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As wildfires continue to burn across the province, a local foundation is stepping up to help out. 

The Asper Foundation, alongside the Rady Jewish Community Centre, have pledged $25,000 in weekly aid to go towards essentials for evacuees.  

"We are deeply grateful to the organizations and volunteers who have stepped up to help," said Grand Chief Garrison Settee. "But donor fatigue is real, and we cannot rely on the same groups to carry this burden alone. We need new partners, new donors, and renewed compassion. The fires have not stopped – and neither has the suffering."

Nickelodeon star Kel Mitchell had the special honour of being a part of his daughter's recent baptism.

In 2019, Kel Mitchell, who starred in Nickelodeon's All That and Kenan and Kel, announced that he had become a licensed youth pastor at Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka, California.

A week ago, Kel was blessed to assist the head pastor at Spirit Food Christian Center as they baptized his eight-year-old daughter, Wisdom. 

On Wednesday, parts of southern Manitoba, including sections of Winnipeg, were pounded with rain and strong winds, and the area could see similar weather on Friday. 

On top of the thunderstorms on Aug. 6 that brought rain, there were multiple tornado warnings that went out to people's smartphones around 5:30 p.m. 

"We saw lots of pictures of funnel clouds, but we didn't have confirmation of it touching down," says Robyn Dyck, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada (EC). 

A chance to give hope to children hurt by war is too precious to miss.

“Their children often will panic; some will wet themselves. They struggle with sleeplessness and emotions every time the siren goes off…”

Eric Mock from Slavic Gospel Assosiation recounts conversations he had with Ukrainian families and children about how they endure the war. The situation is grim, as Russian attacks intensify, wiping out families and stealing nights’ rest.

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it's dealing with a growing number of immigration security screening requests — and immigration lawyers say their clients are coping with long delays as a result.

The intelligence agency says in its latest annual report it received over 538,000 screening requests from immigration and border officials in 2024. The agency began to see a significant increase in requests in 2023, when it received over 493,200 requests. Before that, CSIS received roughly 300,000 security screening requests annually over the previous five years.

A Manitoba advocacy group is putting on a family-friendly motorcycle ride event to help empower children who have been abused. 

"We're a child advocacy group that's focused around motorcycles," says Toaster, the treasurer with Guardians of the Children (GOC) in the Winnipeg and Steinbach area. "Anytime there's a child who's been abused and in the court system, we're able to surround them and accompany them to court."

On top of this, GOC spends time with the children and their families doing fun activities to bring a sense of normalcy through it all. 

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew accused a group of Republicans of throwing a "timber tantrum" and playing "political games" after they called out Canada over wildfires sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states.

"These are attention-seekers who can't come up with a good idea on health care or on making life more affordable," Kinew told The Canadian Press. "So they're playing games with something that's very serious."

The CHVN Cruiser visited the Tamil Pavilion at the Burton Cummings Community Centre, 960 Arlington Street, on Wednesday evening for the 6:45 p.m. show. 

The show was dynamic and exhilarating, featuring dances rich with history and culture. The cultural display showcased traditional artifacts and explained the history behind each dance.

After the Tamil Pavilion, the Cruiser jetted off to the Pavilion of Portugal at the Portuguese Association of Manitoba, 659 Young Street, for the 8:15 p.m.

Proverbs 11:2

We are a success-saturated society. The tell-tale signs are everywhere. Each year dozens of books and magazines, scores of audio and video tapes, and hundreds of seminars offer ideas, motivation, techniques, and promises of prosperity.

Curiously, however, few ever address what it is most folks want (but seldom find) in their pursuit of success: contentment, fulfillment, satisfaction, and relief . . . .

At the risk of sounding ultra-simplistic, I'd like to offer some counsel to those seeking success . . . .

Isaiah 33:22

For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us.

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