photo via AP, File)
FILE -Workers load medical aid onto an Air India plane to be flown to India, at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, May 4, 2021. (Menahem Kahana/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Developing a career highlight reel

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Developing a career highlight reel

Tory McNally 6 minute read 2:01 AM CST

At some point in most careers, a quiet but persistent question pops up: am I actually using my strengths or am I just getting better at managing my weaknesses?

It is an important distinction, and it sits at the heart of the work of Dan Cable, London Business School professor and expert social scientist, whose research and writing focus on how people access their potential and do their best work more consistently.

In his book Exceptional, Cable introduces an idea that feels both simple and surprisingly powerful.

Most of us have a distorted view of ourselves at work. We remember mistakes more vividly than successes and criticism more clearly than praise. Over time, that imbalance shapes how we see our abilities and how we make career decisions. We start choosing roles based on what we think we should be good at rather than what actually brings out our best.

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Greg Abel praises Warren Buffett and promises Berkshire Hathaway won’t retreat from investing

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Greg Abel praises Warren Buffett and promises Berkshire Hathaway won’t retreat from investing

Josh Funk, The Associated Press 6 minute read Updated: 12:02 PM CST

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Greg Abel paid tribute to his predecessor Warren Buffett while promising in his first shareholder letter that Berkshire Hathaway won’t retreat from investing or make significant changes in the way it operates.

Abel said he will always maintain Berkshire's financial strength but investors shouldn't look at the company's $373.3 billion cash as a sign that it's not interested in new investments. The number is actually down slightly from the third quarter's $382 billion. Abel said that cash acts as “dry powder” to ensure Berkshire is ready to act at a moment's notice.

“Our balance sheet is a strategic asset to be deployed at the right time. It allows us to act decisively, invest when others are tentative or fearful, and stand firm when financial storms roll through,” Abel wrote.

But Abel did say Berkshire will avoid buying any businesses “that undermine the fabric of society or could jeopardize Berkshire’s reputation” without explaining which companies that standard might exclude. CFRA Research analyst Cathy Seifert said she wonders whether Abel would consider AI companies as undermining society.

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FILE - Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Greg Abel is seen at the CenturyLink Center, May 5, 2018, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
FILE - Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Greg Abel is seen at the CenturyLink Center, May 5, 2018, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Madonna steals the spotlight at Dolce & Gabbana’s Milan Fashion Week runway show

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Madonna steals the spotlight at Dolce & Gabbana’s Milan Fashion Week runway show

Colleen Barry, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 12:30 PM CST

MILAN (AP) — Madonna made a star appearance in Dolce & Gabbana’s front row during Milan Fashion Week on Saturday for a collection that felt like a conversation with the Material Girl herself.

To the backdrop of her hit “You’ll See,” Madonna and her boyfriend Akeem Morris were ushered to their seats next to Vogue’s Anna Wintour just as the Fall-Winter 2026-27 show was about to begin. Other front row guests couldn’t resist recording the moment as she hugged actor Alberto Guerra, with whom she recently shot a Dolce & Gabbana campaign.

Madonna, 67, has been a Dolce & Gabbana icon since the 1990s, with key moments including wearing a bodice by the duo studded with colored stones and crystals for the 1991 New York preview of the film “Truth or Dare.”

The designers also created costumes for the Erotica tour in 1992 and the Drowned World Tour in 2001.

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Madonna congratulates Domenico Dolce, right, and Stefano Gabbana at the end of the Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Women's collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Madonna congratulates Domenico Dolce, right, and Stefano Gabbana at the end of the Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter 2026-2027 Women's collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

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What to know about the clash between the Pentagon and Anthropic over military’s AI use

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What to know about the clash between the Pentagon and Anthropic over military’s AI use

Michael Liedtke And David Klepper, The Associated Press 8 minute read Updated: 4:31 PM CST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A high-stakes dispute over military use of artificial intelligence erupted into public view this week as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brusquely terminated Anthropic's work with the Pentagon and other government agencies, using a law designed to counter foreign supply chain threats to slap a scarlet letter on a U.S. company.

President Donald Trump and Hegseth accused rising AI star Anthropic of endangering national security after its CEO Dario Amodei refused to back down over concerns the company’s products could be used for mass surveillance or autonomous armed drones.

The San Francisco-based company has vowed to sue over Hegseth's call to designate Anthropic a supply chain risk, an unprecedented move to apply a law intended to counter foreign threats to a U.S. company.

Anthropic said it would challenge what it called a legally unsound action “never before publicly applied to an American company.”

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FILE - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stands outside the Pentagon during a welcome ceremony for the Japanese defense minister at the Pentagon in Washington, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
FILE - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stands outside the Pentagon during a welcome ceremony for the Japanese defense minister at the Pentagon in Washington, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

From box office bomb to media powerhouse: Skydance’s 20-year rise to overtake Paramount, Warner Bros

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From box office bomb to media powerhouse: Skydance’s 20-year rise to overtake Paramount, Warner Bros

Matt Sedensky, The Associated Press 6 minute read Updated: 7:36 AM CST

NEW YORK (AP) — In its debut film, Skydance Productions released a special effects-laden World War I drama about fighter pilots with a starring role for an unknown actor, the company’s founder, David Ellison.

It was a box office bomb.

Twenty years later, in a twist fit for Hollywood itself, the tiny studio once brushed off as a billionaire scion’s vanity project is poised to be an entertainment behemoth. With that once-unknown actor at its helm and a merger with Paramount already under its belt, Skydance is now on the cusp of another takeover that once seemed unthinkable, this time of storied giant Warner Bros. Discovery.

“It’s only a surprise to those who haven’t been paying attention to the long game,” says Walter Nicoletti, founder of the film production company Voce Spettacolo, noting Skydance’s focus on financing hit movies and accumulating assets while partnering with some of the biggest companies in the business. “This is a sort of a silent takeover. Skydance didn’t start as a predator. It started as an essential partner.”

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Paramount Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison arrives with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Paramount Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison arrives with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Retail customers file lawsuits over tariffs against FedEx and Ray-Bans maker

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Retail customers file lawsuits over tariffs against FedEx and Ray-Bans maker

Mae Anderson (), The Associated Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 5:52 PM CST

NEW YORK (AP) — At least two retail customers pursuing tariff-related refunds have filed proposed class-action lawsuits in U.S. courts against companies that also sued to recoup costs from the import taxes the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed without the legal authority to do so.

The federal court lawsuits brought against delivery company FedEx and French eyewear company EssilorLuxottica, which makes Ray-Ban sunglasses, seek to ensure that consumers get a share of any refunds the businesses get. More than 1,000 companies, including large corporations like Revlon and Costco, filed suit in the U.S. Court of International Trade to preserve their right to reimbursement.

On Feb. 20, The Supreme Court invalidated tariffs implemented under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, worth an estimated $130 billion to $175 billion.

A refund process either through the U.S. Court of International Trade or the U.S. Customs and Border Protection is set to be worked out in coming days or months as a bevy of lawsuits and claims work their way through government systems. Companies have been filing lawsuits protectively to ensure they receive refunds.

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FILE-A FedEx cargo plane is shown on the tarmac at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
FILE-A FedEx cargo plane is shown on the tarmac at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

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