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TORONTO STAR Friday, December 30, 2022 5:47 PM
    
Police said the suspect fled the scene.
CTV News - Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 3:43 PM
     Sunwing has apologized after a video emerged of a representative telling a Toronto man with a five-month-old baby stranded in Mexico to stop challenging the airline's decisions or he could make people stay there 'forever.'
CTV News - Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 4:49 PM
     A man has been critically injured in a stabbing on a transit bus in Mississauga.
CTV News - Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 6:08 PM
     A man is dead after a shooting in an underground parking garage in Scarborough Friday afternoon.
CTV News - Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 4:23 PM
     Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank has reached a new milestone and no one is celebrating.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, December 30, 2022 9:50 PM
     Barbara Walters, one of American television's most prominent interviewers and the first woman to anchor an evening news broadcast, has died at 93, ABC News reported on Friday.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, December 30, 2022 8:50 PM
     From musicians and actors to the Queen herself, the world lost a number of beloved and influential figures this past year who made their mark in the worlds of film, music, sports and politics.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, December 30, 2022 6:26 PM
     When it comes to tipping etiquette, a new survey suggests there is little agreement among Canadians on when and how much to tip.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, December 30, 2022 7:40 PM
     An astonishing video of what appears to be a giant Pacific octopus in the waters of British Columbia has garnered millions of views on social media.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, December 30, 2022 7:35 PM
     The man arrested in connection with the killings of four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed to death in November attended a nearby university and lived just miles away from where the victims were found.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, December 30, 2022 5:50 PM
     From 'unidentified' objects to a 'strange light,' Canadian aviation officials received at least 16 unusual reports in 2022, including 11 from pilots flying for Air Canada, WestJet, Virgin Atlantic, United and more.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, December 30, 2022 7:00 PM
     Snowmobilers who were out sledding in an area between Sudbury and Sturgeon Falls, Ont., heard a moose fall through ice. The four men quickly got to work saving it.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, December 30, 2022 9:38 PM
     A landslide destroyed about a dozen homes in northern Japan on Saturday, leaving at least two people missing, and troops were on their way to help in the rescue effort, officials said.
CTVNews.ca - Top Stories - Public Friday, December 30, 2022 7:26 PM
     There is no scientifically proven way to cure a hangover, but experts say you can prevent one — or at least keep that morning-after misery to a minimum. Here's how.
Friday, December 30, 2022 9:55 PM
     District of North Vancouver Fire Chief Brian Hutchinson told reporters Friday that 34 residents of the building are still not able to go home.
Friday, December 30, 2022 9:18 PM
     People looking to enjoy Big White Ski Resort haven't had a smooth ride. Skiers have made the journey to the Okanagan however, not all of their luggage made the journey too.
Friday, December 30, 2022 8:51 PM
     The financial documents were the subject of a prolonged legal battle after Trump broke precedent in not releasing his tax returns during his campaign and administration.
Friday, December 30, 2022 8:32 PM
     Bolsonaro has repeatedly said he would not hand over the presidential sash to rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Sunday's inauguration, breaking with Brazil's democratic tradition.
Friday, December 30, 2022 8:18 PM
     The two leaders' summit on Friday showed the Russian president was far more enthusiastic than his Chinese counterpart, who was more pragmatic and did not take a stance on the war.
Friday, December 30, 2022 8:04 PM
     The three, short-range ballistic missiles came after around 70 such tests were conducted over the course of 2022, including about eight intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Friday, December 30, 2022 7:53 PM
     A Calgary woman is desperate to find the replicas of a priceless family heirloom, recently stolen while visiting her kids n Edmonton.
Friday, December 30, 2022 7:41 PM
     While Sunwing says its suspension of operations in Saskatchewan was partially due to its scrapped plan to hire temporary foreign pilots, experts say bigger issues are at play.
Friday, December 30, 2022 7:33 PM
     The Rockets will host the Thunderbirds on Friday night, then visit Seattle on New Year's Eve.
Friday, December 30, 2022 7:12 PM
     Sarah Peck came to the province to visit family, but loved ones became worried when she didn't return home on time.
