September certainly had us on our toes with the variety of news that we received this month, whether it was good, bad or something in between.

THE RETURN OF THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOOK MARKET

After a two-year hiatus, the Children's Hospital Book Market came out in full swing. CEO of the Children's Hospital Foundation said that their storage units were full and they were excited for people to come out and empty out those shelves.

This year, the book market raised $246,000 and is now asking for gently used books to refill their shelves for the spring book market coming up April 21 and 22 at St. Vital Centre.

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EMINEM RAPS ABOUT GOD?

While he is mostly known for his use of explicit lyrics, Eminem, also known as Marshall Mathers, was featured on a remix of Kanye West's song 'Use This Gospel,' created by DJ Khalid.

The reason this remix caught the attention of listeners is that the words point towards faith in Christianity. This caused fans to dig into Eminem's history and it turns out that this may not be the first time the rapper has sung about Christianity.

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QUEEN ELIZABETH II PASSES ON AS LONGEST REIGNING MONARCH

On September 8, the world received the harrowing news that Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96 after word of ongoing health worries. She was the sixth ruling queen and the longest-reigning monarch, ruling for 70 years.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for a federal holiday on September 19 to mourn the Queen's death. Throughout her long life, Her Majesty was not one to shy away from expressing her faith, which is why many people saw her as a virtuous woman.

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CHRISTIAN MOVIE ON ADOPTION HITS TOP 10 AT BOX OFFICE

Based on the true story of a young man's journey to find his birth parents, Lifemark serves to inspire viewers of the incredible opportunity adoption gives to families.

"David’s comfortable world is turned upside down when his birth mother unexpectedly reaches out to him, longing to meet the 18-year-old son she’s only held once," a press release from the film's producers says. "With the encouragement of his adoptive parents, David embarks on a journey of discovery that leads to a staggering truth from his past."

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SASKATCHEWAN RCMP SEARCH FOR 2 SUSPECTS IN MULTIPLE STABBINGS

The Prairies were alerted that the RCMP were searching for two suspects who went on a stabbing rampage, killing 10 people and 15 injured. It took officers four days to find the suspect, who allegedly killed the other suspect, but it was an exhausting 96-hour search. On September 7, Myles Sanderson was taken into custody.

"Now we can start to heal. The healing begins today now," said Brian Burns, whose wife, Bonnie Burns, and son Gregory Burns were killed in the Labour Day weekend attacks.

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FORMER NEEDTOBREATHE MEMBER RELEASES SINGLE, HEALING FROM ABUSE

After stepping away from the spotlight for three years, Bo Rinehart decided to return with a solo career, under the name Coy Roy, with his first project being a single titled 'I'm Right Here.'

The lyrics of the song come from the perspective of his six-year-old self to his current self, reflecting on the sexual abuse that he experienced as a child. Today, the song has over 115,000 streams on Spotify.

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