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An American Idol contestant, unashamed of her faith, has reached the top 7.

Breanna Nix, whose goal is to save souls and sing to the bound and broken, says she gives all the glory to God. 

"I would not be here without salvation," said Nix in a Facebook live Thursday evening. "There have been so many times in my life when the devil taunted me with just being dumb, and I am so thankful that God has his hand on me and has kept me safe."

Thick smoke from fires in Northern Manitoba continues to envelope much of the province.

Early on Friday morning, Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement for all of southern Manitoba and parts of the north as smoke from wildfires continues to impact the province. Those statements were removed for the eastern half of the province later in the morning, but remain in effect for the west.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes opened the 2025 American Association season with a 6-5, ten-inning defeat at the hands of the Cleburne Railroaders (1-0) Thursday at La Moderna Field.
 
On an overcast and breezy evening, Cleburne edged the Goldeyes (0-1) in a tight battle that saw both teams going back-and-forth from the second inning on.

Landen Bourassa took the Opening Day nod for the first time since pitching for the University of San Francisco and fired a six-inning quality start, allowing three runs on five hits, walking a batter and striking out four.

A house fire in the city's West End sent one person to hospital Thursday evening. 

The blaze broke out just after 5 p.m. in a home on Strathcona Street near St. Matthews Avenue. 

Smoke was coming from the home when crews arrived. It took fire firefighters about an hour to get it under control. 

One person was taken to hospital in stable condition, 

There is no word on what caused the fire.

Fire officials continue to investigate. 

A former sportscaster, college instructor and executive with True North Sports and Entertainment, Steve Vogelsang helped several Winnipeggers shape their careers.

So when the Saskatoon native was arrested in 2017 for sticking up banks in Saskatchewan and Alberta, his once made-for-TV persona became rife with static.

"It raises a lot of questions," said Charlie Siskel, a director and producer for "The Sexiest Man in Winnipeg," a new documentary detailing Vogelsang's rise and fall that releases Friday on Amazon's Prime Video.

A British Columbia researcher in South Asian affairs said Thursday that concerns about the current India and Pakistan tensions are justified, given that the region has not seen conflicts this intense in more than 25 years. 

M.V. Ramana, professor at University of B.C.'s school of public policy and global affairs, said the last time there was a realistic risk of nuclear weapons being used was the conflict between the two sides in the Kargil region of Kashmir in 1999. 

A senior medical advisor with the Public Health Agency of Canada says the country could lose its measles elimination status if the highly contagious disease continues to spread into the fall.

Dr. Marina Salvadori warned of the possibility Thursday as cases in Ontario grew by nearly 200 infections, adding that would only occur if prolonged spread continued beyond mid-October 2025.

Romans 8:1-2

"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death."

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Philippians 2:1-11

We live in a negative, hostile world. Face it, my friend, the system that surrounds us focuses on the negatives: what is wrong, not what is right; what is missing, not what is present; what is ugly, not what is beautiful; what is destructive, not what is constructive; what cannot be done, not what can be done; what hurts, not what helps; what we lack, not what we have. You question that? Pick up your local newspaper and read it through. See if the majority of the news doesn't concern itself (and the reader) with the negatives. It's contagious! 

The Winnipeg Jets are heading to Dallas on Sunday afternoon ... and you can watch from inside the Canada Life Centre!

We're giving away four-packs of tickets to the Whiteout Watch Party for Game 3. The game starts at 3:30 p.m. and will be shown on the Jumbotron at the Canada Life Centre above centre ice. You could be there with thousands of other Jets fans, dressed in white, and cheering on the boys from afar!

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