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Winnipeg author Robyn Derksen Olfert recently published her first book, Invisibly Ill and Living with Hope, in order to inspire people who battle pain daily. 

"I've been living with chronic illness for a number of years now," says Olfert. "I've had headaches since I was seven that eventually got defined as chronic migraine. Then MS got thrown into the mix when I was 28, just a couple of months after our daughter was born. Then depression came not too long after that."

Jeremiah 17:7-8

"But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
    its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
    and never fails to bear fruit."

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By day, she’s a Chartered Accountant. But the rest of her time is devoted to her love of fashion and design.  

Meet Elizabeth Olatoye, the powerhouse behind Eden Apparel, a Winnipeg-based business providing couture formal gowns and ready-to-wear dresses, alongside fabrics and sewing classes.  

Psalm 19:1–6

David has packed a lot of great theology into a short space in Psalm 19. Unfortunately, we can hit only the highlights of these 14 verses because neither time nor space permits us to dig into the depths of each one. However, I urge you to take the outline and use it as a guide in your own, personal study of this magnificent composition. It is a veritable treasure house of truth.

For six verses, David looks heavenward. He ponders the vast universe surrounding our little globe, that realm we call deep space.

The Manitoba government is hiking capital spending and introducing new tax rules in a deficit budget aimed at safeguarding the province from tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump.

The NDP government said the threat of prolonged tariffs from the U.S. and China cannot be ignored, and new public spending and tax changes will protect jobs.

“We didn’t start this fight, but we are not backing down,” Finance Minister Adrien Sala told reporters Thursday.

“We’re Trump-proofing our economy.”

Winnipeg police are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead outside in the city's North End earlier this week.

Officers responded to a call in the 300 block of Pritchard Avenue around 10:30 a.m. on March 17 and discovered the body of a deceased male.

The Winnipeg Police Service says in a press release that an autopsy has determined his death to be a homicide.

Police have identified the victim as 28-year-old Diego Moscoza (Moscoza Jimenez), a Mexican citizen who had been living in Manitoba for the past two years.

Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards's daughter Lola Sheen says she drew closer to Jesus during a "very bad panic attack."

In January 2025, the 19-year-old started sharing her newfound Christian faith on social media after sharing with her followers she had been baptized. Following the baptism, she said her decision to embrace Christianity made her life "worth living."

The two men vying for the leadership of Manitoba's Progressive Conservative party squared off Wednesday night in a debate that touched on crime, health care, taxes and other issues.

Obby Khan, a former cabinet minister who now sits on the Opposition side of the legislature, again pitched himself as a big-tent conservative who could help the party regain support in Winnipeg.

Manitobans are being reminded to be cautious while driving on ice roads or frozen lakes. 

With warmer weather on the way, the chances of falling through ice increase as the ice softens and melts. 

Last year, Manitoba Public Insurance recorded 22 claims for vehicles that went through the ice. This year, they have already received four. 

MPI says that going through ice into cold water is potentially fatal as it can lead to hypothermia or drawing. 

The Winnipeg Humane Society has welcomed its new Chief Executive Officer. 

Christina Von Schindler will take on the new role later this spring. 

Von Schindler is a life-long advocate for animal welfare and a rescue dog parent. She has also been an active member of the WHS Board of Directors since 2023.