Toronto Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 9:51 PM
     The animals can be hard to see at night because of their dark brown colour and because their eyes don't reflect light
Toronto Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 9:35 PM
     Democrats in Congress released thousands of pages of former President Donald Trump's tax returns Friday, providing the most detailed picture to date of his finances over a six-year period, including his time in the White House, when he fought to keep the information private in a break with decades of precedent. The documents include individual […]
Toronto Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 9:32 PM
     SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters in its latest weapons display on Saturday, a day after rival South Korea launched a solid-fueled rocket as part of its efforts to build a space-based surveillance capability to better monitor the North. The launches came amid heightened tensions on […]
Toronto Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 9:22 PM
     Four victims were stabbed to death at rental home near school's campus
Toronto Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 8:49 PM
     MONCTON, N.B. — Goaltender Adam Gajan earned the shutout as Slovakia blanked Latvia 3-0 on Friday at the world junior hockey championship. Filip Mesar, a first-round draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens, led the Slovak attack with a goal and an assist, while Alex Ciernik and Simon Nemec, this year's No. 2 overall pick in […]
Toronto Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 8:39 PM
     The Christmas tragedy has left friends and neighbours reeling
Toronto Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 8:25 PM
     A man was gunned down in an underground parking garage in Scarborough Friday evening. Toronto police say officers responded to a building near Birchmount Rd. and Sheppard Ave. E. around 5:30 p.m. and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound in the parking garage. The victim was pronounced dead soon after but his identity […]
Toronto Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 8:00 PM
     TRUDEAU'S LAVISH LIFE Justin Trudeau and family are off on yet another luxury vacation, this time to an upscale location in Jamaica. The infuriating reality is that taxpayers are on the hook for all of Trudeau's gallivanting adventures, including a previous Christmas jaunt to Costa Rica that cost Canadians an exorbitant $57,000. Heaven knows how […]
Toronto Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 7:44 PM
     The collision involved three vehicles, OPP say
Toronto Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 6:49 PM
     Her representative has said she had been diagnosed with colon cancer ahead of her passing
CityNews Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 9:46 PM
     CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — After two days out of sight while vacationing in the U.S. Virgin Islands, President Joe Biden ventured out Friday for a round of golf and dinner with his wife and grandchildren. Biden and grandson Hunter, 16, played on the 18-hole course at the Buccaneer Beach and Golf Resort in […]
CityNews Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 9:33 PM
     WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — Thirteen bison were killed or had to be euthanized after their herd was struck by a semi-truck involved in an accident with two other vehicles on a dark Montana highway just outside Yellowstone National Park, authorities said Friday. The semi-truck struck the bison after dark on Wednesday night. Some bison […]
CityNews Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 9:24 PM
     TOKYO (AP) — A landslide destroyed about a dozen homes in northern Japan on Saturday, leaving at least two people missing, and troops were on their way to help in the rescue effort, officials said. Two people, a man and a woman, were rescued from homes that were buried in dirt that had tumbled down […]
CityNews Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 9:16 PM
     Trump's returns shed light on tax offsets, foreign accounts Democrats in Congress released thousands of pages of former President Donald Trump's tax returns Friday, providing the most detailed picture to date of his finances over a six-year period, including his time in the White House, when he fought to keep the information private in a […]
CityNews Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 9:16 PM
     SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters in its latest weapons display on Saturday, a day after rival South Korea launched a solid-fueled rocket as part of its efforts to build a space-based surveillance capability to better monitor the North. The launches came amid heightened tensions […]
CityNews Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 9:06 PM
     SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state of California from implementing a landmark new law aimed at raising wages and improving working conditions for fast food workers. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Shelleyanne Chang's order came in response to a lawsuit by restaurant industry groups that are seeking a referendum […]
CityNews Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 9:02 PM
     HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A 28-year-old criminal justice graduate student was arrested in eastern Pennsylvania on Friday as a suspect in the mysterious stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students last month, authorities said. DNA evidence played a key role in identifying Bryan Christopher Kohberger as a suspect in the killings, and officials were […]
CityNews Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 8:32 PM
     PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona court has ruled that abortion doctors cannot be prosecuted under a pre-statehood law that criminalizes nearly all abortions yet was barred from being enforced for decades. But the Arizona Court of Appeals on Friday declined to repeal the 1864 law, which carries a sentence of two to five years in […]
CityNews Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 8:32 PM
     VICTORIA — Health authorities in British Columbia say two workers were injured this morning when a pipe carrying steam ruptured at Victoria General Hospital. Island Health says in a statement that the two hospital staff are receiving care, and no patients were injured or affected. The health authority says a "mechanical emergency" caused flooding in […]
CityNews Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 8:26 PM
     PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of defendants in Oregon who were convicted of crimes by non-unanimous juries before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down such jury verdicts have a right to a new trial, under a decision issued by the state's supreme court on Friday. The Oregon Supreme Court ruling applies to state cases with […]
CityNews Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 8:16 PM
     SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Landslides of rock and mud closed roadways Friday across California as heavy rains kicked off what will be series of storms poised to usher in the new year, likely bringing downpours and flooding. Officials have reported landslides that closed routes in the San Francisco Bay Area, between Fremont and Sunol, as […]
CityNews Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 8:16 PM
     INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Google will pay Indiana $20 million to resolve the state's lawsuit against the technology giant over allegedly deceptive location tracking practices, state Attorney General Todd Rokita announced. Rokitas filed a separate lawsuit against Google when negotiations between the company and a coalition of state attorneys general stalled, he said. Those states agreed […]
CityNews Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 8:02 PM
     Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says a decision by Sunwing Vacations to suspend its flights from the Saskatoon and Regina airports for a month is irresponsible. The airline announced Thursday it was immediately cancelling its operations through Feb. 3 at Saskatchewan's two international airports due to extenuating circumstances. It said customers with cancelled southbound flights would […]
CityNews Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 8:02 PM
     RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina utility regulators told Duke Energy Corp. on Friday to carry out a series of activities to generate electricity that they say will help ensure greenhouse gas reductions set in a new state law are met. But the Utilities Commission's order involving solar, wind, nuclear and other sources for electricity […]
CityNews Toronto Friday, December 30, 2022 7:32 PM
     NEW YORK — Wall Street capped a quiet day of trading with more losses Friday, as it closed the book on the worst year for the S&P 500 since 2008. The benchmark index finished with a loss of 19.4% for 2022, or 18.1%, including dividends. It's just its third annual decline since the financial crisis […]
G-Alt cp24.com Friday, December 30, 2022 7:21 PM
     Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he doesn't like the expletive-laden flags some Canadians are using to denounce Prime Minister ...
G-Alt cp24.com Friday, December 30, 2022 6:43 PM
     A fatal collision in Pickering, Ont. Friday morning has left a 55-year-old man dead and sent two others to hospital.
G-Alt cp24.com Friday, December 30, 2022 5:12 PM
     In late 2019, the average number of monthly client visits hit roughly 60,000, CEO Neil Hetherington told CP24.com. "In our 40-year history we've ...
G-Alt cp24.com Friday, December 30, 2022 5:03 PM
     Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for criminal justice reforms in light of Constable Pierzchala'S death.Subscribe to CP24 to ...
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     After a lengthy battle, 6 years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns have been released.#shorts Subscribe to CP24 to watch more videos: ...
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     CP24 Web Content Writer ... In late 2019, the average number of monthly client visits hit roughly 60,000, CEO Neil Hetherington told CP24.com.
Ottawa Citizen Friday, December 30, 2022 7:50 PM
     Lola was one lucky dog. Ottawa Fire Services water rescue crew members rescued Lola after she fell through ice into the Rideau River late Friday afternoon near the intersection of Edgewater and Summerside drives in Osgoode. A 911 caller reported that Lola had broken free from a rope in the backyard of a residence near […]
Ottawa Citizen Friday, December 30, 2022 6:29 PM
     "This is the first pediatric death reported in Ottawa in which COVID-19 was identified as the underlying or contributing cause of death."
Ottawa Citizen Friday, December 30, 2022 6:24 PM
     The Gatineau Police Service on Friday issued a request for public assistance in locating a 13-year-old who had been missing since noon on Thursday. Meagane Poulin had last been seen near rue Mance in the Hull-Wright (Vieux-Hull) district, but might be on the Ontario side of the Ottawa River, a media release said. Poulin was […]
Ottawa Citizen Friday, December 30, 2022 6:06 PM
     "The respiratory illness in the community has kept the ER very busy in the past month, and its impact was even greater in the last few days," a notice said.
Ottawa Citizen Friday, December 30, 2022 5:08 PM
     The last time J.D. Coon was released from jail the court told him to stay clear of children. The disbarred Ottawa child-protection lawyer was jailed in 2020 for molesting a six-year-old girl and lived a low-key life until now. Ottawa police say the former lawyer infiltrated Alcoholics Anonymous meetings only to be around members' children […]
Ottawa Citizen Friday, December 30, 2022 4:20 PM
     Someone would pay a political price for the Freedom Convoy debacle.
Ottawa Citizen Friday, December 30, 2022 4:05 PM
     The province's police watchdog has declared there is no basis for criminal charges against an Ottawa police officer after a violent takedown and arrest last September that left a suspect with a fractured rib. In its report, the Special Investigations Unit said Ottawa police were called for a domestic assault late in the evening of […]
Ottawa Citizen Friday, December 30, 2022 3:33 PM
     The Ottawa Police Services Board has put off the scheduled election of a new chair at a special meeting called for Friday morning. Minutes after the meeting began, interim chair Suzanne Valiquet said the election had to be postponed "due to unforeseeable circumstances." She did not explain them further. The board then moved in-camera to […]
Ottawa Citizen Friday, December 30, 2022 3:07 PM
     Ottawa police missing persons investigators are asking the public to help them find 13-year-old Jax Rose Langdon, who was last seen leaving her home in Nepean Wednesday. She is known to frequent the College Square area, other parts of Nepean and Centretown, specifically Elgin Street, the Ottawa Police Service said in a media release Friday. […]
Windsor Star Friday, December 30, 2022 6:31 PM
     The demons get louder at night. They screech in Karl Gilbert's ear, telling him to give up, succumb to the cold, jump in front of a tractor-trailer. The chill bites at him as he hides inside his shelter, a patchwork of tattered tarps, soiled cardboard, and discarded election signs on a downtown street corner. Gilbert, […]
Windsor Star Friday, December 30, 2022 4:07 PM
     Need something to do on New Year's Eve in Windsor-Essex? Not everyone wants to mark the occasion the same way. But whether you're looking for family-oriented fun early or planning on partying late into the night — there are plenty of local options for you. Here are just some of the many events taking place […]
Windsor Star Friday, December 30, 2022 3:21 PM
     Windsor police say a team of hammer-wielding robbers has hit three different convenience stores since Christmas Day. Investigators have caught one of the armed robbery suspects, but are asking for help to identify the second culprit. Police said the men robbed the stores between Dec. 25 and 28, threatening employees while stealing money and cigarettes. […]
Windsor Star Friday, December 30, 2022 3:06 PM
     Environment Canada has issued a warning about heavy rainfall posing potential hazards into New Year's Eve. The warning covers all of Essex County and Chatham-Kent. The rain is expected to begin Friday afternoon. The weather agency said rainfall amounts will range from 20 to 35 mm. The rain will be heavy at times, and the […]
The Province Friday, December 30, 2022 5:07 PM
     Too often over the past decade has Canucks' management simply not assembled a roster good enough to truly compete for a playoff spot.
Ottawa Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 6:31 PM
     Artem Zub began December by taking some lumps to the jaw. He'll end the month by finally returning to the Ottawa Senators lineup Friday against the Detroit Red Wings, further bolstering a team that has managed to stay above water without his sound defensive presence. Zub, who will be wearing a full visor and face […]
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Friday, December 30, 2022 6:27 PM
     Crews are almost done grading snow from the high-priority roads, allowing the city to release its first schedule for local street grading.
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Friday, December 30, 2022 3:52 PM
     Saskatoon firefighters are working in the 1400 block of Avenue H North.
Regina Leader-Post Friday, December 30, 2022 6:57 PM
     A look back on the year that was for the live music industry in Regina.
Regina Leader-Post Friday, December 30, 2022 6:03 PM
     Body found on 2200 block of 14th Avenue on Friday.
Regina Leader-Post Friday, December 30, 2022 3:29 PM
     Transit and paratransit offered for free in Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Moose Jaw on NYE.
National Observer Friday, December 30, 2022 3:30 PM
     The anti-Trudeau flags have become particularly linked to the "Freedom Convoy" protests, whose members Poilievre courted during his successful run for the Conservative leadership earlier this year. The Conservative caucus had ousted O'Toole as leader just days into the weeks-long protest in Ottawa.
Montreal Gazette Friday, December 30, 2022 9:18 PM
     Government confirms Nicous D'Andre Spring was "illegally detained" and should have been released the day before.
Montreal Gazette Friday, December 30, 2022 7:45 PM
     Good health for Brendan Gallagher and an end to Joel Armia's lengthy scoring drought are among our hopes for the Habs in 2023.
Montreal Gazette Friday, December 30, 2022 6:49 PM
     "It's a new day, so just looking forward to tomorrow now," defenceman Joel Edmundson says about facing Capitals on Saturday afternoon.
Montreal Gazette Friday, December 30, 2022 5:46 PM
     He played parts of two seasons with the Canadiens in 2014-16 and played 24 games last season with the Laval Rocket.
Montreal Gazette Friday, December 30, 2022 5:38 PM
     Whoever ends up winning the permanent leadership will be assuming control of a party in tatters and in need of a near-complete rebuild — as well as a raison d'être.
Montreal Gazette Friday, December 30, 2022 5:15 PM
     Quebec's prohibition on edibles appealing to young people are only helping the black market thrive, industry insiders say.
Montreal Gazette Friday, December 30, 2022 4:47 PM
     The deal includes an option year for the 2026 season.
Montreal Gazette Friday, December 30, 2022 4:33 PM
     Nicous D'Andre Spring should have been released Dec. 23 after he appeared virtually in court earlier that day.
Montreal Gazette Friday, December 30, 2022 3:31 PM
     At its height, the damage from last Friday's storm left more than 360,000 households across Quebec in the dark.
Montreal Gazette Friday, December 30, 2022 3:17 PM
     "He was compassionate, inquisitive, witty and welcoming; a family man well loved by all who knew him."
Calgary Herald Friday, December 30, 2022 6:00 PM
     Drivers' hours are to be logged using electronic devices instead of paper books
Calgary Herald Friday, December 30, 2022 5:29 PM
     The number of last-minute Christmas shoppers in Calgary rose this year when compared to the last two holiday seasons, according to Avison Young. The Avison Young vitality index shows the number of shoppers going to businesses across Calgary was up on the Friday and Saturday before Christmas this year. Retail corridors, most commonly associated with […]
Calgary Herald Friday, December 30, 2022 5:13 PM
     On a warm December evening, childhood friends Cody Akoar and Kuanyliet Kogalt were sitting in a vehicle in a residential northeast community of Calgary when they were shot and killed. Twelve hours later, on Dec. 29, 2020, their bodies were discovered. Now, two years later, police and the families of the victims are growing frustrated […]
Calgary Herald Friday, December 30, 2022 5:13 PM
     Since Dec. 24 there have been four serious injury collisions involving impaired drivers in Calgary
Calgary Herald Friday, December 30, 2022 4:44 PM
     The healing journey can, for many, be a long road. Whether it's a physical injury, a traumatic situation, mental illness or the stress of everyday life, it takes a village to support those who are overcoming some of life's most difficult obstacles. For the team at Calgary's Pet Access League Society, also known as PALS, […]
Calgary Herald Friday, December 30, 2022 4:40 PM
     High-impact events in 2022 included soaring energy prices, record oilpatch profits and Alberta returning to a super-sized surplus
Calgary Herald Friday, December 30, 2022 4:33 PM
     Let's call it COVID's last gasp. At least that's the hope. While 2022 would eventually see the return of festivals and big shows to Calgary, the year nevertheless began with more pandemic-related bummer news. Specifically, it was the cancellation of The High Performance Rodeo in January. The Big Winter Classic and Chinook Blast were also […]
Calgary Herald Friday, December 30, 2022 4:07 PM
     Officials with both mountain-area towns say discussions with environmental groups and residents have led them to make the change
Calgary Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 8:00 PM
     December was a pretty decent month for the Calgary Flames.  While they've still got Saturday night's New Year's Eve game against the Vancouver Canucks to get through before the month is done, the Flames can look at the 15 games they played in December and probably feel pretty good about themselves, all things considered.  They've […]
Calgary Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 5:20 PM
     Milan Lucic has hit a lot of people during his long NHL career.  He did not, however, intend on delivering a stiff-arm to the face of Jonathan Huberdeau after his Calgary Flames linemate scored the winning goal against the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night. Sometimes excitement gets the better of you, though, and accidents happen.  […]
Vancouver Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 7:49 PM
     Katrina LeBlanc is one of eight British Columbians named to the Order of Canada this week on the list of 99 Canadians added to the Order, four as Members and four as Officers.
Vancouver Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 7:08 PM
     "You can only camp (on Crown land) for two weeks, but there's nobody enforcing that. And where do the people go if you start enforcing it?" — Patti MacAhonic, Fraser Valley Regional District Area E director
Vancouver Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 7:04 PM
     Island Health said the incident caused flooding in a non-patient care area.
Vancouver Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 7:02 PM
     Forty-five per cent of the SROs, all of which were once privately owned, are now under non-profit or government ownership as part of a multi-level government strategy to address homelessness. 
Vancouver Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 6:35 PM
     To win her case before civil resolution tribunal, the owner had to prove the blockage to the pipe was part of the strata's common property.
Vancouver Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 6:01 PM
     Here's your weekly update with everything you need to know on the COVID situation in B.C. and around the world.
Vancouver Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 4:26 PM
     The coming year will be even bigger, with the NFL planning to launch its own direct streaming subscription service
Vancouver Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 3:25 PM
     "Investing in people has paid good returns for our province. We're in a good position financially right now."
Vancouver Sun Friday, December 30, 2022 3:15 PM
     The kittens will remain at the B.C. SPCA's Vancouver animal centre until they recover. They will be up for adoption within the next two weeks.