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A proposed class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government says Indigenous people removed from their communities and placed in group homes beginning in the 1950s suffered physical, sexual and psychological abuse that "was commonplace, condoned and, arguably, encouraged."

The Federal Court lawsuit filed this month in Vancouver says Indigenous children across the country were forcibly removed from their homes and taken "to live with strangers — sometimes hundreds of kilometres from their families and Indigenous communities."

1 Peter 3:18

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.

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Ecclesiastes 3:4; Proverbs 17:22

The Monday Night Football broadcasting team turns the Swindoll family room into a stadium on Monday nights. That's one part of my week when all pressures shift into neutral. Even though I may shout and scream and jump and jeer, it's a relaxing and rewarding experience I thoroughly enjoy. What's more, it's the same for the broadcasters and those players and the refs and those nutty fans surrounding the gridiron. They're all having a ball! 

Canada's Public Health Agency has confirmed that a British Columbia teenager hospitalized last Friday is the country's first ever human case of domestically acquired avian flu.

The agency said in a statement Wednesday that testing at Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg confirms the teen did contract the H5N1 avian flu, the same strain related to viruses found in B.C. flocks in an ongoing outbreak at poultry farms.

The community is invited to join the City of Grande Prairie and DownTown Association on December 1 for the Christmas Tree Light-Up at H.A. Rice Plaza and The Bowes at Bonnetts Energy Centre.

Festivities start at 4 p.m. with free cookies, hot chocolate and candy canes, sponsored by Beairsto & Associates Engineering Ltd. The tree lighting ceremony follows shortly afterward at 4:35 p.m.

Visits with Santa and a family-friendly Christmas movie take place in The Bowes after the Christmas Tree Light-Up from 4:45 to 7 p.m.

There's a snowfall warning in effect for Dawson Creek and Fort St. John.

Snowfall with total amounts of 10 to 15 cm is expected from now into tonight. 

A Pacific frontal system moving through northern B.C. is responsible for the significant snowfall forecasted. The snow will ease off overnight.

Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions.

Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) is currently hosting its annual 2024 district meetings across Manitoba. They began in Arborg on Tuesday, November 12, and will wrap up in Swan River on Thursday, December 19.  

Jill Verwey, President of KAP says organizing and hosting the meetings is a requirement and part of their grassroots policy. 

Jeweled hair makeup and House of Grey!

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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On Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at approximately 3 :00 a.m., Grande Prairie RCMP were conducting proactive patrols throughout the downtown core when a pair of individuals were observed trespassing on a commercial property. A subsequent investigation led officers to the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of following items:

-Drug trafficking paraphernalia
-Break-in tools
-15 grams of suspected fentanyl
-Bear mace

Dameon Kruger (22), a resident of Grande Prairie was arrested on three outstanding warrants

Ready to roll in style?

Thanks to Your Alberta Jeep Dealers, we're giving away a stunning 2024 Jeep Wrangler in Tuscadero Pearl! This pink beauty is valued at over $60,000.

Here’s how to play: tune in on weekdays at 7:40 a.m. for the Wrangle Winter Word of the Day. Text it in, and you’re in the draw! Plus, each weekday, one lucky person will snag a Kala and Lime gift card, too.