Petra's music to be featured in new '80s faith-based film

Petra's music will be front and centre in a new faith-based film set to hit theatres next year.

The legendary Christian rock band has teamed up with Intrigue Films to bring their first-ever feature film, Beyond Belief, to life.

The film, set in the 1980s, stars singer Carson Lueders and features some of Petra's greatest hits.

Progressiveness

Psalm 103

We salute visionaries of yesteryear. We shake our heads in amazement as we imagine the herculean courage it took to stand so confidently when the majority frowned so sternly. Looking back, we laud those who refused to take no for an answer. We quote them with gusto. We even name our children after them. Yesterday's progress earns today's monuments of stone.

Poilievre barred from speaking in House for not withdrawing remark about Joly

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was not allowed to speak in the House of Commons Tuesday as his public feud with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly spilled into a second day.

House Speaker Greg Fergus delivered the penalty to Poilievre in the morning, a day after he asked the leader of the opposition to withdraw a remark accusing Joly of pandering to supporters of the terrorist organization Hamas.

Next court date October 21 for missing Pastor Raymond Koh’s case

Many people have prayed for years for Susanna Koh and her family — the wife and children of Pastor Raymond Koh.

Raymond was kidnapped in Malaysia, in broad daylight on 13 February 2017. In the seven years since then, Susanna has tirelessly sought to find out what happened to him. She filed a lawsuit against the Malaysian government for negligence in the case. 

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Fort St. John Association for Community Living hosts walk

October is Disability Employment Awareness Month.

The Fort St. John Association for Community Living takes pride in helping individuals with disabilities secure meaningful employment in the community. By networking with local businesses, providing on-the-job support, and offering employers job-ready candidates, they help address the ongoing workforce shortage.

This month serves as a special opportunity to highlight the unique work they do, celebrate their partner businesses and organizations, and raise awareness to further expand this important program.

Tasha Layton earns third #1 single

Singer and songwriter Tasha Layton is celebrating after receiving her third No. 1 radio single. 

Her latest song, 'Worship Through It,' which features Chris Brown of Elevation Worship, hit No. 1 for the second week on the Mediabase Christian Impression chart as well as in the Top 5 on the Mediabase Christian AC Monitor and Top 3 at Mediabase AC Activator charts. 

Written by Layton, Matthew West, AJ Prius and Keith Everette Smith, this song encourages listeners to lift up God and give him adoration for who he is and what he's done. 

'A symbol of hope': Wooden cross stands after chapel destroyed during Hurricane Helene

A chapel in YMCA Camp Greenville in Cleveland, South Carolina is in awe after their building sustained significant damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. However, a wooden cross at the front of the church remained standing. 

"Unfortunately, it's pretty devastating on top of the mountain," said the director of operations for YMCA Camp Greenville in a post on Facebook. "We have thousands of trees down and lots of damage to power lines and buildings. Our staff are all safe and well, but there is a lot of work ahead of us."