Reach

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that pauses tariffs on some Canadian imports linked to the auto industry that comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, and also lowers levies on potash to 10 per cent.

The order, read out in the Oval Office on Thursday, says the tariff relief is linked to maintaining the flow of parts to American car manufacturers and to helping farmers.

It was not clear exactly what would be included in the exemptions.

One day after he had what he describes as a "colourful call" with U.S.

Award-winning and Platinum-selling singer and songwriter Brandon Heath is using his ninth studio record, The Ache, to reach his deaf fans.

Heath was inspired to create American Sign Language performance videos after an encounter with a deaf fan several years ago. That fan, Ian Myers, sent him sign language interpretations of his songs. 

With help from Araya Williams, a hearing interpreter and longtime friend of Heath, he was able to bring his seventh studio album, Faith, Hope, Love, Repeat, to a deaf audience. 

The gamer Tyler Blevins, who goes by the online name 'Ninja' recently shared his faith in Jesus with millions of his followers and subscribers. 

Blevins is a video game streamer on a platform called Twitch, on which he has 19 million followers. On his YouTube channel, he has a total of 24 million subscribers. 

"Yes, dude, Jesus is King," said Blevins during a recent live stream. "I mean, and if — even if you don’t think He is — don’t judge me for it, and I won’t judge you for it, man. I do, I just feel it’s so crazy, man."

Tim Tebow and his wife Demi-Leigh recently announced the gender of their soon-to-be first born.

The pair started off asking each other what their thoughts were.

"I thought it was a girl this whole time," said Demi-Leigh. "But, I'd be happy either way." 

Demi then asked Tim what he thought, and he also answered, saying he thought their first child was a girl. 

To create a meaningful piece of art for the nursery, the couple decided to find out the gender through painting.

Christian artist Tauren Wells has recently announced that he's releasing his first book, Joy Bomb: Unleash Jesus’s Explosive Joy for an Extraordinary Life.

"I feel like I've been holding my breath waiting to tell you all about this," says Wells on social media. "I've written my first book, and it's available for pre-order."

Wells shared that the foreword was written by the well-known pastor of Elevation Church, Steven Furtick and is also endorsed by basketball legend Steph Curry, pastor Joel Osteen and evangelist Michael Todd.

A new poll suggests the trade war with the United States is now the biggest source of political anxiety for Canadians, knocking inflation out of the top spot.

Leger's new poll, released Wednesday, says that 28 per cent of Canadians believe dealing with President Donald Trump's tariffs and U.S. aggression is the most important challenge facing Canada today.

The cost of living dropped to second place in the latest polling; 21 per cent of Canadians ranked it at their top concern, followed by health care and housing affordability.

Police say they have made more than 100 arrests and laid more than 300 charges in a national child exploitation crackdown, with some help from device-sniffing dogs.

Representatives of the RCMP and other police forces provided an update Wednesday on a project aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse.

RCMP Insp. Matthieu Girard told a news conference the recent sweep, known as Project Steel, led to the identification of dozens of victims and 37 children being safeguarded from harm.

Isaiah 25:1

Praise to the Lord

"Lord, you are my God;
    I will exalt you and praise your name,
for in perfect faithfulness
    you have done wonderful things,
    things planned long ago."

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Psalm 8:1–9

As I observe Psalm 8, three introductory observations leap off the page. First, it is a psalm of David, written under the Holy Spirit's direction. These are not merely the idle reflections of a creative artist. He was given this song as a gift from God to humanity. These are the words of God.