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A cross-U.S. sting operation has resulted in over 200 child sex predators being arrested, while roughly 115 children were found and rescued. 

Recently, the Department of Justice worked alongside local authorities to work together to identify, track, and arrest child sex predators.

Alberta's access to information watchdog has found the provincial government to be non-compliant with its own freedom of information rules.

A new report from information and privacy commissioner Diane McLeod says Alberta's government has implemented internal procedures and policies that allow government employees to wrongfully deny freedom of information requests.

Alberta's chief electoral officer is warning the government that proposed legislation will impair the election commissioner's power to investigate election rule breaking.

A controversial bill introduced last month, if passed, will make sweeping changes to voting and referendums in the province, and is making its way through debate in the legislature. 

Rebecca St. James has released a new song that is especially close to her heart because it features a couple of extra special guests. 

The new track, "You Make Everything Beautiful," features her daughters, 7-year-old Imogen and 11-year-old Gemma.

"Wow, is it a tear-jerker!" said Rebecca in a post on Instagram. "It gets me every time, cause their voices represent the innocence of childhood and the loveliness of family."

"Quite the full circle moment," said Rebecca's brothers, Joel and Luke Smallbone. "We’re proud uncles over here."

Ecclesiastes 10:10

I don't know of a hotter subject today than success. Magazine articles, books, seminars, and sermons promote it. 

But success is seldom linked with wisdom. Chances are good that if we would pick up last Sunday's paper and read it through, we'd come across 20 or more references to success, yet find nothing added regarding wisdom. 

In today's hype about success, wisdom is conspicuous by its absence. Outside of biblical literature and biblically based books, we hardly even come across the Word….

The federal government expects to spend about $7 million this fiscal year to store and maintain four custom-made, portable hospitals that cost taxpayers more than $200 million to buy — facilities meant to bolster overwhelmed hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic that were barely used.

Early on in the pandemic, as the federal government moved at breakneck speed to respond to a global health crisis, it issued rush orders for these Mobile Health Units.

A 94-year-old university graduate is inspiring students around the world after walking across the stage more than 60 years after first starting her doctoral journey.

Virginia J. Morelock earned her Doctor of Education in Curriculum & Instruction: Elementary Education through Liberty University Online Programs in September. On Friday, she finally celebrated her achievement in person, crossing the stage during Liberty’s 52nd Commencement ceremony in Lynchburg, Va.

“It’s been 63 years since I started,” Morelock said. “It’s very, very exciting.”

Ephesians 4:32

"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."

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Psalm 139:3

For Christmas one year we bought our children what was called "Ant City." This consisted of clear plastic plates on either side, filled with sand and ants. 

From our vantage point outside and above, we could see what these busy little creatures were doing underground. We watched as they tunnelled their way around, leaving a maze of trails.

In a similar fashion, God scrutinizes our paths. From where we are, tunnelling along, all we see is the sand immediately ahead, behind, and beside us. 

Indigenous groups in Canada say they want to see Pope Leo XIV continue the reconciliation work started by his predecessor, the late Pope Francis.

Francis was recognized as an ally of Canada's Indigenous Peoples and was known for advancing reconciliation efforts and apologizing — both in the Vatican and in Canada — for the Catholic Church's role in widespread abuses at residential schools.

His visit to Canada in 2022 was described as a "penitential pilgrimage" as Francis insisted on meeting with Indigenous survivors of residential schools and hearing their stories.