This week's McDonald's Coffee Break winner is...

Mission Thrift Store!

Congratulations to Rochelle and the team at Mission Thrift Store for winning this week!

They enjoyed hot coffee and treats from McDonald's! 

Enter your business and you and your co-workers could win coffee and a variety of muffins, lil donuts, cookies, egg McMuffins and breakfast burritos from McDonald's!

We'll draw a winner every week and will personally deliver McDonald's coffee and treats to the winning business.

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Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal reviews thumbs-up emoji case

Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in a case that found a thumbs-up emoji to be legally binding.

It's an interesting case that has attracted a lot of interest and a lot of discussion.

The case stems from a text conversation between South West Terminal and Achter Land & Cattle Ltd over a flax contract that was not fulfilled.

In March of 2021,  a grain buyer with SWT sent a text to one of the owners Chris Achter saying that the company was looking to buy 86 tonnes of flax for $17 per bushel to be delivered in the fall.

'I'm too far away': Five Canadians dead in plane that crashed near downtown Nashville

The pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed near downtown Nashville told air traffic controllers he could see the runway they were clearing for an emergency landing. But he said he couldn’t reach it.

“I’m going to be landing — I don’t know where!” the pilot said before the plane crashed alongside Interstate 40, killing all five people aboard.

From fundamentalism brainwashing to following Jesus: How God transformed Carrie Sheffield's life

Carrie Sheffield's upbringing was anything but normal. She was the fifth of eight children with a violent, mentally ill, street musician father who thought he was a modern-day Mormon prophet destined to become U.S. president someday.

Growing up, Sheffield moved around a lot. They often lived like drifters, camping in sheds, tents and motorhomes. In her lifetime, Carrie attended a total of 17 public schools.

Those Final Moments

Genesis 49:1–33

Then Jacob called together all his sons and said, "Gather around me, and I will tell what will happen to each of you in the days to come. Come and listen, you sons of Jacob; listen to Israel, your father.”(Genesis 49:1–2)

Verse of the day: March 6

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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Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

 

Faith overcomes grief: Mother speaks out after daughter murdered while jogging

The mother of a young woman who was tragically slain while out for a jog is giving Jesus all the glory for helping them get through this unimaginable loss. 

Last month, Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student in Georgia was found dead after going for a jog on campus. 

Grande Prairie charge two for theft of mail

On Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, Grande Prairie RCMP Crime Reduction Unit began investigating multiple thefts from mailboxes that had occurred between Dec.14, 2023 and Jan. 22, 2024.

Video surveillance received from one of the 27 thefts resulted in the identification of a male suspect and his vehicle. A subsequent search warrant was conducted, leading to the arrest of the male suspect and a female suspect.

Gary Cameron McKeever (30) and Beth Seymour (29), residents of Grande Prairie, have been charged with:

PBO expects inflation to fall to 2% by end of year, deficit to grow amid weak economy

The parliamentary budget officer is projecting inflation will return to the Bank of Canada's two per cent target by the end of the year and the federal deficit will grow amid weakening economic conditions.

The budget watchdog's latest economic and fiscal outlook comes as the federal government gears up for its spring budget and Canadians eagerly wait for the central bank to begin lowering interest rates.

The report predicts the first rate cut to come in April, slightly earlier than financial markets expect.