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Scientist Daniel Shugar says images of the aftermath of Thursday's deadly rockslide in Banff National Park provide evidence of its cause — water flowing through the interior of the mountain.

“You can actually see some springs coming out of the cliff and actually coming out exactly from the scar itself,” said the University of Calgary professor of geomorphology.

He described how water from a lake above the cliff at Bow Glacier Falls had been seeping through rocks for decades before it eventually provided enough force to dislodge a boulder, triggering the rockfall.

Grant Memorial Church will be hosting an uplifting evening of music and worship on June 23. 

A Winnipeg male quartet, Sound Foundation, will be taking the stage with several different styles of music: Southern Gospel, Country, Contemporary, and timeless hymns. 

One of the two people killed in a rockfall in Banff National Park has been identified as 70-year-old Jutta Hinrichs of Calgary.

The University of Alberta, in a statement, says Hinrichs was an educator in the department of occupational therapy in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. 

She retired last summer.

Her body was found shortly after a slab of mountain suddenly gave way Thursday afternoon, collapsing on hikers at a popular trail near Bow Glacier Falls, about 200 kilometres northwest of Calgary.

Search teams located a second body Friday following a massive rockfall off a hiking trail in Banff National Park.

“RCMP are notifying their next of kin and no further information is available at this time,” read a statement issued by Mounties and Parks Canada.

A 70-year-old woman from Calgary was first found dead at the site of Thursday's rock slide at Bow Glacier Falls, north of Lake Louise.

Three others were taken to hospital and were reported in stable condition.

Following a robbery involving a machete, a teenager was seriously injured. 

On June 13, shortly after 7:30 p.m. near Portage Avenue and St. James Street, Winnipeg Fire Paramedics were responding to an unrelated call when they noticed a group of youths nearby. They witnessed one youth assault another with a machete and immediately requested police assistance.

The teen sustained significant injuries and was located by West District patrol officers. During the assault, the teenager had his personal property stolen. 

Canadian artist Dan Bremnes has released his latest EP, The Hero.

The four-track EP explores what it means to be a hero. 

"The Hero is out today. The first of 3 chapters. ‘The Hero & The Villain’ I’m super proud of this project and all of the talent involved in bringing it to life!," Bremnes said on social media. 

Hometown hero, Jonathan Toews, is coming home. 

Toews, the former captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, hasn't been on the ice since the 2022-23 season as he dealt with Chronic Immune Response Syndrome. His final game with the Blackhawks was on April 14, 2023, and he hasn't played since. 

Late last year, Toews went on a healing journey in India where he underwent a detox, in hopes of getting his syndrome under control. 

A 38-year-old man is in custody following a series of violent incidents in the St. Boniface area. 

It all started around 6 p.m. in the 100 block of Dupont Street, where the suspect broke into a vehicle and stole property. 

Shortly after, a witness spotted the same man breaking into another vehicle in the 200 block of Enfield Crescent. The witness attempted to intervene, but the suspect reacted, picked up a brick, threatened to kill him, before throwing the brick and running away.

Funeral For:  John Braun
Funeral Date: June 23, 2025 
John Braun, 94, of Winnipeg formerly of Plum Coulee, passed away Monday, June 16th at St. Boniface Hospital. He is survived by 4 children and their families. He was predeceased by his wife Louise. 
The funeral service for John Braun will be held Monday, June 23rd at 2:30pm at Niverville Community Fellowship with a reception to follow. A private burial will take place. 
Donations may be made to Alzheimer Society of Canada or Meadowood Manor Foundation. 
Arrangements by Friends Funeral Service, Winnipeg.  

TobyMac has released a special song in memory of Gabe Patillo, a TobyMac Diverse City member who died last year after a battle with cancer. 

Gabriel Patillo was a multi-talented man who, by the age of 10, was dancing onstage alongside DC Talk. He also performed in music videos for Brentwood Music and worked as a theatre kid for Opryland, all before age 15.