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A Christian author and dad to 10 children is offering funny and heartwarming insights to raising children in his newest book. 

"This is my brand new book called Yes Dear, I'm Watching Them," says author Jason Weening. "It's a joke for many dads who've probably said that exact phrase, as the kids are hammering nails into their fingers, or falling out of trees, or building bike ramps over the garage." 

Weening lives in Estevan, SK, with his wife and their 10 children between the ages of one and 19. 

Canadians got a break on inflation in March as gas prices fell and a slowdown in travel to the United States helped cool airfare costs, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

The annual rate of inflation slowed to 2.3 per cent last month, down from 2.6 per cent in February. A poll provided by LSEG Data & Analytics ahead of Tuesday’s release had expected yearly inflation to hold steady month-to-month.

StatCan said gas prices fell 1.6 per cent year-over-year in March, coming off a hike of 5.1 per cent in February.

If you spot smoke rising from Winnipeg’s fields this spring, don’t panic; it’s likely the city carrying out controlled burns.

Starting this week and up until mid-June, the city will be conducting controlled burns in natural areas, weather permitting. 

The city says fire plays an important role in the preservation and restoration of the prairies. Without controlled burns, weeds can invade endangered plant communities within the city. 

Controlled burns have been conducted in Winnipeg's tall grass prairies since 1986.

Two people are in hospital following a fire early Tuesday morning in the St. Boniface Industrial Park.

The fire broke out just before 3:30 a.m. in an industrial building in the 0 to 100 block of Panet Road. 

When crews arrived, they found a small fire, which they were able to quickly extinguish.

Two people working in the building were injured, with one being transported to hospital in unstable condition and the other in stable condition. 

The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental. 

Fire officials continue to investigate.

Funeral For:  Trudy Friesen nee Peters 
Funeral Date: April 16, 2025 
Trudy Friesen nee Peters, 85, of Winkler passed away Monday, April 14th at Salem Home. She is survived by 1 son. She was predeceased by her husband Reverend David Friesen.  
A memorial service for Trudy Friesen nee Peters will be held Wednesday, April 16th at 2pm at Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church with burial prior to the service at Blumenort Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler Tuesday, April 15th from 1 to 7pm. 
Arrangements by Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler.  

The Christian ministry Well of Plenty is helping Africans thrive, and they are inviting Manitobans to come along side their work to feed them physically and spiritually. 

"Well of Plenty is a holistic ministry," says director of Well of Plenty, Harry Dalke. "Our leader out in Africa has often said to us, 'They cannot grasp thinking of eternal things with their stomach constantly in pain with hunger.' That is a reality for them."

Gospel singer and American Idol contestant Canaan James Hill did not allow his allergies to stop him from praising the Lord during his most recent performance on the popular television show.  

The 17-year-old once again blew away the crowd singing Fred Hammond's "Glory to Glory to Glory." 

He had the crowd and judges in awe as he sang from his soul. 

King of Kings had an amazing opening weekend, earning the top domestic opening for a faith-based animated film. 

The film, which shares the story of an imaginative boy who discovers faith through his father's story of Jesus, earned over $19 million at the weekend box office. 

King of Kings scored a 97 on Rotten Tomatoes and PopcornMeter. It also received an A+ CinemaScore.

A young American missionary has allegedly been taken hostage after being abducted at gunpoint during a church service last Thursday.

Josh Sullivan, 34, and his family were working at a church in Motherwell in South Africa when it's alleged six armed men entered the church and kidnapped the pastor. 

"My heart is breaking, please continue to pray for my son, daughter-in-law, grandkids and our family," said Josh's mother, Tonya Rinker. "They found his van abandoned, but Joshua was kidnapped. I know he’s doing God’s work, and I also know he wouldn’t change that."

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights to implement his tough-on-crime agenda — something no prime minister has ever done.

Poilievre was campaigning in Montreal on Monday, where he announced he would pass a law to allow judges to impose consecutive life sentences in cases of multiple murders. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 2022 that imposing consecutive life sentences violates an offender's Charter rights.