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Residents are asked to avoid the area of 113 Avenue in Clairmont between 95 Street and 96 Street as County crews work to clean up a fuel spill.  

There is no immediate danger to the public and no risk to the environment. The spill has been contained and the cause is under investigation. 

Residents should not park on the south side of 113 Avenue between 95 Street and 96 Street until the clean-up is complete.  

As the year draws to a close we've started seeing an increase in grain movement.

David Przednowek, the assistant vice president of grain for CN Rail,  says for the last number of weeks grain movement has been slow.

"So a lot of capacity got left on the table, unfortunately. What we've seen since then is a bit of an uptick in demand for grain movement over the past couple of weeks grain shipping week 19 which was the week of December 3rd, we moved  just over 570,000 tonnes that compared to 500,000 tonnes the previous week."

Quorum Corporation, the federal grain monitor for prairie grain handling and transportation, has been studying the costs associated with moving grain to the East Coast versus the West Coast.

Quorum's Mark Hemmes says the majority of grain destined for export - about 75 per cent - moved out of the West Coast Port facilities while about 11 million metric tonnes of grain moves through Eastern Canada each year.

Looks like some long-awaited snow is in the forecast for the Peace Country. 

Periods of snow are expected to begin after midnight, around 2 cm is anticipated overnight. Tomorrow, periods of snow as well with about 2 to 4 cm throughout the day and into the evening hours.  

Dawson Creek area is also expecting flurries to begin tonight with about 2 cm of snow. Tomorrow, around 5 cm of snow is forecasted with only a 30% chance by tomorrow evening. 

We The Kingdom is using their latest Christmas song to help families affected by the tragic fires in Maui earlier this year.

In August, a series of wildfires broke out in Maui, killing at least 100 people and destroying the town of Lahaina.

In early November, the band released 'Christmas in Hawaii.' Two weeks ago, they released a music video to go alongside it. 

The band has now partnered with the Kahākūkahi Foundation and will give a portion of the proceeds from each click on their music video to the organization. 

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, a once-powerful prelate and close Pope Francis adviser, was found guilty on Saturday by a three-judge Vatican panel of embezzlement and fraud in a high-profile corruption case that rocked the Holy See’s hierarchy.  

Following a marathon trial that began in July 2021, Becciu was convicted — along with eight others — in a courtroom located inside the Vatican Museums. He was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for his crimes.

A small historical church in Alberta has been destroyed by fire.

Wood Buffalo RCMP were called to St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Janvier at around 10:30 p.m. on Friday. 

When officers arrived at the church, it was completely engulfed in flames. 

Shane Janvier, Chipewyan Prairie First Nation councillor said in a video on Facebook that early indications appear to be arson.

The founder of International House of Prayer Kansas City has taken to social media to admit to inappropriate behaviour he committed over 20 years ago.

"With a very heavy heart, I want to express how deeply grieved I am that my past sins have led to so much pain, confusion, and division in the body of Christ this hour," said Mike Bickle in a statement he released last week. 

He goes on to admit he sinned by engaging in inappropriate behaviour. 

A mother of two young children says that it's only "by the grace of God" that both babies are alive after a tornado destroyed their trailer home and tore her baby from its bassinet.

Sydney Moore of Clarksville, TN says that on Dec. 9 she had just moments to jump on top of her one-year-old son on the floor, while her four-month-old baby slept in a bassinet, as a tornado tore the roof of her home off. Her boyfriend, and father of the infant, attempted to grab the bassinet as the tornado lifted it into the air.

Christians of China’s registered churches have another important event besides Christmas happening this month. It is the national conference held every five years for the China Christian Council and the Three-Self Patriotic Movement.

Kurt Rovenstine of Bibles For China asks believers worldwide to pray for the Chinese Church during this time. He says, “It’s an important time for the church there and we’re just praying that God does what needs to be done.”