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Deuteronomy 13:4

It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.

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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.

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.

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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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.

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 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."

Federal political parties appear to be locked in a game of chicken in an increasingly precarious Parliament over a debate that has stalled almost all business in the House of Commons.

The Conservatives have vowed the debate will continue until the Liberals hand over unredacted documents to the RCMP about a green-tech foundation that was found to have misspent government money.

The debate has now stretched into its second week.

A newly released document shows federal cabinet ministers were warned in May 2022 that hostile states were targeting Canada's strategic interests, the integrity of Canadian institutions and democratic processes, and the ability of the public to exercise Charter-protected rights and freedoms.

The document is a summary of one of four memorandums to cabinet, generally considered closely held confidences, that were provided to a federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference as part of its terms of reference.