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After a combined effort involving the County of Grande Prairie, Alberta Wildfire and some favourable weather conditions, the Kleskun Creek wildfire, located four kilometres east of Teepee Creek, is now classified as extinguished.  

This means there is no active fire burning and we are confident there aren’t any hot spots within the perimeter. While the area will continue to be monitored in the coming months, residents are urged to report any signs of smoke by calling 9-1-1.  

Grammy Award-winning band, Elevation Worship is preparing to release a new album this summer. 

The new live project, When Wind Meets Fire, features 14 new songs recorded live at Elevation Church. 

In advance of its release, the band has released one of the new singles off their forthcoming album called 'What A Miracle (feat. Chris Brown).' The song was written by Steven Furtick, Jonathan Smith, Pat Barrett, and Leeland Mooring.

Federated Co-operatives Ltd. has become the latest target of a cybersecurity incident.

In a statement released Thursday evening, the company says it is "experiencing a cybersecurity incident that is impacting some internal and customer facing systems at local retail Co-ops and cardlock fuel locations."

As a precaution, the company says they have shut down some of the systems. The incident is impacting several locations across the prairies.

The first debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump may not have brought the surge of excitement among voters that both leaders were looking for ahead of the November election.

The matchup saw the current president and his political rival exchange personal barbs as well as criticism over their legacies in the Oval Office. 

But some Democratic supporters showed concern over portions of 81-year-old Biden’s uneven performance, which included a raspy voice and rambling responses. 

A Ukrainian Orthodox priest who was taken captive by Russian occupation forces in May 2023, is now facing espionage charges.

Voice of the Martyrs Canada says that the criminal trial for Father Kostiantyn Maksimov began on June 6 according to an announcement made by the Russian prosecutor for the Zaporizhzhia Region in late March 2024 at the Zaporizhzhia Regional Court in Melitopol. Despite the commencement of the trial, Russian officials have withheld the identity of the presiding judge.

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay has announced over $2 million for Canada's organic industry.

The Canada Organic Trade Association will receive over $1.1 million to facilitate the growth of the organic sector by resolving market access issues, ensuring Canadian organic products are competitive, building export capacity, and developing domestic opportunities. 

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead, he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

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Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Do you need to be set free? Honestly now, is your next step the need to forgive? Do it. Don't let anything or anyone talk you out of it. I know, I know. After all the misery you have had to endure, why should you have to be the one who humbles yourself and forgives?

Christ could have asked the same question at Golgotha. Perhaps He did at Gethsemane. But once He discerned the Father's determination, there was no looking back...no turning back.

Remember His cry from the cross? "Father, forgive them..." (Luke 23:34).

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The leader of Vancouver's Roman Catholic archdiocese says the church was wrong to administer residential schools in British Columbia, and he hopes a newly released covenant with a First Nation can act as a road map for redress.

Archbishop J. Michael Miller said the covenant between the archdiocese, the diocese of Kamloops and the Tkemlups te Secwepemc First Nation, signed in March, can be "an instrument of further dialogue and accountability" in guiding reconciliation between Indigenous and Christian communities across Canada.