Hudson’s Bay is to begin liquidating its entire business this week, putting more than 9,000 jobs at risk. The company, which has 2 stores in Manitoba, says it wants to conclude the liquidation process by June 15th – but remains optimistic it can find a solution to avoid a full shutdown.
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Some staffers at a Winnipeg Shoppers Drug Mart are now wearing body cams in a pilot project aimed at improving safety and security. The store has called police 12 times so far this year – and 70 times in 2024. While the goal is to deter crime, some say the body cameras infringe on customer privacy.
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International student enrolment at Brandon University is at its lowest point in 5 years due to changes in immigration policies by the federal government. A new report says admission offers are down 86% and applications have dropped 70%. Meanwhile, domestic applications are up 3%, the highest in 5 years.
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It’s getting harder and harder to spot fraud – this in a new poll by the Royal Bank of Canada. It says 92-percent of Manitobans reported increased scam attempts and found it hard to protect themselves. Most fraud attempts involved emails and the use of text messages – and there was a rise in scams aimed at seniors, as well as deepfake scams.
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Canada must strengthen ties with France and other allies in the face of geopolitical and economic crises – this from Prime Minister Mark Carney who’s in France today meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. Carney also plans to visit the United Kingdom before returning to Canada in Nunavut.
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After being sworn in last Friday, Carney announced that the carbon tax will be removed effective April 1st, and that April’s carbon rebates go ahead as planned. He had previously supported a carbon pricing scheme – but said
during his Liberal leadership campaign the current policy had become “too divisive” and promised to kill it.
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Canada and Greece have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote tourism between the two countries. There’s been shift away from U-S travel lately, both among Canadians and Europeans. Canada is expected to sign more agreements with other EU countries going forward.
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and Jack Quaid’s action-comedy ‘Novocaine’ topped the weekend box office. Quaid’s introverted banker uses that inability to feel pain to his advantage after his dream girl is taken hostage in a heist. Novocaine, which only cost $18-million to make, made $8.7 million in its debut weekend. Rounding out the Top 5 were – ‘Mickey 17’, ‘Black Dog’, ‘Captain America: Brave New World’, and ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie’.
