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This week is National Shoebox Collection Week.

Shoeboxes include items such as toys, school supplies, hygiene items, plus personal notes and photos can be added. Boxes will then be delivered by Samaritan’s Purse to children in need around the world.

Here are your local shoebox drop-off location details:

Grande Prairie Alliance Church
15502 102 St
Grande Prairie, Alberta

Treasury Board President Anita Anand is warning that if the House of Commons doesn't get back to regular business, some government departments might be in financial trouble.

On Monday, Anand tabled a supplementary estimates request for $21.6 billion to fund programs including housing, dental care and the national school food program.

One of the biggest-ticket items is $970.8 million for compensation adjustments for civil servants as a result of collective bargaining agreements.

Brandon Lake released his new single "Hard-Fought Halleujah" last week and it's hitting the No. 1 spot on multiple music charts. 

The new worship-filled rock anthem was released on Nov. 8. Since that time it's been downloaded 6.83 million times across streaming sites. 

"Hard-Fought Hallelujah" was the largest debut streaming week for a single released by a Christian genre artist. This beat out his previous sincle, "That's Who I Praise."

The Saskatchewan Party has announced their cabinet for their upcoming term, with the southeast seeing some new representation.

Daryl Harrison, the MLA for the Cannington constituency, will be serving as the Minister of Agriculture.

Harrison says that he's honoured to serve, bringing with him first-hand experience in the industry.

Psalm 95:1-2

Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;
    let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before him with thanksgiving
    and extol him with music and song.

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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.

Matthew 5:13-16

Ours is a hell-bound, degenerate world, and you know it. Political corruption abounds. International peace, a splendid ideal, continues to blow up in our faces. The crime rate escalates as domestic violence and gang wars and drug traffic and overcrowded jails continue to plague society. Pending legal cases choke the courts of our land with an endless litany of litigation. And even when cases are finally brought to trial, no courtroom or prison cell can remove madness from minds or hatred from hearts.

Tony Campolo has died at the age of 89, on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.

Campolo was a prominent Baptist pastor, sociologist, author, and public speaker who became a widely recognized advocate for social justice and the teachings of Jesus.

He was the co-founder, along with Shane Claiborne, of the Red-Letter Christian movement, which emphasized the teachings of Jesus, and a former spiritual advisor to U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Canada Post and the postal workers union found slivers of consensus Tuesday amid talks with a special mediator, but "a lot of ground" remains between them on the key concerns as a countrywide strike entered its fifth day.

“On smaller issues, we were able to find some progress,” said Canada Post spokesman Jon Hamilton in a phone interview.

"The special mediator has helped facilitate those discussions. So we're going to continue to be at it. We're committed to getting collective agreements," he said, adding that arbitration is off the table for now.

Canada's inflation rate climbed back up to two per cent in October, shifting expectations slightly in favour of a smaller, quarter-percentage point interest rate cut next month. 

The report from Statistics Canada on Tuesday said prices in October increased at a faster annual pace in five out of the eight major components of the consumer price index.

A major driving factor of the uptick in headline inflation was gasoline prices on an annual basis falling to a lesser extent in October compared with September.

The City of Grande Prairie and Grande Prairie Sunrise House are excited to announce the renaming of 107 Avenue to Tenille Townes Way.

The street is renamed to recognize the Grande Prairie local and Canadian Country Music Award (CCMA) winner and pay tribute to the positive impact she’s made through her music and philanthropic efforts.

The renaming ceremony took place as part of her tour stop at Bonnetts Energy Centre for the Tenille Townes: Thing that Brought Me Here tour.