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Calls to distress lines jump as COVID-19 sparks dislocation and anxiety
TORONTO - Crisis lines and mental health professionals are seeing a jump in calls as Canadians come to grips with the unprecedented disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the increasingly dras...
Mar 16, 2020
Cineplex announces temporary closures of movie theatres
KAMLOOPS - Cineplex Cinemas will be shutting across Canada starting Monday (March 16).Cineplex says in a news release that it is closing its buildings temporarily out of an abundance of caution until ...
Mar 16, 2020 Image Credit: movietimes.com
TNRD to close all public libraries in the region
KAMLOOPS - In light of the rapid developments surrounding COVID-19, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is closing all of its public libraries.In a Facebook post Monday evening (March 16), th...
Mar 16, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Cascades and Chances casinos to temporarily close with rest of B.C gaming centres
KAMLOOPS - The province and BC Lottery Corporation announced today that all B.C. casinos, and community gaming centres will close due to the ongoing novel coronavirus situation. Effective at 11:59 p.m...
Mar 16, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Blazers send players home to wait out COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - It's only been four days since the WHL suspended the season due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Amid the ever-evolving storylines surrounding the virus, news came Saturday evening the hockey club...
Mar 16, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
PIT Stop still feeding the city's vulnerable amid COVID-19 crisis
KAMLOOPS - The PIT Stop program provides meals for people in Kamloops who might not have any access to any other food thought the day. Despite the COVID-19 situation, they wanted to continue feeding t...
Mar 16, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
GINTA: Everyone must do their part to help flatten the curve
IT HAPPENED TWO DAYS AGO in a local store: the person in front of me bought $300 worth of hand sanitizer. Here we are, increasingly engulfed by the reality that is the COVID-19 pandemic. It is happeni...
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Alberta's chief health officer in self-isolation as cases of coronavirus rise
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health announced 18 new cases of COVID-19 in the province Monday but the news came via video, as she has isolated herself at home and ...
Mar 16, 2020
Disney Junior's 'Mira, Royal Detective' is India-inspired
NEW YORK - The newest cartoon on Disney Junior has all the hallmarks one would expect from a children's show - a smart, resourceful lead character, entertaining sidekicks, and a bright, colorful anima...
Mar 16, 2020
Alan Kurdi's aunt has mixed feelings after sentencing in his case
VANCOUVER - The aunt of three-year-old Alan Kurdi says she has mixed feelings after three people were sentenced in the human smuggling case that resulted in the deaths of ...
Mar 16, 2020
