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Urban green space was a protective lifeline against COVID depression, study suggests
A new study suggests green space helped protect the mental health of city-bound Canadians during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The peer-reviewed study suggests people who lived in urban ar...
Aug 21, 2025

LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: August 21, 2025
CIFM'S Nikki Omen is here every Monday to get you up to date on what's going on in Kamloops throughout the week ahead. Then on Thursday, Nikki is back to tell you about what's happening in Kamloops ov...
Aug 21, 2025

Netanyahu says he'll push ahead with Gaza City takeover and renewed ceasefire talks
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he will give final approval for takeover of Gaza City while also restarting negotiations with Hamas aimed at re...
Aug 21, 2025

Lucien Bouchard urges Parti Québécois leader to reconsider promise to hold referendum
MONTREAL - Former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard is advising the leader of the Parti Qubcois to reconsider his promise to hold a sovereignty referendum in his first mandate if he becomes premier. The ...
Aug 21, 2025

Tariffs: Quebec liquor board prepares to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol
MONTRAL - The Quebec liquor board may be forced to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol that the province has banned from stores. The provincial government on March 4 ordered the state-owned cor...
Aug 21, 2025

Fact File: Most older immigrants don't get OAS upon arrival, contrary to online claim
Attacks on immigrants to Canada continue to proliferate online, with the latest volley coming from a false claim that immigrants aged 65 and up receive a partial old age security (OAS) pension immedia...
Aug 21, 2025

'Colonial decision-making': First Nations denounce B.C. park closure as too short
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Two First Nations are denouncing British Columbia's planned month-long closure of Joffre Lakes Park for Indigenous cultural practices as too short, calling it "a ...
Aug 21, 2025

Crown opposes release in teen terror case, files notice to seek adult sentence
MONTREAL - A 17-year-old boy made a brief appearance today at Montreal's courthouse on terrorism charges. The accused faces three charges in youth court involving Islamic State. The federal Crown has ...
Aug 21, 2025

Wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., that triggered evacuation orders being held
PORT ALBERNI - A Vancouver Island blaze near Port Alberni, B.C., that triggered several evacuation orders last week is now classified as being held. The BC Wildfire Service dashboard says the fire, ab...
Aug 21, 2025

Rising concerns over U.S. move to broaden products subject to metal tariffs
TORONTO - There's growing concern about a move by the United States to make hundreds more product categories subject to the country's 50 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum content. The addition of...
Aug 21, 2025

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