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Grande Prairie Enforcement Services is urging motorists to familiarize themselves with the rules of the road when it comes to pulling over for emergency vehicles. A fire truck, police vehicle, or ambulance with its siren on has the right of way over all other vehicles and it is important to be aware of your surroundings and be prepared to act.

Here is what to do when an emergency vehicle with its siren on approaches:

Rising Above Ministry! 

They enjoyed hot coffee and treats from McDonald's! 

Enter your business and you and your co-workers could win coffee and a variety of muffins, lil donuts, cookies, egg McMuffins and breakfast burritos from McDonald's!

We'll draw a winner every week and will personally deliver McDonald's coffee and treats to the winning business.

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Brian Doerksen and Marika Siewert have put together a brand-new online Christmas Special that all ages will enjoy.  

Home for Christmas: The Heart of Christmas in Story and Song will air this Sunday, December 15, 2024. 

Brian Doerksen says, “It's a streaming special, so once people get their link, they can watch it as often as they want for two whole weeks right through the Christmas season.” 

The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate by half a percentage point today but signalled a slower pace of rate cuts moving forward.

The decision marked the fifth consecutive reduction since June and brings the central bank’s key rate down to 3.25 per cent.

Forecasters were widely expecting the jumbo interest rate cut after the November labour force survey showed the unemployment rate rose to 6.8 per cent.

Popular Christian artist, Anne Wilson recently graced the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. 

The special performance was the wrap of the Opry's NextStage program.

Opry NextStage is a program that finds up-and-comers on their way to superstardom and places them center stage. These artists have the talent, the stories, and the sound to become the next big thing in country music. And this program brings them into the limelight, in a way that only the Opry can. 

TikTok is challenging the federal government’s order to shut down its operations in Canada, claiming it will eliminate hundreds of jobs and potentially terminate a quarter of a million contracts that it has with Canadian advertising clients. 

The company filed documents in Federal Court in Vancouver on Dec. 5, seeking to set aside the order to wind-up and cease business in Canada. 

Canada Post and the union representing postal workers are in a war of words as a countrywide strike enters its 27th day.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers pushed back on recent criticisms from Canada Post in a bulletin to members Tuesday evening, giving a list of proposals it said are meant to bring the two parties closer together.

The Agricultural Producer's Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) held a general meeting recently as a way to connect with members and the industry on a number of topics. 

APAS President Bill Prybylski says the event addressed several important issues, beginning with the province's rail lines.

Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

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Psalm 46:1-3; Psalm 94:19

In times of physical catastrophe in our lives or in our world, what is our response? Usually, it's "Why, God? Why me? Why us?" In contrast, God's Word says in times of physical catastrophe, "we will not fear" (Psalm 46:2). As you read Psalm 46:1-3, take the time to observe that the examples are all introduced with "though." "Though the earth should change, though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea." Referring to what?