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A Winnipeg man is recovering in hospital following a shooting in the early morning hours. 

The Winnipeg Police Service says that on September 9, 2023, at approximately 5:40 a.m., General Patrol officers responded to the report of shots fired in the 600 block of Furby Street.

As a result of the incident, police have located damage to a residence, including an injured male who has been transported to hospital. He is in stable condition.

The Major Crimes Unit has taken over the investigation.

A Winnipeg man is in custody after police say they believe he discarded and detonated multiple explosive devices at a property in Winnipeg's Westwood community over a two-month period.

The Winnipeg Police Service says in a release that they were called to the property in the 100 block of Wordsworth Way multiple times between June 21 and August 21, 2023.

The dynamic, multicultural youth ministry of Planetshakers Church, planetboom, is releasing a brand new single today, called “I Was Made For This - Demo.”

The new studio recording was produced by creative director Josh Ham, who also co-wrote the song with fellow planetboom worship leader Noah Walker, who is the featured vocalist on the track.

Legendary country music producer Tony Brown has teamed up with an array of award-winning artists for a new album paying tribute to beloved Christian songwriters, Bill and Gloria Gaither.

The 10-song collection, simply called Gaither Tribute, was released on August 25. It features Gaither compositions reinterpreted by artists, including Cece Winans, Alabama featuring The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba and Susie McEntire with Sonya and Becky Isaacs, Josh Turner, Jamey Johnson, Ronnie Dunn, Ronnie Milsap, Lee Ann Womack, The SteelDrivers, Hillary Scott and The Scott Family.

Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers made a critical stop on a Saskatchewan highway that led to the seizure of $1.1 million in illegal tobacco products. A government release indicates approximately 1.9 million unstamped cigarettes were discovered, and the driver of the truck carrying the contraband was taken into custody.  

The Estevan Police Service reported early Friday morning that an officer on the night shift caught a driver travelling well above the highway speed.

The car was clocked at 162 kph in a 100 zone, and the driver was given a $921 ticket.

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A fire at an apartment building in Charlsewood resulted in one person being taken to hospital on Wednesday afternoon.

The City of Winnipeg says in a release that the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) responded to reports of a fire in an eight-storey apartment building on Hendon Avenue just before 5 p.m.

Firefighters initially attacked the fire from the exterior of the building. Once conditions improved, they were able to enter the suite where the fire originated to extinguish remaining hotspots. Damage was mostly contained to that suite.

Environment Canada re-upped their air quality statement at 5:08 Thursday morning, though they expect this round of smoke to clear in the evening and overnight hours.

The Air Quality Health Index at 4 a.m. clocks in at 8, or high risk. Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang said earlier this week that the general public should avoid being outside when the AQHI is at 7 or higher.

The war in Ukraine has caused a dramatic surge in the number of “social orphans,” according to a mission organization responding to an escalating crisis of child abandonment.

Ukrainian church leaders estimate there are as many as 50,000 “hidden” social orphans, children barely surviving under the radar who’ve been abandoned or severely neglected by their parents due to the ravages of war and fueled by addictions.

An annual tradition started up again Tuesday in southeastern Saskatchewan as we celebrate the producers in the region with Grain Rush.

We brought our first of 13 KFC lunch deliveries to Blaine and Chelsea Molstad's crew north of Macoun.

We have our next lunch visits scheduled for operations in Macoun, Storthoaks, and Lampman. There are still spots up for grabs.

Producers can enter here.