Real riches
Colossians 2:3
From the looks of things, you're pretty impressive. You've got a nice place. And I suppose your neighbours would agree that you're a hard worker...climbing right on up that ladder toward success, right?...
Your salary is good and your material possessions are growing in number, but...the truth is you are empty on the inside and you're faking it on the outside. Not one thing you own in your "kingdom" has brought you the happiness you long for.
So you're thinking, "Maybe if I could land that better job," or "get into that bigger house," or...or....
Jets on brink after 3–1 loss to Stars in Game 4
The Winnipeg Jets find themselves on the brink of elimination after a 3–1 loss to the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
Despite another strong start and a solid performance through much of the game, Winnipeg was once again stymied by Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger and undone by a Mikael Granlund hat trick. With the loss, the Jets now trail 3–1 in the best-of-seven series.
The series shifts back to Winnipeg for Game 5 on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. CDT.
New extended hours Primary Care Clinic Opens at Victoria Hospital
A new Extended Hours Primary Care Clinic will open this week in south Winnipeg.
The province announced today the new clinic, which is open evenings and weekends, will open at the Victoria General Hospital on Thursday.
8 children injured after school bus collides with tractor in southwestern Manitoba
Eight students from the Prairie Spirit School Division were taken to hospital following a collision involving a school bus Tuesday morning.
The crash which involved a school bus and a tractor, happened at around 9 a.m. near the intersection of Road 37 and Road 43 north, in the RM of Grey.
RCMP say a grader travelling Road 37 West was pushing debris along the road and being collected by a tractor when the school bus rear-ended the tractor. The grader was not involved in the collision.
Scorching 36.4°C makes Winnipeg the world’s hottest city — for now
At 4 p.m. Tuesday, Winnipeg claimed a sweltering and surprising title: the hottest major city in the world.
With the temperature reaching 36.4°C at the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, Manitoba's capital was hotter than major global hotspots like Managua (Nicaragua), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Dubai (UAE), San Salvador (El Salvador), Kuwait City, and Houston, Texas. While cities in the Middle East were in the middle of the night at that time, it's still an eye-popping stat for the middle of May in Manitoba.
Nopiming Provincial Park evacuated, others on standby
More cottagers in the Whiteshell have been told to be ready for an evacuation order, as the result of an active wildfire burning near Ingolf, Ontario.
According to our province, an evacuation preparedness advisory has been issued for cottagers on the north side of West Hawk Lake, as well as Caddy Lake, Florence Lake, and Nora Lake. Residents in these areas are strongly encouraged to be ready for an evacuation, should conditions get worse.
Several trails, water routes, portages, and backcountry campsites in Whiteshell Provincial Park are now closed until further notice.
Blue Bombers sign 6th overall draft selection Connor Shay
Per the Winnipeg Blue Bombers press release:
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced the club has signed their first selection, 6th overall in the 2025 CFL Draft, linebacker Connor Shay.
I Can Only Imagine 2 to be released sooner than expected
A new faith-based film that was slated to be released in March 2026 is coming to screens earlier than expected.
I Can Only Imagine was released in 2018 and the sequel was originally set to be released March 20, 2026 but has since been moved up a month to February 20, 2026.
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils 38-member cabinet in major shakeup
Prime Minister Mark Carney is giving his cabinet a major shakeup, moving several key players involved in Canada-U.S. relations into new positions and promoting 24 new faces to the front bench.
Carney's cabinet — 28 full ministers and 10 secretaries of state — retains prominent figures from former prime minister Justin Trudeau's government, including Dominic LeBlanc, Mélanie Joly, Chrystia Freeland and François-Philippe Champagne.
Matthew West releases tribute song to wife on their anniversary
Matthew West recently released an ode to his wife on their wedding anniversary called "Growing Up and Growing Old."
West and his wife Emily just celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary, and West released this song about their love story.
"One of the benefits of us getting married as quickly as we did is, yes ,we were in love, and yes, it was romantic, but we were also best friends," says Emily in a video of the two of them. "We laugh every day and we have the most fun."