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The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) has reversed its decision to place the Christian/Gospel, Reggae, and Children's Album of the Year categories on hiatus after widespread advocacy from Canadian music supporters.

CARAS CEO Allan Reid addressed the issue in a statement on Tuesday, acknowledging the importance of these categories to the Canadian music scene.

With Christian and Gospel music awards taking a recent hit in Canada, the Gospel Music Industry Hub has stepped up to recognize artists nationwide.

This week, GMIHub, an organization that helps artists get along in their music career by equipping them with people who can help them with things like their business, creativity and production, announced the launch of the inaugural Gospel Music Industry Hub Awards.

Two young Christian artists from Canada and the U.S.A. have come together to release Christian music for the youth of today. 

"I'm a producer in BLVRS, Jordan is the vocalist," says Owen Bloomfield. "I do co-writing with him. It's a very cool God-story of how we got started. We essentially got paired up. If any of you know Matthew Parker in the Christian music space, EDM/pop artist. I got connected with him through a remix contest he was hosting. He liked what I was doing. He started connecting me with his friends. Jordan and I paired up and started doing a song every year."

Families are anticipating a wonderful day of fishing on the Red River in support of a ministry that blesses parents and children around the world. 

"Fishin' for a Mission was born out of a need or desire to support Word and Deed," says Clarence Jonker, organizer of Fishin' for a Mission. "Word and Deed is an organization that focuses on developing countries. Supporting kids with before-school and after-school meal programs, Christian education and families in difficult, struggling circumstances."

Francis Apraku, the custodian at James Madison High School in Vienna, Virginia, recently received the surprise of a lifetime. 

Apraku not only cleans the hallways but also brings a lot of light with his cheery attitude. 

"He’s just a very kind, genuine person," one high schooler said of the beloved janitor.

Danny Gokey is recovering following a serious bike crash over the weekend. 

Gokey says he had to go to urgent care after flipping over his handlebars.

"I had some major contusions on both of my arms," said Gokey in a social media post. "I'm not fully sure what happened, but I could barely move them."

Doctors assessed him, and after taking a couple of X-rays, he was found to have no broken or fractured bones. 

Canada is grappling with a severe pilot shortage and one Alberta-based ministry has found a temporary solution. 

"There is a huge shortage in the number of pilots coming out of training institutions," said Mission Aviation Fellowship pilot, Lowell Deering. "Our average number of commercial pilot licenses issued in Canada a few years ago was about 1,100. During COVID, it dropped to 293 and in 2022 it was 238. It's a huge problem."

Grow project harvest season is well underway as projects in support of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank are being combined. Tuesday was a particularly busy day with four taken off across the region; Common Ground near Rosenfeld, Hands Harvest Hope by Darlingford, Gardenland near Boundary Trails Health Centre and the SHARE project also near Darlingford.

Former NFL and outspoken Christian Tim Tebow spoke on Capital Hill this week to help stop the abuse of child sexual exploitation online with a new act. 

Tebow endorsed the Renewed Hope Act, a legislation that would enhance the ability of U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to rescue exploitation victims and identify predators. The goal is to help rescue 50,000 children currently being exploited. 

While there has been plenty of backlash to the recent announcement that the Juno Awards’ is placing four categories on "hiatus," including Christian/Gospel Album of the Year, there is also a growing call from Christian artists for grace.