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A fire restriction is now in effect for the City of Grande Prairie, including annexed rural areas, as of 12 p.m. on Thursday, May 1 due to very dry conditions.

Permitted activities:

·       Propane and natural gas barbecues.

·       Propane and natural gas firepits.

·       Propane and natural gas appliances.

·       Charcoal briquette barbecues.

·       Indoor wood fireplaces.

·       Residential fire pits with spark arrestor or screen.

·       Wood pellet smokers and barbecues (with or without safety shut-off).

Your Alberta RCMP is requesting motorists use caution while driving on provincial highways during a province-wide highway cleanup, taking place May 3 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. If weather prevents the cleanup, there is an alternate date of May 10 planned.

The campaign will involve over 12,000 participants, 8,000 of whom will be children from 4H Clubs, Junior Forest Wardens, and other youth groups. Participants will be wearing safety vests, and there will be caution posters placed adjacent to clean-up areas.

Army Navy Airforce Veterans (ANAVETS) Unit #389 is opening its doors to the community in a big way this May. The local veterans' club is hosting a grand opening celebration on May 9 at their new location at 10203 102nd Avenue, and everyone is invited to join the fun. 

WINNIPEG — Wheat growers in North Dakota have altered how they use fungicides to control fusarium head blight.

Many farmers now apply fungicides later, after flowers first appear on wheat heads, to cut the risk of fusarium damaged kernels (FDK) and reduce levels of deoxynivalenol (DON) in cereals.

Western Canadian farmers should make a similar switch, says a plant pathologist with Agriculture Canada in Alberta.

Right now, some agronomists and grower groups say the ideal fungicide timing starts when 75 per cent of wheat heads are fully emerged.

BC Wildfire Service is responding to a cluster of wildfires near Highway 52 North, about 28.6 km southwest of Dawson Creek.

The largest blaze, the Brassey Creek wildfire, is currently about 50 hectares; all fires are suspected to be human-caused.

Firefighters are actively working the area with helicopter support after airtankers completed initial objectives.

Due to fire activity, Highway 52 North is closed in both directions, and RCMP are on scene.

Christian artist Jeremy Camp recently went viral with a video he posted where he and his two daughters sang and harmonized to "Again."

"Thank you all for the encouragement on this song and the reel I posted with my daughters," said Camp on Instagram. "As promised, we are in the studio recording that acoustic version with them!"

The video, filmed in their home initially, has been viewed over 55,000 times on Instagram alone. 

Who decides when teaching and encouraging become “too extreme?”

In recent years, Central Asia has seen a wave of new laws and regulations related to extremism. While the idea of protecting national security sounds reasonable, the concept is often vague and flexible. Almost anything can be considered a threat — if someone in authority decides it is.

David Durance from TeachBeyond explains:

Communal grief following the ramming attack at a Filipino festival in Vancouver that killed 11 people on the weekend will likely persist for months, mental health experts in British Columbia warn. 

"Traumatic events, grief, is not something that is resolved in a week or two weeks, or a couple of months," said Heather Mohan, a clinical counsellor and executive director of the charity Lumara Grief and Bereavement Care Society.

Some Conservative MPs are expressing support for party leader Pierre Poilievre after he lost both the federal election and his own seat on Monday.

In his concession speech early Tuesday morning, Poilievre indicated he would stay on as leader. The Conservative party did not respond when asked Wednesday whether he has officially decided to stay.

"My view is he's not going anywhere," said Kory Teneycke, Ontario Premier Doug Ford's former campaign manager and a former director of communications for former prime minister Stephen Harper.

Hebrews 11:6

"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."

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