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Galatians 5:13

"You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love."

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Proverbs 18:24

If I have learned anything during my journey on Planet Earth, it is that people need one another.

The presence of other people is essential—caring people, helpful people, interesting people, friendly people, thoughtful people. These folks take the grind out of life.

About the time we are tempted to think we can handle things all alone—boom! We run into some obstacle and need assistance. We discover all over again that we are not nearly as self-sufficient as we thought.

The Liberal government will bring its proposal to increase the inclusion rate on capital gains to the House of Commons before the parliamentary summer break, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday.

"In the coming weeks, and certainly before the House rises, we will begin the legislative process to implement our increase in the inclusion rate," Freeland confirmed during a news conference.

The finance minister announced the capital gains tax changes as part of her April budget, but left the new inclusion rate out of the budget legislation she tabled last month.

The Alberta Crop Report, reporting up to May 14, shows that significant precipitation fell in the majority of areas in the South, Central, and North East regions near the start of the month.

Despite creating seeding delays, the precipitation was welcomed by producers and has notably improved growing conditions. Areas in the Peace and North West regions received significantly lower or no rainfall last week allowing seeding progress to continue uninterrupted.

Congratulations to Nancy Pilgrim from The Worship Center our latest Date Night on Daniel winner.

Nancy won a $100 gift card to Mr. Mike's Steakhouse Casual and a Cineplex gift card courtesy of Daniel Cram of Sutton Realty.

Award-winning actor Dennis Quaid, is gearing up to host a new show focussing on some of the greatest moments in history. 

Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid premieres on June 3 at 10 p.m. on The History channel. The series features eight episodes where Quaid hosts, narrates and executive directs. 

Focussing on some of the biggest moments in human history, a spotlight is put on the Ark of the Covenant, Noah's Ark, Jesus' crown of thorns among others. 

A month after letting fans know that their fourth child was born stillborn, Alexa PenaVega is sharing an update on how the family is doing. 

From labour camps to an award-winning eye specialist, Dr. Ming Wang's inspiring life story comes alive in the new faith-filled movie Sight. 

Born in China in the 70s, Wang faced great tribulation as he wound up in a labour camp during China's cultural revolution. During this time Wang was beaten and traumatized after his family was ripped away from him, affecting him for years. 

However, Wang was determined to make a better life. He finished high school within two months before moving to the U.S.A. to become a doctor. 

It's been an emotional few days for Jeremy Camp as he celebrates the release of his latest album, Deeper Waters. 

The 13-track album is something that he says, is a reflection of the past two decades of his life in the spotlight. 

 "So many tears were shed during the writing of this record," said Camp in a post on Facebook. "I have been praying desperately that God would minister to people in greater ways than ever before."

Insects in the prairies are getting ready to jump into fields and potentially damage crops this summer once conditions warm.

Some of the most damaging insects, such as grasshoppers and flea beetles, have yet to emerge this year in many areas of the prairies as it's been too cold.

While recent rain has also affected crops, those insects are unbothered, explains Research Scientist with Agriculture and Agri-food Canada Meghan Vankosky.