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Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says close to 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon, months after warning there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate them if the situation deteriorates further.

She is also expressing concern that attacks like exploding pagers are only making the situation worse.

"My message to Canadians who even think of going to Lebanon is don't go, and I've been saying that for months," she told reporters Friday in Toronto.

Family members of patients allegedly brainwashed decades ago at a Montreal psychiatric hospital are afraid they're running out of time to get compensation because the federal government and the McGill University Health Centre have filed motions to dismiss their lawsuit.

Glenn Landry's mother, Catherine Elizabeth Harter, was among the hundreds of people to receive experimental treatments under the MK-ULTRA program, funded by the Canadian government and the CIA between the 1940s and 1960s at Montreal's Allan Memorial Institute, which was affiliated with McGill University.

2 Corinthians 13:14

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

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In a haunting message from beyond the grave, Métis Elder Sonny James MacDonald recounted being incarcerated for more than two years at an Indian Hospital in Edmonton in the 1940s for tuberculosis treatment, suffering abuse and isolation as a child.

"After the surgery … they took it upon themselves … that they should take my pajama bottoms off to prevent me from walking around," MacDonald, a renowned carver who died in 2021, said in a video clip taken from a documentary released that same year. 

1 Corinthians 13:11

Too good. That's the only way to describe my early childhood. Lots of friends in the neighbourhood. Sandlot football down at the end of Quince Street in East Houston or shooting hoops against the garage backboard. There were family reunions at my granddaddy's little bay cabin, plus fishing, floundering, crabbing, swimming, and eating.

The City of Grande Prairie is advising commuters of paving work at the intersection of 116 Avenue and 100 Street on Saturday, Sept. 21, weather permitting. The work is scheduled for one day, with the goal of minimizing disruptions by completing it over the weekend.

Traffic and transit impacts:

On Sept. 17, 2024 just before 1:00 a.m., a routine traffic stop initiated by a member of the Grande Prairie RCMP resulted in stopping a significant quantity of dangerous drugs from infiltrating the community. 

As a result of a continued investigation into the incident which led to a public safety alert being issued by RCMP on Sept. 17, 2024 one male suspect surrendered himself to the RCMP with family and a warrant for arrest for the second male involved has been issued.  The investigation remains open; however, it has been determined that the offences committed were targeted, and Mayerthorpe RCMP would like to re-assure the members of the community that there is no imminent risk to the community.

RCMP have charged Whitecourt resident, 28-year-old Dakota Patterson with,

An Olympic athlete from Serbia has been banned from his sport after making the sign of the cross during the Paris Olympics.

Nemanja Majdov, a judo champion, learned of this decision two weeks ago. 

"15 days ago, I received a decision that I was suspended for 5 months by the World Judo Federation (IJF) for violating their religious codes. Especially when entering the Olympics," said Majdov in a post on Instagram.

Quebec Premier François Legault on Thursday urged the Bloc Québécois to help topple the federal Liberal government and trigger an election, saying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to disrespect the will of the province.

Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet responded moments later, rejecting that call and saying he serves Quebecers "according to my own judgment."