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As per the wildfires that continue to spread across western and southern Manitoba, there is a special air quality warning in effect Thursday morning. 

According to Environment and Climate Change Canad (EC), smoke from wildfires, which affected Winnipeg for a few hours on Wednesday, is returning to the Red River valley as well as parts of the Interlake on Thursday. This will result in very poor air quality, and reduced visibility.

Two more Bible camps have been evacuated as wildfires burn out of control in eastern Manitoba.

Inner City Youth Alive's Gem Lake Wilderness Camp and Camp Cedarwood were forced to leave on Wednesday as the fires in Lac du Bonnet and Nopiming Provincial Park continue to grow. 

Camp Cedarwood said in a post on Facebook that they were evacuated due to precautionary measures. 

Workers at Canada Post could be heading back to the picket lines in a matter of days — but a labour expert warns postal workers might find negotiating conditions far less favourable now than they were during their holiday job action.

Canada Post said late Tuesday it was hitting pause on negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers after days of talks between the parties bore little fruit.

Opposition parties attacked Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday for being vague about his plans after his government said it would not table a federal budget before the House of Commons rises for the summer.

Following the first Liberal cabinet meeting after the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said instead of a spring budget, the government will put forward an economic statement in the fall.

The Anxiety Disorders Association of Manitoba (ADAM) is shining a light on supporting people who struggle with mental health, particularly in the month of May. 

"Spring is typically a time when people spend time tidying up around their home, taking out the garbage," says Scott McFadyen, the Executive Director of ADAM. "We're asking people to do the same sort of thing with their mental health."

Ecclesiastes 11:5

"As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things."

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Proverbs 23:12

Can't and won't. Christians need to be very careful which one they choose. It seems that we prefer to use "can't."

"I just can't get along with my wife."

"My husband and I can't communicate."

"I just can't discipline the kids as I should."

"I just can't give up the affair I'm having."

"I can't stop overeating."

"I can't find time to pray."

Any Christian who takes the Bible seriously will have to agree the word here really should be "won't." 

Why?

A wildfire burning near Lac du Bonnet has claimed two lives.

On Tuesday, RCMP received word that two people were trapped in the fire. However,  extreme conditions kept emergency crews from reaching the pair.

At around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, Lac du Bonnet RCMP found two bodies, a woman and a man, just off Wendigo Road, in the RM of Lac du Bonnet.

RCMP believe the pair died as a result of the fire.

An autopsy has been scheduled to confirm the identity of the victims.

Stonewall RCMP have safely located a missing 4-year-old boy.

The child was last seen before bedtime on Tuesday at his home on Road 11E near Teulon.

Stonewall RCMP, along with the RCMP Remote Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), Police Service Dog (PDS) and Search and Rescue (SAR) helped in the search.

RCMP thank the public for their assistance. 

Five years ago, singer Jeremy Camp gave fans an inside look at his life through the movie, I Still Believe, and soon fans will be able to watch it at home. 

Camp shared the news on Instagram that the film is coming to Netflix. "Coming this Thursday, May 15 on NETFLIX! Five years ago, I Still Believe hit theatres the weekend the world shut down - March 2020."