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Bestselling Christian author Ann Voskamp's family is grappling with a heartbreaking loss after her son's 152-year-old stone house in Ontario was destroyed by fire last week.

On March 11, after four years of hard work and renovations, Levi and Aurora Voskamp's house of dreams was consumed by fire. 

"We dreamed of restoration and revival. And then slowly, over the next four years, we saw those dreams weaving into reality," said the couple in a post on Instagram.

Funeral For:  Roy Kornelsen 
Funeral Date: March 21, 2025 
Roy Kornelsen, 88, of Winnipeg formerly of Rosenort, passed away Friday, March 14th at Vista Park Lodge. He is survived by his wife Elma, 1 son, 4 sisters, 1 brother and their families. He was predeceased by 2 sisters. 
The funeral service for Roy Kornelsen will be held Friday, March 21st at 2pm at Rosenort Fellowship Chapel with burial at Rosenort EMC Cemetery. 
Viewing will be at the church prior to the service. 
Donations may be made to St. Boniface Hospital Foundation. 

Funeral For:  Jack Rettaler
Funeral Date: March 21, 2025 
Jack Rettaler, 96, of Woodmore passed away Tuesday, March 11th at Vita Personal Care Home. He is survived by 3 daughters, 1 son, and their families. He was predeceased by his wife Linda, 1 daughter in infancy, and 2 sons-in-law. 
A memorial service for Jack Rettaler will be held Friday, March 21st at 2pm at Greenridge United Church with ash interment at Dominion City Cemetery at a later date. 
Donations may be made to Heart and Stroke Foundation. 
Arrangements by Wiebe Funeral Home, Altona.

Funeral For:  Ron Stege
Funeral Date: March 19, 2025 
Ron Stege, 77, of Carman passed away Friday, March 14th at Carman Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife Ruth, 1 daughter and 1 son. 
The funeral service for Ron Stege will be held Wednesday, March 19th at 2:30pm at Carman Mennonite Church with private ash interment at Greenwood Cemetery. 
Donations may be made to Carman Area Foundation. 
Arrangements by Doyle’s Funeral Home, Carman. 

Renowned worship leader Yancy Wideman Richmond is mourning the loss of her former manager. 

On Monday she announced that Mike Smith died over the weekend.

"Yesterday, my former manager went to Heaven," said Yancy in a post on Instagram. "I’m grateful he is healed and whole."

When Yancy was considering hiring him, she called Darren Tyler, lead pastor of Conduit Chruch in Franklin, Tennessee for his opinion. He said "Mike is good at weird things. It would make a lot of sense."

Funeral For: Ronald F. Doerr
Funeral Date: None yet 
Ronald F. Doerr, 89, of Winnipeg passed away Tuesday, March 4th at Seven Oaks Hospital. He was predeceased by his wife Marianne.  
Arrangements by Friends Funeral Service, Winnipeg.  
 

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For God so loved the world… but over seven hundred languages have never heard the Gospel. That’s about to change — starting with twenty-five new translations.

One of the most beautiful sounds to the human ear is the sound of one’s own name, especially when called by the Creator and Savior. But many truth-seekers in South Asia have never known this joy because their language has not yet welcomed Jesus. Without Scripture in their heart language, they remain disconnected from the greatest story ever told.

A 31-year-old Winnipeg man is facing drug charges after thousands of dollars worth of cocaine was found in a Varsity View apartment complex. 

The Winnipeg Police Service received information in March that a man was trafficking illicit drugs from his residence. 

Last week, on March 12, officers executed a search warrant on a suite of an apartment complex in the 100 block of Hendon Avenue. 

One person was arrested without incident and found to be carrying 46 grams of cocaine, worth an estimated $4,600 during his arrest. 

Ian Smith used to spend most of his days behind a desk in the RCMP's Windsor, Ont., detachment, working on investigations and performing administrative duties. As a member of the force's border integrity unit, the constable says he didn't even have to wear his uniform. 

But that recently changed. 

Smith now dons a uniform and body armour as he drives a marked RCMP vehicle to help patrol roughly 800 kilometres of Ontario's border with the United States, in addition to his usual investigative work.