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On July 18, 2025, at 11:50 p.m., Grande Prairie RCMP located an erratic driver. When an attempt was made to stop the vehicle, it fled. The vehicle soon became stuck in the mud. When officers interacted with the male driver, he produced a firearm. During the confrontation, at least one officer discharged their service weapon, and the suspect was struck. Officers attempted life saving efforts and STARS was notified, however, upon EMS arrival, the suspect was deceased.

No officers were injured during the confrontation.

The ongoing fire situation in Manitoba, resulted in the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Agriculture Ministers meeting virtually last week.

They discussed a number of issues, from the weather impacts to international trade, improving interprovincial trade opportunities, and enhancements to AgriStability.

For the 2025 program year only, they agreed to increase the AgriStability compensation rate from 80 per cent to 90 per cent and increased the maximum payment limit from $3 million to $6 million. 

Forrest Frank is recovering after injuring himself in a skateboarding incident.

Forrest was playing with his son, Bodie and when he fell off his skateboard and landed on his back.

"Dads, this is your sign to get off the stick," said Forrest in a post on Instagram. "It was just a casual session with my 2-year-old, so I didn’t even think to put a helmet on (hindsight is 20/20)."

Rend Collective has released a new single called "Wild Love," giving an ode to Christian author C.S. Lewis's idea of God. 

Lewis wrote the children's series The Chronicles of Narnia, with the first book titled The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. In it, Lewis depicts God as a lion named Aslan. 

"Safe?" 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you," Rend Collective shared the snippet from the book on social media.

Tariffs and trade are top of the agenda as the country's premiers arrive in Ontario's cottage country for a three-day meeting that comes at a pivotal time for both Canada-U.S. and domestic relations.

The premiers' summer gathering in Muskoka will also feature a Tuesday meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, as trade talks with the United States are expected to intensify.

After 45 years in their Jasper home, it took mere minutes for Wes Bradford's quaint mountain abode to burn to a pile of ash.

A year later, he and his wife are itching to rebuild. They've hired a contractor and designer, and their insurance will cover the expected $1-million price tag. But they can't start yet — not until their empty lot, currently a flat mound of dirt, has been declared contaminant-free.

"We're up against the wall," says Bradford, after meeting their builder in Jasper the day before.

Choosing the right replacement heifers is more important than ever for cattle producers, especially with today’s record-high calf prices.

“Replacement heifers represent the genetic potential of a producer’s operation,” says Alexis DeCorby, Livestock and Feed Extension Specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture’s Yorkton office.

“They’re a costly investment that requires about two years of inputs before they produce a live calf.”

Psalm 119:30

"I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws."

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Ephesians 2:8

While most people in the world are busy building towers with the highest hopes of making a name and gaining fame, God's truth sets the record straight.

On the basis of God's Book, His Holy Word, it is my plea that we simply admit our need and claim God's grace.

Instead of striving for a man-made ticket to heaven based on high achievement and hard work (for which we get all the credit), I suggest we openly declare our own spiritual bankruptcy and accept God's free gift of grace.

The Bank of Canada has largely kept to the sidelines as it tries to get a sense of how U.S. tariffs will impact the economy — and some economists think it might just stay there.

After a quarter-point cut in March, the central bank held its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.75 per cent in April and June.

With last month's jobs figures showing a surprise gain and core inflation levels holding steady at around three per cent, economists now broadly expect the central bank will continue its holding pattern at its next decision on July 30.