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To help prevent power outages across the province, Manitoba Hydro is stepping up its tree trimming and vegetation management.

Tree contact is the most common reason for power outages in Manitoba, and last year alone, there were over 2,600 tree-related power outages in the province, the most they've dealt with in over a decade. 

Although the utility has always worked to keep trees and brush away from its infrastructure, the company is now taking more action along its power lines and equipment. 

The ongoing wildfire situation in the province has led to some changes with the 2025 Folklorama Festival. 

In support of those displaced by the wildfires, the First Nations Pavilion has made the difficult decision to withdraw from this year's festival.

Worship leaders and Christian singers/songwriters are invited to a two-day conference this September in Winnipeg geared specifically for them. 

"We are so excited about this, and it's been a long time coming," says Co-lead Pastor Richard Hale of Bethel Community Church in Winnipeg. "The time is now."

Hale and his wife, Krisjana, write worship songs of their own and have been involved in Christian music ministry for the past few decades. 

Firefighters battling a wildfire near the town of Leaf Rapids were forced to evacuate the community late Wednesday evening. 

In a Facebook post, the Town of Leaf Rapids informed its residents that one of the fires in the area had jumped the Churchill River and entered the town through the industrial area. 

A lawyer for one of two leaders of the Freedom Convoy facing sentencing told an Ottawa court Wednesday her client should not be left with a criminal record.

Crown prosecutor Siobhain Wetscher said Wednesday she is seeking stiff sentences for convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber because of the broad community harm caused by the three-week 2022 protest in Ottawa's downtown core.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe wrapped three days of meetings with his fellow premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday with a message he admitted he wouldn't have sent over the past decade.

"We can be proud of the work our federal government is doing, in fairness," Moe said.

Moe has been one of the federal Liberal government's most vocal critics in recent years — and criticism of Ottawa is usually guaranteed when provincial leaders gather.

The shortage of pilots across Canada and the world is continuing to get worse. One Christian ministry is finding a way to train pilots faster and in a safer way using Virtual Reality (VR). 

"Simulator training is not a new thing in aviation," says Dallas Derksen, a pilot and the managing director at Prairie Aviation Training Center out in Three Hills, AB. "It's been happening for a long time. There's always been a big gap between airline-style simulators and what your average flight school can provide for training. Virtual Reality is a relatively new technology."

Psalm 112:5

"Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice."

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Psalm 108:5

When was the last time you took a glance at a mountain? You don't glance at pictures of Mount Everest and say, "Hmm, nice hill. Maybe a little taller than some mountains."

You don't witness the glaciers in Alaska and say, "Oh, yeah, that's a pretty nice glacier."

You stand in silent awe.

After 11 National Hockey League seasons, former Winnipeg Jet Nathan Beaulieu has officially retired from the league. 

Beaulieu was originally selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2011 NHL Draft, 17th overall. 

Between time with the Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, and Anaheim Ducks, he recorded 98 points in 471 NHL regular-season games and an additional five assists in 21 Stanley Cup Playoff games.