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Matthew 7:12

"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."

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1 John 3:1–5

*Sensitive topic warning. The following post talks about suicide. 

If tears were indelible ink instead of clear fluid, all of us would be stained for life. The heartbreaking circumstances, the painful encounters with calamities, the brutal verbal blows we receive from the surgeon or an angry mate, the sudden loss of someone we simply adored, riding out the consequences of a stupid decision—ah! Such is the groan and grind of life. 

Government House Leader Karina Gould says she’s ready to throw her hat in the ring to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader.

Gould says in a video posted to social media that Canadians have lost faith in the party and the Liberals need to earn back their trust.

She says the party needs to rebuild with a leader who has a track record of standing up to bullies and won’t back down.

The 37-year-old millennial is the youngest candidate to declare, just days before the official deadline to enter the race.

“One of the windstorms blew, and it was like a fireball, and it blew straight toward me. All I could do was just back up, and that was it. I had to get out of there.”

Eon Walk — chief financial officer for the Pasadena Church of Christ, also known as the Kinneloa congregation — recounted her experience trying to enter the Southern California church building as the Eaton Fire encroached.

She wanted to save the building blueprints and grab a fire extinguisher to stop a nearby bush fire from spreading. But she returned home empty-handed.

Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by the Canadian Press editors.

A chicken living in a backyard is seen in Vancouver, on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

1 Corinthians 10:13

"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."

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Hebrews 12:1–3; Psalm 91:1–2

What is perspective? 

Well, it’s obviously related to the way we view something. The term literally suggests “looking through...seeing clearly.” One who views life through perspective lenses has the capacity to see things in their true relations or relative importance. He sees the big picture. She is able to distinguish the incidental from the essential...the temporary from the eternal...the partial from the whole...the trees from the forest. 

Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next Leader of the Liberal party and prime minister of Canada.

She says in a statement posted on social media she will launch her campaign officially on Sunday.

The former finance minister wrote an op-ed in the Toronto Star on Friday saying she won’t back down from Donald Trump as he vows to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all products coming into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico.

Canadian Christian singer and songwriter Samantha Ebert is releasing her second single, "Overthinking," on Friday. 

"I wrote it in a very similar way and sound to 'Flowers,'" says Ebert, referencing her first single. "It's an honest prayer. You're just telling God what you're going through and it's more of a song where you're venting about your struggles."

For a few years Ebert has struggled with Lyme Disease. 

Yesterday, at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show in Saskatoon, SK, a new brand was announced. SaskCanola and SaskFlax announced that they would be amalgamating under one brand called SaskOilSeeds. While this amalgamation isn’t brand new, in fact, they officially merged together on August 1st, 2024, this announcement marks a new chapter in oilseeds for producers in Saskatchewan. Tracy Broughton is the executive director of the new SaskOilSeeds brand, and she talks about why this merger was needed, and how it will help producers of Saskatchewan oilseeds in the future.