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Psalm 46; 131; Isaiah 30:15-18; Mark 6:30-32

It is almost 10:00, Monday night. The children are snoozing and snoring upstairs (or they should be!). Aside from a few outside noises—a passing car...a barking dog...a few, faint voices in the distance—all's quiet on the home front. That wonderful, much-needed presence has again come for a visit—quietness. Oh, how I love it...how I need it.

UPDATE:

 Fox Creek RCMP are updating that they are slowly making progress with vehicles clearing the road.

Upon the initial arrival, Fox Creek RCMP stopped traffic until they could properly assess the collision and any drivers and passengers for their condition. 

Currently, there is a southbound lane which is open, and crews are working on a diversion to allow northbound traffic a way through.

A former Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to indecent assault against seven Inuit children more than four decades ago has been sentenced to six years in prison.

An Iqaluit court heard Eric Dejaeger assaulted six girls and one boy between 1978 and 1982 in the hamlet of Igloolik, Nvt.

"He destroyed their childhood, hurt their relations with their families and ruined their relationship with their church," Justice Faiyaz Alibhai said in his sentencing decision Thursday. 

The deadly mid-air crash in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night is likely the result of unique air traffic patterns in the area and shouldn't cause wider fears over air safety, says an aviation expert.

John Gradek, who teaches aviation management at McGill University, said the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has seen rising activity over the years while military aircraft also frequently fly in the area to make it a higher-risk airspace.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he still plans to force a spring election when Parliament returns at end of March.

He says that before that vote to topple the Liberal government happens, he could work with the governing party for about two months to rush through Parliament relief measures for workers who could be affected by a looming tariff war with the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s 90-day freeze on foreign aid and a recent prisoner swap are returning Afghanistan to the global spotlight. 

Many of the 300,000 Ukrainians who have come to Canada on three-year emergency visas since 2022 face an uncertain future as their temporary resident permits come closer to expiring, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress warned Wednesday.

Congress executive director Ihor Michalchyshyn said he met with Immigration Minister Marc Miller last week to ask his department to automatically renew the visas for another three years.

U.S. President Donald Trump could be just days away from hitting Canada with punishing tariffs. Here's a look at the industries that would be hit the hardest.

Statistics Canada says the value of Canadian exports to the United States in 2023 exceeded $594 billion. More than 43 per cent of that came from just six industries: oil and gas extraction, oil and gas refining, auto manufacturing, aluminum production and processing, aerospace and crop and animal production.

A 25 per cent tariff applied across the board would increase the cost of those exports by $148.5 billion.

The 48th Manitoba Ag Days was considered a huge success again this year.  

Teresa Hildebrand, the event's Media Coordinator, said the event drew tens of thousands of visitors over the 3-day event from across the region and beyond. She had their 50/50 jackpot was the largest ever and everyone was very pleased with the event. 

Ephesians 4:2

"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."

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