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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is adding eight fresh faces to his cabinet in a shuffle today, though they may not have much time in those new roles after all.

Just before Trudeau moved to shore up his front bench Friday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh declared he is finally ready to vote down the government and attempt to trigger a snap election in the new year -- though Parliament won't return for a month and he may not get that chance until March.

The New Democrats will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring down the Liberals in the next sitting of the House of Commons, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Friday.

In the latest blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's struggling Liberal government, Singh wrote a letter address to Canadians in which he doubled down on his call for Trudeau to resign but also said the NDP will vote to bring down the government, regardless of who is at its helm. 

On Dec. 20, 2024, Peace Regional RCMP responded to a report where an unknown, suspicious substance was located at a business in the area of 56 Street in Grimshaw.

RCMP seized 14.5 grams of suspected fentanyl from the location; there are no suspects at this time.

Peace Regional RCMP urges community members to be aware of the dangers of various drugs, what they look like, and to ensure that if you find packages with suspicious substances that you suspect to be drugs of any kind, to call RCMP and do not touch these substances.

On Dec. 14, 2024, Peace Regional RCMP responded to a report of a sighting of a possible stolen vehicle; upon arrival, RCMP confirmed the vehicle had been stolen from Fort St. John sometime in the night of Dec. 13, 2024 and early morning of Dec 14. 2024.

Dashcam footage was available and Peace Regional RCMP requests the assistance from the public to identify the suspect seen with the vehicle.

Description of suspect:

On Dec. 5, 2024, Peace Regional RCMP were patrolling in the area of Township Road 822 and Range Road 190 in the Peace Region, when a stolen vehicle fled from a traffic stop.  RCMP located the vehicle shortly after and members of the Western Alberta Crime Reduction Unit assisted and engaged in a foot search for the vehicle occupants in a forested farm area.

Richard James William Frey (49), a resident of Northern Sunrise County was located and charged with:

On behalf of City Council, I extend our condolences to the friends, family and community upon news of the passing of the Honorable Gordon Graydon.

With an impressive 18 years on City Council first as an Alderman and then as Mayor from 1992-2001, Mr. Graydon made an indelible mark on the community. It is through his efforts and championing of Grande Prairie that Muskoseepi Park was developed and exists today as a cherished landmark and gathering place.

The family of a 52-year-old man who received medical assistance in dying while on a day pass from a Vancouver psychiatric hospital has launched a constitutional challenge to the procedure's legal framework.

The notice of civil claim filed Friday at the B.C. Supreme Court says the businessman and father of three, who suffered chronic back pain and long-term mental illness, suffered wrongful death in December 2022.

It accuses Dr. Ellen Wiebe and her clinic of malpractice, though none of the allegations have been proven in court.

Although India has a high level of Christian persecution, some of the cast from The Chosen recently went there for a screening and were met with a warm welcome. 

According to the World Watch List, India comes in at number 11 for the country with the highest amount of Christian persecution, with roughly five per cent of the population identifying as Christians. 

Luke 2:6-7

"While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger because there was no guest room available for them."

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1 Corinthians 16:13; Hebrews 5:11-14

Once we've been assured of the foundational principles we've covered thus far in this devotional series, the challenge we face in our chaotic times is painfully obvious. What we need is a courage transfusion. Four commands are found in 1 Corinthians 16:13: "Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong." We've focused on the first two; today we're discussing number three.