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A pair of Interlake communities will soon have access to new fire trucks. 

The province announced Wednesday that it is investing more than $500,000 in fire protection services in the Town of Winnipeg Beach and the RM of St. Laurent. 

"We want to make sure that our first responders have the equipment they need to protect Manitoba families in communities across the province," said Municipal and Northern Relations Minister Glen Simard. "We’re proud to support municipalities to purchase new fire trucks and equipment that will keep you safe."

The premiers of Manitoba and Nunavut are hopeful a proposed hydroelectric and fibre optic project is moving closer to fruition and are seeking federal money.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok have signed a memorandum to work together on the project and ask Ottawa for capital funding.

The proposed Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link would see a 1,200-kilometre line built through northern Manitoba to several Nunavut communities west of Hudson Bay that currently use diesel to generate electricity.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre aligned on support for new oil and gas pipelines as a matter of national security during the French language election debate Wednesday night.

Dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump was a running theme as the four main federal party leaders took the stage in Montreal for the first of two debates. Even the debate moderator Patrice Roy cited the elephant in the room as he pitched questions on immigration, affordability and Canadian identity.

Fans of the Winnipeg Jets get to cheer on the NHL-leading club each game, and Lorne Korol serves as the chaplain to the team and cheers them on and off the ice as well. 

"I come alongside them and support them," says Korol. "I'll be there to support the guys via text and maybe see them around the rink. Just trying to come alongside them and be a calming voice in their lives because there is a lot of pressure on them."

1 Corinthians 1:18

Christ crucified in God's power and wisdom

"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God."

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Exodus 35:21, 25-26

God is a God of freshness and change. But wait, before I leave that thought, let me make something very clear: God Himself isn't changing, nor is His Son. He "is the same yesterday and today and forever" (Hebrews 13:8). Isn't that a great thought? God is no different this year than He was last year or a decade ago. Nor will He change one hundred years from now. But even though He is the same, His working is different. It stays fresh. His ways and methods are forever fresh, unpredictably new. 

The party of the year is almost here — and we've got your only way in.

The Winnipeg Whiteout Street Party is back for Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and tickets are already completely sold out for games 1 and 2. But thanks to CHVN and our friends at the Winnipeg Jets, you could still win your way in!

We're giving away sets of four tickets to Game 1 and Game 2. Game times are still to be determined, but trust us — you’ll want to be there no matter when the puck drops.

Winnipeg police have arrested a 49-year-old Ontario man who allegedly travelled to the city to meet a teenage girl he had groomed online.

In March 2025, the Winnipeg Police Service’s Counter Exploitation Unit launched an investigation after receiving information that a girl in her mid-teens had been lured by an adult male using social media. Police say the suspect, who lives in Red Lake, Ont., began communicating with the teen in December 2024 through private messages on a social media platform.

The Bank of Canada left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday as it waits to get a clearer picture of how global trade uncertainty is going to impact the Canadian economy.

The central bank held its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent, the first time it has left the key rate unchanged following seven consecutive cuts since June.

That decision arrived in the midst of the United States' ever-shifting global trade war, and Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem made clear that the disruption from south of the border was the clear focus of Wednesday’s decision.

The stage will look different than originally planned Wednesday night, when Canada's major party leaders square off in the first of two nationally televised debates.

Instead of five podiums on the stage, there will now only be four.

The Green Party had its invitation rescinded less than 12 hours before the debate is set to start, with the Leaders' Debate Commission saying the party no longer met the criteria to be included.

Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault called the "last minute decision" both "unfounded" and "undemocratic."