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1 Peter 3:8

Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.

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Deuteronomy 31

Getting a big job done calls for heart. Having a high IQ is not essential. Neither is being a certain age. Or possessing a particular temperament. You don't even need the backing of the majority. History books are full of incredible stories of men and women who accomplished remarkable feats in the face of unbelievable odds.

Air Canada and business leaders are asking Ottawa to be ready to intervene in labour talks with its pilots as time is running out before a potential shutdown, but so far the government has said the two sides need to work things out. 

Airline spokesman Christophe Hennebelle said Thursday that Air Canada is committed to negotiations, but it faces wage demands from the Air Line Pilots Association that it can't meet. 

"The issue is that we are faced with unreasonable wage demands that ALPA refuses to moderate.”

Grande Prairie Enforcement Services is working to reduce the nuisance of noise from the use of engine retarder brakes, or Jake Brakes, within city limits. The sound can be very loud, distinctive, and irritating to people nearby.

Peace Officer Sergeant Ryan Hoffman says his team has stepped up enforcement on noise-related violations this year to improve the quality of life for residents and will continue by identifying and dealing with truck drivers using engine brakes.

Rebecca St. James and her husband, Cubbie are sharing the ups and downs of their lives and their relationship in a new book set to be released in early 2025.

Lasting Ever: Faith, Music, Family & Being Found by True Love shares the heartaches and `triumphs that have shaped their story as a couple, parents and followers of Jesus.

Christian artist Ryan Stevenson is in mourning following the passing of his father a week ago. 

Last week, Stevenson's team took to social media to cancel his shows, allowing him to return to Oregon to be with his family. 

The 6 million square miles of Amazon jungle in northwest Brazil have been experiencing revival and baptisms like never before. 

Roughly 30 million Amazonians living in Brazil have been hearing the gospel in a new way this year. Previously predominantly a Catholic area, evangelical Christianity is spreading. 

One of those recipients of the gospel is Ramos, an 83-year-old man who lives on a bamboo boat on the Amazon River. 

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) is facing backlash after announcing that four categories, including Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year, will be put on "hiatus" for the 2025 Juno Awards.

Christian and Black music communities are calling for a reversal of the decision, which also affects Reggae Recording of the Year, Children's Album of the Year, and International Album of the Year.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his inner circle are slated to return to a federal inquiry into foreign interference in coming weeks.

A newly published provisional witness list for the next phase of the inquiry's public work indicates senior government bureaucrats and members of national security agencies will also testify.

Trudeau and key government officials took part in the commission's initial hearings earlier this year on allegations of foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.

Philippians 4:4

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

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