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If there’s one thing Winnipeggers love, it’s a good deal, and this weekend promises the ultimate one.

On September 13 and 14, the city will host its annual Fall Giveaway Weekend, an opportunity for people to dispose of unwanted items and for treasure seekers to make a great find.

After nearly six months in Winnipeg hospitals, Steinbach’s Tasha Wiese is finally back home.

Wiese, who became critically ill in March and underwent multiple amputations due to severe complications, says she returned to Steinbach on August 27.

Life back in Steinbach

“It feels so great to be back in Steinbach but it also feels weird,” Wiese says, adding that being home with her husband and her dog has been the highlight.

The number of emergency department visits for pneumonia more than doubled last fall over the previous year, the Canadian Institute for Health Information says.    

The new data released Thursday said young people between five and 19 years old were the hardest hit. 

"This is actually the largest increase in pneumonia-related emergency department visits that we've seen post-COVID," said Tanya Khan, CIHI's manager of hospital data advancement and engagement, in an interview. 

Politicians in Canada are speaking out about political violence after Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event.

Prime Minister Mark Carney offered condolences to Kirk's family and friends.

"There is no justification for political violence and every act of it threatens democracy," he said on social media.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Kirk's shooting must be strongly denounced.

Hundreds of Manitobans will be taking to the streets for the Walk for Jesus this weekend. 

Beginning in Steinbach in 2023, Walk for Jesus organizer Todd Sperber recalls the excitement before the event. "I loaded up a carload of people. I was excited to do it and when we got there, there were around 10 people walking for Jesus."

Sperber was shocked by the turnout, thinking that more people would have shown up. "I guess that was God's way of putting this Holy Spirit fire inside of me. It burns so deeply into me that it's like I'm bringing this back to Winnipeg."

Matthew 6:24

Psalm 121:1-2

I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
    where does my help come from?
 My help comes from the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven and earth.

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Hundreds gathered at True North Square in downtown Winnipeg on Wednesday night to celebrate CHVN's 25th birthday with the highly anticipated Birthday Bash Grand Finale.

It was a perfect September evening, with the temperature sitting at 27°C when the party kicked off, and 120 qualifiers arrived with hopes of winning one of the incredible $10,000 prizes.

A Look Back at CHVN’s Beginning

During the celebration, CHVN founder Wade Kehler shared how the vision for Manitoba’s first Christian radio station began.

Conservative advocate Charlie Kirk was killed by a gunman at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, President Donald Trump paid tribute to the leader via social media calling him great and legendary.

Kirk was the co-founder and president of Turning Point USA, a non-profit aimed at spreading conservative principles on high school and college campuses.

September 10 marks World Suicide Prevention Day, and to commemorate the occasion, Peer Connections Manitoba is inviting people to mark themselves with a very special tattooed symbol. The mental health support program is partnering with Living Canvas Tattoo to offer the now-famous semicolon tattoo for a minimum donation of $20.