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On Saturday, Whitecourt RCMP issued a shelter in place as they dealt with a firearms complaint.

Residents who lived in the area of 56 Avenue and 48 Street in Whitecourt were asked to stay in their homes, lock their doors, and stay away from all windows.

That same day the suspect was taken into custody and the shelter in place was lifted.

No further information available at this time.

Information provided by the Whitecourt RCMP

The City of Grande Prairie is implementing seasonal weight restrictions on gravel roads within City limits, beginning Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

These restrictions help protect gravel roads from damage during the spring thaw.

During the ban, all gravel roads are limited to 75% axle weight between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m.

Bestselling Christian author Ann Voskamp's family is grappling with a heartbreaking loss after her son's 152-year-old stone house in Ontario was destroyed by fire last week.

On March 11, after four years of hard work and renovations, Levi and Aurora Voskamp's house of dreams was consumed by fire. 

"We dreamed of restoration and revival. And then slowly, over the next four years, we saw those dreams weaving into reality," said the couple in a post on Instagram.

Renowned worship leader Yancy Wideman Richmond is mourning the loss of her former manager. 

On Monday she announced that Mike Smith died over the weekend.

"Yesterday, my former manager went to Heaven," said Yancy in a post on Instagram. "I’m grateful he is healed and whole."

When Yancy was considering hiring him, she called Darren Tyler, lead pastor of Conduit Chruch in Franklin, Tennessee for his opinion. He said "Mike is good at weird things. It would make a lot of sense."

For God so loved the world… but over seven hundred languages have never heard the Gospel. That’s about to change — starting with twenty-five new translations.

One of the most beautiful sounds to the human ear is the sound of one’s own name, especially when called by the Creator and Savior. But many truth-seekers in South Asia have never known this joy because their language has not yet welcomed Jesus. Without Scripture in their heart language, they remain disconnected from the greatest story ever told.

Ian Smith used to spend most of his days behind a desk in the RCMP's Windsor, Ont., detachment, working on investigations and performing administrative duties. As a member of the force's border integrity unit, the constable says he didn't even have to wear his uniform. 

But that recently changed. 

Smith now dons a uniform and body armour as he drives a marked RCMP vehicle to help patrol roughly 800 kilometres of Ontario's border with the United States, in addition to his usual investigative work. 

Mark Carney departed for his first foreign trip on Sunday, set to visit France and the U.K., with an additional stop in Iqaluit, Nvt., during a whirlwind three-day jaunt.

The aim of the trip is to strengthen ties with France and the U.K. and reaffirm Canada's Arctic sovereignty before returning on Tuesday.

Carney is expected to talk about security and economic and trade ties while in Europe, where he will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Carney will also meet with King Charles while in the U.K.

China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has announced the outcome of its anti-discrimination investigation initiated against Canada in September 2024 as a result of the federal government’s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum. 

China’s State Council Tariff Commission will impose a 100 per cent tariff rate on Canadian canola oil and canola meal along with several other Canadian agricultural commodities as of March 20, 2025.

Who is St. Patrick? Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day? What does the Bible say about luck and divine providence?

Dr. Jim Denison of Denison Forums answers those questions. 

Psalm 23:1-3

A psalm of David

"The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
    for his name’s sake."

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