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Almost one in four Canadians were directly affected by extreme weather events over the past year, a new poll suggests.

The Leger poll — released as Canada copes with its second-worst wildfire season on record — says 23 per cent of Canadians who responded said they were personally affected by extreme weather events like heat waves, floods, fires and tornadoes over the last 12 months.

Ephesians 5:25-26

"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word."

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Proverbs 11:28

Our society has gorged itself on the sweet taste of success.

We've filled our plates from a buffet of books that range from dressing for success to investing for success....

We've gobbled down stacks of notebooks, albums, and videos in our hunger for greater success.

The irony of all this is that...instead of fulfilment, we experience the bloated sensation of being full of ourselves—our dreams,ourgoals, our plans,our projects,our accomplishments.

The result of this all-you-can-eat appetite is not contentment. It's nausea

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The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service’s (WFPS) new station 9 in Windsor Park is officially commissioned. 

On June 18, the new station replaced the previous one that was at the same address. "Station 9 reflects a modern approach to emergency service: strategic, efficient, and built to serve residents better,” said Mayor Scott Gillingham in a news release. “By consolidating services in one well-designed, green facility, we’re improving response times and making smart use of city resources.”

A Winnipeg male is dead following a crash on Tuesday afternoon in the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead.

At approximately 2:20 p.m. on June 17, Oakbank RCMP responded to a fatal collision on Highway 44, at Road 35E.

Officers, along with Emergency Medical Services and the local fire department, responded immediately. Officers observed a SUV with some damage, off the road and on the grass upon arrival. An off-road vehicle (ORV) was on its side in the middle of the road in the westbound lane of Highway 44.

Following the Florida Panthers' victory to clinch their second straight Stanley Cup, one of the players is giving all glory to God. 

Sergei Bobrovsky was the winning goaltender and was vocal in a post-game interview and made sure God got the credit. "I want to say glory to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.” 

Race-based data collected in Manitoba's health-care systems suggests Indigenous, African and Black patients are waiting longer in Winnipeg emergency rooms and often leave without seeing a doctor.

A report examining visits to emergency rooms and broken down by race says African and Black patients are triaged at the same rate as other racial groups, but are waiting the longest, upwards of five hours in some cases.

Winnipeg Police Service have arrested two individuals for drug-related charges and found a sizeable amount of cash. 

On June 15, at approximately 11:14 p.m., officers from the Traffic Division stopped a vehicle in the 2200 block of McPhillips Street. The vehicle was being operated by a 21-year-old with a suspended license. 

Officers also discovered drug paraphernalia, cell phones, and close to $100,000 in Canadian currency during the traffic stop. The driver, as well as the 17-year-old passenger, were arrested. 

A 36-year-old man is dead following a crash Tuesday morning just north of St. Andrews Airport.

Selkirk RCMP say the crash, involving a large truck and a car, happened at around 11 a.m. on Highway 8 just north of Bay Road. 

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a large truck on its side in the west ditch and a car in the middle of the road. 

RCMP say the large truck was travelling south on Highway 8 and the sedan was heading northbound when the car suddenly veered into the other lane, colliding head-on with the truck. 

Nearly two decades ago, Lexiss Jefferson recognized the need for a space for musicians to play that wasn't a bar. That's when Gordie's Coffee House was conceived.

"There's a chapel beside the sanctuary at Gordon King Memorial United Church [in Glen Elm], affectionately known here in the neighbourhood as the Big Red Church," said Jefferson. "We unchapelized the chapel, which was mostly a storage room at the time, and we filled it with comfortable chairs, tables and couches and fixed it up."