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Once called “opium for the people” by Soviets, Christianity became the strength that helped independent Ukraine endure.

On August 24, Ukraine marked 34 years of independence. These years have been a gradual rebuilding of national identity, language, and culture. Freedom came not only politically, but also spiritually, as the church — long persecuted under the USSR — was finally free. Vladimir Lenin’s famous line, “Religion is opium for the people,” had been the guiding philosophy behind decades of oppression.

Zach Williams recently released a powerful new single called "Hated" off his upcoming album. 

"This song is about making peace with the fact that not everyone will understand or agree with your faith,” Williams said. “At the end of the day, I’d rather be known for following Jesus than for compromising who I am to fit in."

Williams album Jesus Loves will be released in full on Sept. 19, 2025. It has 12 songs, including the title track and another single featuring CAIN. 

A theatre group in southern Manitoba is inviting the public to partake and enjoy their upcoming play called 'Our Lady's Legacy.'

"Grotto Theater Ministries is a beautiful Christian theater group," says founder Miranda Hutlet. "We are all run entirely by volunteers and we're based in the beautiful grotto of St. Malo."

Hutlet started the ministry in 2023. Previously, she had written and directed Passion Plays since she was 17.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada could deploy military troops to Ukraine as part of an eventual security guarantee against Russia.

Carney made the remarks at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a meeting between the two.leaders in Kyiv, where the prime minister made an unannounced stop Sunday.

When asked what kind of security guarantees Canada could provide to Ukraine, Carney said Ukraine's own military must be supported but that more than that will be required.

"I would not exclude the presence of troops," he said.

Heading into the 2025-26 minor hockey season, Hockey Manitoba has announced they will be launching the 'Green Armband Initiative', a program designed for younger officials, starting in the Pembina Valley with plans for it to expand province wide in the future.

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RCMP say they’ve found the body of a 29-year-old Norwegian hiker who disappeared in northern Manitoba while on a cross-continental journey of the Canadian wilderness. 

Mounties from the Gillam RCMP detachment say police, Parks Canada officers and community searchers from Fort Severn, Ont., were on the west side of the Hayes River on Sunday morning when they received a report from a helicopter pilot who believed he'd spotted the missing hiker’s body. 

They say the searchers went to the area and confirmed the body belonged to the overdue man. 

Employees at the Canada Border Services Agency and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service are the least likely to recommend their office as a great place to work, a survey of federal public servants suggests.

The 2024 Public Service Employee Survey asked federal government employees a range of questions about their satisfaction with their workplace, including about their leadership, well-being and compensation.

One question asked public servants if they would recommend their department or agency as a "great place to work."

Trials come in various forms. 

The word various comes from an interesting Greek term, poikolos, which means "variegated" or "many coloured." We also get the term "polka dot" from it. 

Trials come in a variety of forms and colours. They are different, just as we are different. Something that would hardly affect you might knock the slats out from under me—and vice versa. But God offers special grace to match every shade of sorrow....

Psalm 119:165

Great peace have those who love your law,
    and nothing can make them stumble.

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The Niagara River Lions have done it again!

For the second year in a row, the River Lions have emerged as the victors of the Canadian Elite Basketball League Championship.

It was a fierce battle between the Calgary Surge and Niagara River Lions, with both teams having strong yet different motivations.

The Surge were keen on grabbing the title this year, as it was their third appearance in a row in the CEBL Championship Playoffs.

The River Lions on the other hand, were motivated to prove that they could accomplish again what they did last year.