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Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the economy is becoming the primary focus of Canada's relationships in the Indo-Pacific — a shift that appears linked to Canada's recent moves to overcome its security dispute with India.

Anand was in Japan and Malaysia this week for her first trip to the region since taking over as foreign minister in May. Her message coming out of that trip was that Canada's foreign policy is shifting — though not abandoning — the priorities set by the previous Liberal government of former prime minister Justin Trudeau.

The Canadian Armed Forces says it's evacuated over a thousand residents of a northern Manitoba community threatened by a wildfire, while towns and villages in the province are welcoming cooler weather they say is helping firefighters.

The military began removing people from Garden Hill First Nation on CC-130 Hercules transport airplanes on Friday, and it says that as of Sunday afternoon, over 1,550 have been flown to Winnipeg.

John 15:10

"If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love."

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Psalm 108:3

By making us in His image, God gave us capacities not given to other forms of life.

Ideally, He made us to know Him, to love Him, and to obey Him. He did not put rings in our noses that He might pull us around like oxen...

No, He gave us freedom to make choices. By His grace we are equipped to understand His plan because we have a mind with which we can know Him.

We are also free to love and adore Him because we have emotions. He takes pleasure in our affection and devotion.

Dozens of people gathered on Sunday evening for a Bike Blessing Service cohosted by the Bondslaves Motorcycle Club and the House of the Risen Son Church. It was held at Soul Sanctuary, where the House of the Risen Son Church congregates for weekly Sunday evening worship.

At the Bike Blessing, there was a time of prayer and communion. A church service by the House of the Risen Son Church followed afterward. 

The Bondslaves Motorcycle Club is a Christian traditional motorcycle club and has a long history spanning over 30 years in Manitoba.

The attack of a Winnipeg first responder who was allegedly hit with a pole by a man while responding to a vehicle fire is being condemned by the city's firefighters' union.

United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg president Nick Kasper says situations like this one are becoming more common, and they underscore the need for legislation that protects first responders.

Winnipeg police have said firefighters responded Friday to a pickup truck on fire north of the city's downtown.

Two months after sharing his diagnosis of stage four cancer, 3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold is offering fans a deeply personal and hopeful update — one marked by improving health and enduring faith.

Arnold recently posted a new message to Instagram, pairing a photo of a child’s hands resting in an adult’s with a quote from Christian writer Thomas Merton:

The Department of National Defence is looking at the possibility of complementing its incoming F-35 fleet with uncrewed combat aircraft.

Unclassified documents obtained by The Canadian Press show the department is researching various options for acquiring the emerging technology.

The documents suggest that purchasing a fleet of aerial combat drones that could fly alongside fighter jets could cost as much as $16 billion and would require hundreds of staff.

Philippians 2:9-11

"Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

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Psalm 119:114

One of the greatest benefits to be gleaned from the Bible is perspective. When we get discouraged, we temporarily lose our perspective.

Little things become mammoth. A slight irritation, such as a pebble in a shoe, seems huge. Motivation is drained away and, worst of all, hope departs.

God's Word is tailor-made for grey-slush days.