Auto theft prevention with Operation Cold Start
From January 20-24, 2025, the Grande Prairie RCMP, along with other law enforcement agencies across Alberta, participated in Operation Cold Start.
This initiative aims to reduce the theft of idling vehicles during cold weather by working with the public. Officers checked unattended, idling vehicles for keys and proper security, educating owners on winter vehicle safety.
This year, the Grande Prairie RCMP found 102 vehicles idling with keys in the ignition and engaged with 123 vehicle owners about safeguarding their vehicles and property in cold conditions.
Alberta cabinet minister Peter Guthrie quits post, citing concerns over procurement
One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s cabinet ministers has quit his post, saying he has broad concerns over how procurement contracts are being signed across government.
Peter Guthrie announced Tuesday he was quitting the infrastructure portfolio.
It came on the first day of the spring sitting of the legislature as Smith and her United Conservative Party government grapple with an ongoing scandal surrounding allegations of high-level arm-twisting and favouritism in multimillion-dollar health contracts.
City of Grande Prairie moves forward with new recreation facility near Trader Ridge
To address the growing demand for indoor turf space in Grande Prairie, City Council is advancing plans for a new recreation facility, approving the development of approximately 3.21 hectares at a site near Trader Ridge to accommodate a new multi-sport air-supported structure.
Wife of American missionary killed in Angola charged in his death
The wife of a young missionary killed in Africa late last year has been officially charged according to the couple's home church.
44-year-old Beau Shroyer was killed on Oct. 25, 2024, in an act of violence while serving Jesus in a remote area of Angola, Africa.
His wife, Jackie was arrested in connection to his death.
Alice Cooper tells Greg Laurie how God healed him of alcoholism, 'It's a miracle'
Musical legend Alice Cooper recently sat down with Jesus Revolution's Greg Laurie to share about the power of God in his life.
Cooper was at the height of his rock n' roll career in the 70s and found himself partying hard with other legends such as Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. However, the other two singers did so much drugs and alcohol that they both died when they were only 27 years old.
After 3 years of war, gospel-centered media is still on the air in Ukraine
Three years ago yesterday, in the early morning of February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine.
It may have started out as a “special military operation” as Russia’s president called it. But after three years and tens — probably hundreds — of thousands of lives lost on either side, it’s another story.
Younger Canadians drive trust in AI-generated information, poll indicates
More than a quarter of Canadians — 28 per cent — consider artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT reliable sources of information, a new survey suggests.
Among generation Z Canadians — those born between 1997 and 2012 — 41 per cent say they see AI systems as reliable information sources. That’s not far off from the 49 per cent of gen Z respondents who said they trust stories on news media websites, according to the annual CanTrust Index published by Proof Strategies.
Liberal leadership debate kicks off with questions about threat posed by Trump
He wasn't on the stage but U.S. President Donald Trump's shadow towered over the Liberal leadership race during Monday night's French-language debate.
The candidates — former central banker Mark Carney, former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, former government House leader Karina Gould and former MP Frank Baylis — spent much of the debate talking about the threat Trump poses to Canada's economy and sovereignty.
Carney said that Trump has changed since his first term and is now more "isolationist, more aggressive."
Verse of the day: February 25
Matthew 22:37-39
"Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
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An uncompromising walk
Psalm 1:1–3
As I read Psalm 1, three illustrations from the Bible flash into my mind. Two men flirted with evil, then fell; but there was one other who refused to begin a "walk in the counsel of the wicked." The first two illustrations involve Lot and Samson; the third is Joseph. People the world over are familiar with Samson, whose life is best described in Proverbs 5:20–23: