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BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Left: Winnipeg resident Maia Mitchell puts money into the Christmas Kettle while John Longhurst, who has been the Winnipeg Free Press faith columnist/reporter since 2003, holds Christmas bells and candy canes as he volunteers for the Salvation Army's Christmas Kettle campaign by helping to collecting donations at the Superstore at Gateway Road and McLeod Avenue in Winnipeg, Man., Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. The Salvation Army's Christmas Kettle campaign is one of Canada's largest and most recognizable annual charitable events with 2,000 locations across Canada.