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U.S. President Donald Trump said Canada will pay a "financial price" after vowing Tuesday to double the tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum imports in response to Ontario's surcharge on electricity exports to the United States.

"They will pay a financial price for this so big that it will be read about in History Books for many years to come!" Trump posted on social media.

A new Christmas film shot in Winnipeg and directed by The Chosen's Dallas Jenkins was recognized over the weekend at the 2025 Movieguide Awards. 

Based on the international bestseller by Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever follows six siblings, the Herdmans, who sneak into church searching for snacks and walk away with the lead roles in the town pageant.

The film shows viewers how the mischievous stars unwittingly teach a community the true meaning of Christmas. 

A young man critically injured in a school shooting in December of last year is on the road to recovery. 

14-year-old River Clardy was left fighting for his life after a 15-year-old girl opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin on Dec. 16, 2024. 

The shooting left three people, including the shooter, dead and six others injured, two with critical injuries. 

In the Northwestern corner of Namibia lies the village of Opuwo. Its name means "end of the road" in Dhimba, the language spoken by residents of Opuwo. But for the Himba people who first heard the Gospel there, Opuwo was not the end of the road. It was the beginning. 

Michael Cardy with MegaVoice tells the story of a local pastor in that region who first felt the Lord calling him to reach the Himba people in 2017. 

At the time, Scripture in Dhimba was scarce. 

During his final days in office, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing for long-promised reform to the RCMP. 

A government report released Monday, which highlights concerns about Canada's capacity to meet "the new threat environment," says it's time to modernize the police service to focus on "the most serious forms of criminality."

It says the government’s vision should be to establish the RCMP as a "world class, intelligence-led, federal policing organization."

Prairie farmers say planned Chinese retaliatory tariffs on Canadian agricultural products are causing loads of uncertainty, while threats of U.S. levies and industry issues have created further problems. 

Bill Prybylski, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, says China's 100 per cent tariffs on canola oil, meal and peas scheduled for next week are already being felt, as markets have taken a hit. 

UniteUS recently held its third university gathering of 2025, and this time, 4,500 college students showed up to hear about the good news of Jesus Christ. 

Last week, the ministry team held a praise night at Purdue University in Layfayette, IN. Once again, the founder of IF:Gathering, Jennie Allen, was in attendance. Allen held impromptu baptisms afterward. 

"How they all help me baptize their friend?!" says Allen on Instagram. "Have you ever seen anything so dear?! It never gets old. God keeps doing it!"

Deuteronomy 7:9

"Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments."

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Psalm 13:1–6

Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP) celebrated 2024-2025 Fairview campus graduates this weekend in the Fred Speckeen Theatre. The graduating class of was cheered on by NWP faculty and staff, as well as many friends, family, and supporters.

The program also included a speech from the 2024-25 Fairview Valedictorian, Kailey Weisgerber. Kailey achieved academic excellence in the Veterinary Technology diploma and is honoured to represent this year’s Fairview graduates.