• Local Journalism Initiative

    Ella Baker and Coach Teddi Garvey were honored with awards.

    Each year Skate Manitoba recognizes award recipients in Manitoba at the Annual Awards Celebration. This year the Awards Celebrations was held in Brandon at the Victoria Inn on May 4. Ella Baker and Coach Teddi Garvey were honored with awards. Ella Baker competed in numerous figure skating competitions this past season such as the Gordon Linney competition in Winnipeg, where Ella received a gold medal for her skate. She skated at this year’s Virden Fun Skate, Winter Blast in Morden and Stoney on

  • The Canadian Press

    Prada focuses generational transition on artisans, expanding production and workforce in Italy

    TORGIANO, Italy (AP) — The Prada Group is expanding its production footprint in Italy, including dozens of new jobs at its knitwear factory in Umbria, leaning into “Made in Italy” as integral to the brand’s ethos and developing new artisanal talent to ease the luxury group through a generational shift in its workforce. Prada CEO Andrea Guerra, who was brought in last year as part of the generational change in family-run Prada’s management, said at an unveiling of the expanded plant Tuesday that

  • The Canadian Press

    BetterHelp customers begin receiving refund notices from $7.8M data privacy settlement, FTC says

    NEW YORK (AP) — Many current and former BetterHelp customers have begun receiving refund eligibility notices spanning from a $7.8 million settlement reached with the online therapy provider last year over allegations that it shared sensitive health data with advertisers. In 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission charged California-based BetterHelp with disclosing consumer data it had promised to keep private — including answers to personal mental health questions — with companies like Facebook