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A 30-year-old male has been charged after child abuse was found on his cellphone. 

Shortly after midnight on July 9, the male suspect was taken into custody near Hargrave Street and Donald Avenue. A cell phone that was in his possession was seized, which revealed child abuse materials. 

A search warrant was then executed at a residence in the Downtown area by Internet Child Exploitation investigators. Following the search, additional electronic devices were seized. 

The 30-year-old male suspect faces the following charges:

The Winnipeg Jets announced on Monday that they have agreed to terms with forward Morgan Barron.

In 74 games with the Jets last season, the 26-year-old recorded 15 points and 16 penalty minutes. The Halifax, N.S. native also notched two assists and two penalty minutes in the 2025 playoffs. 

Barron was originally picked 174th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2017 NHL Draft. He has played in 256 NHL games through his career between the Rangers and Jets with 60 points and 80 penalty minutes. 

The two-year extension has an average annual value of $1,850,000. 

After pastoring in Nigeria for four or five years, Pastor Yinka Adeyemi moved to Canada and leads The Stone Church in Winnipeg. 

What started as looking for a home church quickly shifted. "We realized that it's high time and time for us to pastor a church and learn the way things are done here," Adeyemi said in an interview with CHVN. 

The Manitoba government is promising new financial penalties to enforce rules aimed at removing barriers for people with disabilities.

Nahanni Fontaine, the minister responsible for services for people with disabilities, says the NDP government will introduce changes to the Accessibility for Manitobans Act next spring.

In a video posted to social media, she also says the government will work to ensure every public event is fully accessible with participation from sign language interpreters.

A 37-year-old man has died following a shooting in Teulon over the weekend. 

At approximately 10:40 p.m. on July 13, Stonewall RCMP located a 37-year-old male with life-threatening injuries at a residence located on 7th Avenue SE in Teulon.

The victim was transported to the hospital and later pronounced deceased. Officers believe it was a homicide. 

While on the scene, officers located a vehicle which is believed to be involved and attempted a traffic stop. Officers initiated a traffic stop that abruptly came to an end when the suspect drove into a cornfield. 

John MacArthur, a longtime pastor and broadcaster in California, has been admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.

Update: John MacArthur, influential pastor and broadcaster, dies at 86

A church leader made the announcement to the congregation on Sunday saying that MacArthur, "may be in the presence of the Lord soon.”

Funeral For:  Margaret Harder nee Dueck 
Funeral Date: July 17, 2025 
Margaret Harder nee Dueck, 93, of Altona passed away Saturday, July 12th at Altona Memorial Health Centre. She is survived by 2 daughters, 6 sons, and their families. She was predeceased by her husband Ed, 1 daughter, 1 son, 1 daughter-in-law, and 1 grandson. 
The funeral service for Margaret Harder nee Dueck will be held Thursday, July 17th at 2pm at South Park Mennonite Brethren Church, Altona with burial at Altona Cemetery. 

The Winnipeg Police Service says a missing 24-year-old male has been safely located.

The young man was last seen on July 9, and police sent out a missing persons alert on July 11.

On July 12 the WPS sent out another alert saying the man had been found safe.

Steven Malcolm has done it again, taking Christian hip-hop and combining it with an anthemic worship song feel with his tune "Yes."

"God took a fatherless kid who, because of where I came from and what I had been through, always felt a sense of unworthiness," shares Steven Malcolm. "You’re telling me I’m worthy to be saved?! YES! God responded with ‘yes.’"

Malcolm called on a few friends to join him, featuring Christian rapper KB, as well as the CCM band for KING & COUNTRY.

Environment Canada is continuing to alert southern Manitoba to the air quality issues caused by the wildfires in northern Manitoba, which continue to rage. 

"This air quality statement is in place for the wildfire smoke that's coming down from the northern and central portions of the prairie provinces towards southern Manitoba," says Eric Dykes, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada (EC). 

The air quality will sit mostly between 7 and 9 throughout Monday, which is very high.