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Proverbs 11:2

People who refuse to get bogged down in and anchored to the past are those who pursue the objectives of the future.

People who do this are seldom petty. They are too involved in getting a job done to be occupied with yesterday's hurts and concerns....

I know human nature well enough to realize that some people excuse their bitterness over past hurts by thinking, "It's too late to change. I've been injured and the wrong done against me is too great for me ever to forget it.

A desperate search and rescue effort is underway in the Texas Hill Country, where 20 girls remain missing after flash flooding swept through Camp Mystic, a private Christian Bible camp along the Guadalupe River.

Update:

• 4 children from Bible camp among 27 confirmed dead in Texas flooding

Over 50 people gathered at Immanuel Fellowship for the first night of their Young Adult and Prime Adult Conference. The conference will continue through the rest of this weekend and is free to attend with registration.

This evening, there was a time of worship and a message, and you can expect the same for the entire weekend.

Jonathan Toews is officially back.

The three-time Stanley Cup champion, who last played an NHL game more than two years ago, was introduced Friday as the newest member of his hometown Winnipeg Jets, donning a jersey with his signature No. 19 at a team press conference.

The Jets announced their intention to acquire the 37-year-old centre last month, but it only became official this week with Toews signing a one-year deal worth US$2 million, plus performance bonuses tied to games played and playoff success.

An annual prayer and praise conference is back in Winnipeg this weekend. 

On Saturday, July 5, starting at 10 a.m., The Rock of Ages Ministries is hosting the Praying for Results Conference. 

"It's an inter-denominational conference where people come together as the body of Christ to pray individually. We pray for the nation. I will take specific things that by this time next year you can come back to say 'This is what I prayed for and this is what God has done,'" says Bamidele Oni, Team Lead and Director.

The Winnipeg Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing 57-year-old, Joseph Colomb.

Colomb was last seen in the area of Fort Street and St. Mary Avenue at approximately 10:15 a.m. on Friday, July 4.

Colomb is described as 5’11” in height, heavy build, with straight black hair and brown eyes, wearing black framed glasses. Colomb was last seen wearing a blue sweater, a plaid shirt, a red t-shirt, grey sweatpants, a black baseball cap and using a two-wheeled blue and red walker.

A new discovery space is now open at The Forks for visitors and locals to explore Indigenous tourism.

Explore Indigenous, launched by Indigenous Tourism Manitoba (ITM) and The Forks North Portage Partnership, officially opened today as the new home for Turtle Tours and ITM’s Discovery Centre.

A 15-year-old youth has been arrested and charged for homicide of another female. 

On June 30 at approximately 11:50 p.m., RCMP received a report of a stabbing near Manitoba Avenue in Selkirk. 

A 15-year-old suspect from Gimli is believed not to be known to the 39-year-old female victim. 

A motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital following a serious collision on the Perimeter Highway on Thursday evening.

At approximately 7:54 p.m., the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service notified police that a young man in his early 20s, was being airlifted to hospital in critical condition by STARS Air Ambulance after a single-vehicle collision near the westbound Perimeter Highway and Pembina Highway.

There were no passengers on the motorcycle at the time of the collision. 

The male remains in the hospital in unstable condition with serious injuries.

Update: Fire crews declared the blaze under control at 12:45 p.m. after fighting the fire for over two-and-a-half hours in the 1000 block of Main Street.

Neighbouring homes were evacuated as a precaution while crews worked on the scene. 

Two cats were rescued from the side-by-side house. The City of Winnipeg Animal Services Agency responded to help the cats. 

The cause is still unknown, but the home is expected to be a total loss. 

Previously:

A section of Main Street is down to one lane following a fire Friday morning.