Man struck by vehicle after causing disturbance in Point Douglas business

A 19-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being chased out of a business and struck by a vehicle late Monday afternoon.

Winnipeg police say the man was allegedly causing a disturbance in a business on Main St. near Euclid Ave. at around 4:45 p.m. when he was chased out by staff. The man fled and ran across the street, where he was subsequently struck by a vehicle. 

When officers arrived, they found the man suffering from serious injuries. He was transported to hospital in unstable condition and later upgraded to stable.

What you need to know as Trudeau fights to retain leadership of the Liberal party

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has resisted calls for his resignation for more than a year now but in recent weeks those calls have grown louder and in some cases more public.

The Liberal caucus meets Wednesday and Trudeau is expected to be confronted by a group of MPs who have banded together to try and finally convince him to go.

Here’s what you need to know ahead of this meeting. 

'I can see how God has been using my struggles': Former Victoria's Secret model close to finishing cancer treatment

It's been almost a year since former Victoria's Secret model, Nicole Weider, was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. 

Weider, who gave up her modelling career to follow Jesus, received the devastating news on Nov. 19, 2023.

Unspecified number of Liberal MPs set to confront Trudeau, ask him to step down

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face down his own caucus members in a hotly anticipated meeting this morning, as several of them plan to try to convince him to step aside.

Rumours have circulated for weeks about an undisclosed number of Liberal MPs who have signed on to the effort to oust the prime minister in the hopes of improving the party's chances in the next election. 

That promises to make the regular weekly caucus meeting on Parliament Hill extra tense, as Trudeau has showed no signs of stepping down from the top job.

Keeping faith the priority with Blue Bombers' Sergio Castillo, Noah and Nick Hallett ▶️

While the road has had many ups and downs for Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Sergio Castillo, Noah Hallett, and Nick Hallett, they credit their faith to helping them get through the challenging circumstances. 

Castillo originally started the sport after being recruited from the soccer team. He says, "One day the football coach came over to the soccer fields like, 'Hey, we're looking for a football kicker' and, you know, I went to go try out and have been doing this for 16 years."

Canadian gospel jazz artist releases battle cry song, 'Walking by Faith'

A Canadian Christian jazz artist is releasing her latest single, "Walking by Faith," a battle cry for anyone facing the storms of life.  

Fiyin Obayan is from Saskatoon, SK. Her first single "Love Gives Me Wings to Fly" was released in February this year and she has received some great feedback on it. 

"Hearing from people in the community, people from church, people hearing it regularly have been excited," says Obayan. "It's been really good feedback all around."

Verse of the Day: October 23

Galatians 6:2

Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

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Matthew 6

Jesus opened a five-gallon can of worms the day He preached His Sermon on the Mount. There wasn't a Pharisee within gunshot range who wouldn't have given his last denarius to have seen Him strung up by sundown. They hated Him because He refused to let them get away with their phoney religious drool!

Ottawa remembers reservist killed in Parliament Hill attack one decade later

Ottawa marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Parliament Hill Tuesday, but for the family of the reservist who was killed that day the memory is still raw.

"I can't believe it's been 10 years. It felt like it was yesterday," said Ephraim Cirillo after a private family ceremony held at the National War Memorial Tuesday morning.

Police make arrest in connection to string of groping incidents in downtown Winnipeg

Winnipeg police have made an arrest in connection to a string of sexual assaults that took place between June and September in and around downtown Winnipeg.

The WPS Sex Crimes Unit took over the investigation this month, and after interviewing all eight female victims, they were able to link all for the assaults to one man.