Injury collisions on four Grande Prairie arterial routes dropped by 56%

A recent analysis presented at the City’s March 18, 2025 Operational Services Committee shows a drop in injury collisions following a speed limit reduction introduced in 2020.

The findings demonstrate that after the City lowered posted speed limits on four arterial routes, injury collisions in those areas declined by 56 per cent.

Samaritan’s Purse Canada airlifts emergency field hospital to Myanmar

Samaritan's Purse Canada is preparing to airlift a field hospital to earthquake-stricken Myanmar.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand on March 28 and was followed by a 6.4 magnitude aftershock just over 10 minutes later. 

This caused multiple buildings and infrastructure to collapse in both countries, killing more than 1,700 people and injuring countless more. Emergency crews have been working around the clock to help find survivors, but the death toll is expected to climb as time goes on. 

'I'm on the other side of it now': Full House star beats cancer

Dave Coulier is officially cancer-free. 

The Full House star announced in November 2024 that he was battling Stage 3 Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

“It’s a very aggressive type of lymphoma, and it happened very quickly,” said Coulier to Hoda on the Today Show. “The onset of this growing lymphoma in my groin area was very quick."

A new landmark in Music City: Christian & Gospel Music Museum set to open Labour Day weekend

The Museum of Christian & Gospel Music is only months away from opening its doors. 

Located in the heart of Music City in Nashville and steps away from the legendary Ryman Auditorium, The C&G, which has been a dream decades in the making, will open in September.

"The Christian Music industry has been rooted in Nashville for decades, and people have dreamed of this museum for just as long," said Steve Gilreath, executive director of The C&G. "Now, right in the heart of downtown, we’re creating a space where people can touch the music that has touched us all."

The Chosen's 'Last Supper' highest opening theatre weekend to date

The first part of the hit TV series depicting the life of Jesus, The Chosen, season 5, did very well at the box office over the weekend. 

The creators of The Chosen have broken down the fifth season into three parts of "The Last Supper" and released part one in theatres across North America this past weekend. Over three days, the movie brought in a record-breaking $11.5 million.

Conflict and unity mingle in Myanmar after last week’s earthquake disaster

The civil war in Myanmar runs deep. Even the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck on March 28 hasn’t stopped the military junta from bombing villages.

“It’s a multiplied crisis because of the coup that happened several years back. The military took over the nation, and they are still fighting an insurgency in the country,” says Joe Handley with A3.

Carney promises home building program, Poilievre pitches national energy corridor

Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to fast-track approval of key infrastructure.

The New Democrats rolled out their own national project — a promise to help retrofit 3.3 million homes and pay for it by cutting supports for big oil and gas companies. 

‘When we hear the helicopter coming to town, we pause,’ says mom whose son was saved by STARS after ruptured artery

“I called for my dad, and he came and looked, and it was like a scene out of a horror movie.” 

This is what Cohen Hildebrand said of the day his recovery from a routine tonsil and adenoid surgery suddenly went awry in the most unpredictable way. 

It’s a sequence of events etched into not only his memory, but also his family's.  

Verse of the day: April 1

Psalm 14:1

For the director of music. Of David.

"The fool says in his heart,
    'There is no God.'
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
    there is no one who does good."

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An attitude of gratitude

Psalm 26:4–7

King David knew the sting of unjust treatment as keenly as anyone in history. To keep mistreatment from undermining his relationship with God, he put some resolutions into a song. Having committed to remaining open before the Lord and to remembering His love, David committed to letting God be the judge of others' sin.

    1. Resolved: I will refuse the temptation to get even (vv. 4–5)