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Tony Campolo has died at the age of 89, on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.

Campolo was a prominent Baptist pastor, sociologist, author, and public speaker who became a widely recognized advocate for social justice and the teachings of Jesus.

He was the co-founder, along with Shane Claiborne, of the Red-Letter Christian movement, which emphasized the teachings of Jesus, and a former spiritual advisor to U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Funeral For:  Robert (Bob) Berg 
Funeral Date: November 23, 2024 
Robert (Bob) Berg, 63, of Grunthal passed away Saturday, November 16th at St. Pierre Hospital. He will be lovingly remembered by his father Arne Jack and siblings Randy, Anita (Ron) and Dan (Jenn) and niece Makayla. He was predeceased by his mother Jannie, grandparents, aunts and uncles. 
The funeral service for Robert (Bob) Berg will be held Saturday, November 23rd at 3pm at Birchwood Funeral Chapel, Steinbach with ash interment at a later date. 

A 21-year-old has been arrested following the stabbing death of a 23-year-old on November 8, 2024. 

The Homicide Unit continued to investigate after 23-year-old Jamal Eli Preston Miles was stabbed and killed in the 500 block of Alexander Avenue. 

On November 18, a 21-year-old was arrested at the Winnipeg Remand Centre where he was currently being lodged for a different matter. 

He has been charged with Second Degree Murder and remains in custody. 

Tackling high grocery prices, freezing hydro electricity rates and commissioning a new statue reflecting Manitoba's past and present are some of the priorities for the coming year the NDP government highlighted Tuesday in its second throne speech. 

The speech largely repeated the government's efforts to address health-care system challenges, public safety and affordability. 

The government is looking at introducing legislation to address anticompetitive contracts that Premier Wab Kinew said drive up the cost of groceries. 

Canada Post and the postal workers union found slivers of consensus Tuesday amid talks with a special mediator, but "a lot of ground" remains between them on the key concerns as a countrywide strike entered its fifth day.

“On smaller issues, we were able to find some progress,” said Canada Post spokesman Jon Hamilton in a phone interview.

"The special mediator has helped facilitate those discussions. So we're going to continue to be at it. We're committed to getting collective agreements," he said, adding that arbitration is off the table for now.

Canada's inflation rate climbed back up to two per cent in October, shifting expectations slightly in favour of a smaller, quarter-percentage point interest rate cut next month. 

The report from Statistics Canada on Tuesday said prices in October increased at a faster annual pace in five out of the eight major components of the consumer price index.

A major driving factor of the uptick in headline inflation was gasoline prices on an annual basis falling to a lesser extent in October compared with September.

Many students and faculty at the U of M had classes cancelled on Tuesday due to a shelter-in-place advisory that has since been lifted. 

The Winnipeg Police Service shared that around 6:30 a.m., officers received reports of a male armed with a knife at the Allen Building, which is located at 30 Sifton Road, at the U of M's Fort Garry Campus.

Beautiful arrangements of cheese, grapes, bread, and nuts filled the tables at a night of reflection and celebration this weekend for Youth For Christ (YFC) Morden and its supporters.  

A big crowd 

The organization held its annual fundraising event on November 15th.  

Traffic in both directions of the Trans-Canada Highway is flowing once again after a collision shut it down for a couple of hours west of Portage la Prairie Tuesday afternoon.

Manitoba Infrastructure says the highway has reopened in both directions at Road 58 on the west end of MacGregor, Man.

Reports indicate that an SUV was attempting to cross the highway at the intersection when it was struck by a semi. 

The semi rolled onto the eastbound lanes and rolled over. It was carrying a load of pipes which it lost.

It was a wet commute on Tuesday morning around southern Manitoba. The precipitation is not expected to stop. 

"Rain moved into the Winnipeg area from the south, around 5 a.m. this morning," says Dan Fulton, a meteorologist with Environment Canada. "We can expect that to continue throughout the day with the temperature staying near where it is around plus three."  

Fulton says tonight, that the rain is expected to change into snow. "As this system continues to develop and pull colder air from the west, we can expect that rain to change to snow."