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Darren Mulligan is grateful to be alive after his truck hit some ice this morning and he crashed. 

"A couple of hours ago I hit some ice on a bridge on 840 travelling to the airport," says Mulligan on Instagram Friday morning. "My truck lost all traction, slid across both lanes, down through the verge separating east and west highways and began sliding towards another vehicle on the opposite side of the road."

Mulligan, the lead singer of the Christian band We Are Messengers, was on his way to the airport to catch a flight to his next show in Colorado. 

A Christian worker who was fired for refusing to go to work on Sundays so he could attend church has won an anti-discrimination case against Tampa Bay Delivery Service, LLC, an Amazon delivery service provider in Florida.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which brought the complaint on behalf of the employee, confirmed that the company will pay $50,000 USD (63,657.75 CAD) in relief and oversee changes.

Over 100 residents at a Florida RV park spend their winters hiding from snow and at the same time help make Jesus known to people around the world.

Since the founding of Wycliffe Associates in 1967, volunteers have contributed thousands of hours of labour to propel the ministry forward in its mission to accelerate Church Owned Bible translation across the globe. And at the Wycliffe Associates international headquarters in Orlando, Florida, approximately 110 volunteers are staying for the winter season at an RV site built by Wycliffe Associates volunteers.

Music has always been a part of Michael Cochren's life.

"My grandparents were so musical. My grandma played organ and piano at church. My grandpa sang," said Cochren. "In our small town, they travelled around and sang at weddings and funerals. My dad played the guitar around the house all the time. It was just  in my blood."
Music became an even larger part of Cochren's life when he realized he wasn't very good at sports. Growing up he took piano lessons, but while in middle school, he found a passion for the drums. 

With food prices on the rise and a global pandemic leading to job losses, many households across the country are struggling to feed their families.

Some capacity changes are coming for places of worship next week.

The province of Manitoba's latest COVID-19 health orders shows loosening restrictions in places of worship.

"This is a very modest loosening of these restrictions," Dr. Brent Roussin, the chief public health officer for Manitoba, says in the Wednesday press conference with Premier Heather Stefanson.

The orders go into effect Tuesday, lasting two weeks.

A postponed trip to the Vatican with First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples has been rescheduled for March.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is confirming that they, along with the Assembly of First Nations, Métis National Council, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, will be flying to Rome this spring.

Despite the continuing challenges posed by COVID-19, Canadians lovingly packed 413,875 shoeboxes with toys, hygiene items, school supplies, and many other items during the 2021 Operation Christmas Child shoebox campaign that recently ended. That’s an increase of more than 40,000 over 2020’s total.

Alberta residents packed 80,121 shoeboxes in 2021, an increase of seven percent from 2020's 74,791 total.

Locally, Grande Prairie packed 2,190 shoeboxes, a 10% increase over 2020’s 1,982. Fort St. John packed 1,189 shoeboxes.

Danny Plett hopes his latest single will serve as a reminder that God is not challenging us, rather he is strengthening us.

Plett says the new single, 'As Diamond cuts Diamond', released on February 1, 2022, was inspired by the current pandemic and having gone through a really hard time nine years ago. 

Jane Jenkins Herlong hopes her new book will help spread joy and encouragement to those who need it.

She believes that now more than ever, we need to learn to laugh at ourselves.

"Especially during the times in which we live in, I think people need levity and encouragement and hope, and I think the best way to handle things that go awry in our lives, I think a good sense of humour is paramount," Jane explains.