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Canada Post workers are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with their employer.

Canadian Union of Postal Workers says approximately 55,000 workers are striking, claiming little progress has been made in the bargaining process.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a 72-hour strike notice earlier in the week, saying it's been asking for fair wages, safer working conditions and other improvements over nearly a year of bargaining.

Psalm 119:143

Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight.

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Lamentations 3:25

"Lord, I'm back and I diligently seek you." How many times have we said this? This time stop talking and sit silently. Wait patiently, seek diligently, sit silently. That means you need to pour out your heart and then deliberately be quiet. Spend a full day in quietness.

The RCMP is rolling out body-worn cameras for officers, deploying more than 10,000 cameras across the country in the next 12 to 18 months.

Officers will be expected to turn on their cameras when they answer calls or interact with the public. They will wear the cameras on their chests and they will flash red lights to indicate they are recording.

"The muscle memory that we're training officers to build in is essentially seatbelt off, camera on," said Taunya Goguen, the RCMP’s corporate management officer, at a press briefing Thursday. 

Grande Prairie Council will be hosting the 9th Annual Interfaith Breakfast on November 28 at the Teresa Sargent Hall (Montrose Cultural Centre). 

Council hopes to highlight the importance of our diverse faith communities and organizations and their positive contributions to our city and surrounding region.

Keynote speaker this year will be James Gardiner, CEO of The Mustard Seed. He will be sharing about Faith in Action: The Mustard Seed Approach. 

Doors will open at 7:00 a.m., breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m. 

Earlier this year, Protein Industries Canada announced a project and partnership with agriculture companies to help improve plant-based products including cheese. Partnering with Daiya Foods, Ingredion, Ingredion Plant Based Specialties (IPBPS) and Lovingly Made Flour Mills; the goal is to use Canadian grown crops such as peas and faba beans to help improve the taste, texture, and overall quality of plant-based cheese.  

The trailer for a film coming to Netflix focussing on Mary, the mother of Jesus has been released. 

Mary is telling the nativity story of the birth of Jesus and the aftermath as Mary and Joseph flee from King Herod's pursuit. 

Noa Cohen stars as Mary and Ido Tako as Joseph, with Academy Award-winning actor Anthony Hopkins playing the role of King Herod.

Jake Burger of the Miami Marlins and his wife, Ashlyn recently introduced their newest addition to the family. 

The duo welcomed their second child, Penelope on Oct 25, 2024. In an exclusive interview with People Magazine, the couple announced that Penelope was born with Down Syndrome.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to support the family of Beau Shroyer, an American missionary who was killed in Angola in late October. 

The 44-year-old was killed on Oct. 25, 2024, in an act of violence while serving Jesus.

Dave Coulier made a devastating announcement this week, letting his friends, family and fans know that he is battling Stage 3 Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

The Full House star discussed this diagnosis during a recent interview on the Today Show.