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The Center for Addiction and Mental Health says responders have fielded more than 300,000 calls and texts since the launch of the national 988 suicide helpline a year ago. 

Dr. Allison Crawford, the chief medical officer for the helpline, says people having suicidal thoughts or other mental health distress can get help 24 hours a day, seven days a week no matter where they live in Canada. 

She expects the volume of calls and texts will go up as more people become aware of the service.  

The federal government says it is not planning to intervene to resolve the labour dispute at Canada Post, even with less than a month to go before Christmas.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said sending the matter to binding arbitration "is not in the cards," even though he invoked that authority only a few weeks ago to resolve the ports dispute and a few months ago to resolve the rail dispute.

Art Gallery of Grande Prairie!

They enjoyed hot coffee and treats from McDonald's! 

Enter your business and you and your co-workers could win coffee and a variety of muffins, lil donuts, cookies, egg McMuffins and breakfast burritos from McDonald's!

We'll draw a winner every week and will personally deliver McDonald's coffee and treats to the winning business.

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It's been a year since Nicole Weider was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer and as of one week ago, she is officially in remission.

The former Victoria's Secret model who gave up her modelling career to follow Jesus announced the good news on her Instagram page, saying she is thankful to be alive. 

"Today I mark one year as a breast cancer survivor!!" said Weider. "I give all the glory to Jesus."

Canada could see a new update to how it manages poultry as farm organizations manage the Poultry Code of Practice.

That code, managed by the National Farm Animal Care Council, relates to poultry and egg producers in Canada in regards to best practices and policies.

Jackie Wepruk, the division director for the NFACC, says it's a wide-ranging code important for the industry.

Christian, professional figure skater, and cancer survivor Scott Hamilton recently hosted the Skate to Eliminate Cancer event where Cece Winans and Steven Curtis Chapman performed live. 

"Had an amazing night sharing music and hope while supporting the incredible work of the Scott Hamilton Cares Foundation," says Cece Winans on Instagram. "Grateful to be part of something so meaningful."

Colossians 3:16

Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.

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Colossians 3:2

While we think we may be immune to the endless litany of television commercials, newspaper ads, our friends' gadgets and gizmos, the constant admonition to spend, spend, spend, we Christians need to be alert to how Satan tempts us with the temporal. I'll mention a few ways to avoid the magnetism of the cash register or the credit card. 

Doctrinal danger...substituting the temporal for the eternal. Don't let physical and earthly "things" get between you and the things that are above. 

Rosenau Transport is bringing back their annual 18 Wheels of Christmas event this December.

The community is invited to join the 18 Wheels for Christmas at north side Safeway on Saturday, December 14, and Sunday, December 15, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Congratulations to Todd Donaldson our latest Date Night on Daniel winner.

He won a $100 gift card to Mr. Mike's Steakhouse Casual and a Cineplex gift card courtesy of Daniel Cram of Sutton Realty.

Karla nominated Todd, "Todd gives selflessly to this camp ministry as the President of the committee on a volunteer basis. Working many long hours to serve the Lord and I know he would appreciate the recognition and a chance to take his wife out on a much needed date night."