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Ashley Legassic
Ashley was born and raised in B.C., and recently moved to Kamloops from Vancouver. She pursued her diploma in journalism at Langara College and graduated in 2015. She got her start as an overnight writer for the Morning News on Global B.C. After spending a year there, she decided to follow her passion and joined iNFOnews.ca as a reporter covering court, cops and crime in Kamloops. If you have a story you think people should know about, email her at alegassic@infonews.ca.
Ashley Legassic's Stories
WILD WEDNESDAY: Watch how bears make way for each other in the forest
Have you ever wondered how bears manage to get along in their environment? A new…
Kelowna RCMP investigating after woman finds bullet in car door
KELOWNA – Police in Kelowna are investigating after a woman found a bullet hole in…
North Thompson River Provincial Park pipeline protest comes to an end
CLEARWATER – Police say a days-long protest in a provincial park north of Kamloops has…
Chevrolet looking for Cruze owners for national ad campaign
Do you own a Chevrolet Cruze? If so, you could be part of a national…
New Cyclone helicopter takes to the skies before first international deployment
HALIFAX – Two CH-148 Cyclones soared over Halifax harbour on Friday, marking a critical step…
2008 beheading on Greyhound bus cited for drop in Saskatchewan bus ridership
REGINA – The minister for Saskatchewan's Crown Investments Corp. says a beheading on a Greyhound…
B.C. says local governments can regulate pot growth on agricultural land
VANCOUVER – Local and Indigenous governments in British Columbia will be permitted to prevent marijuana…
UPDATE: Coquihalla reopens northbound between Hope and Merritt
MERRITT – A vehicle incident shut down the northbound side of the Coquihalla Highway between…
Here’s why Interior Health has concerns about needle buyback programs
KAMLOOPS – At least two communities in the Southern Interior have created a grassroots needle…
UPDATE: Grass fire in east Kamloops now estimated at 380 hectares
KAMLOOPS – The wildfire near Shuswap Road in Kamloops is now estimated at 380 hectares…
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops woman located
10:19 a.m. Thursday, July 12, 2018 KAMLOOPS – RCMP confirm a missing 26-year-old woman has…
Gateway Casinos and union butting heads in mediation over wage increases
After three days of mediation, Gateway Casinos and the union representing its employees still don't…
iNFOnews.ca houseboat cruise winner excited to get back on Shuswap Lake
When Ryan Nolin saw he had won the iNFOnews.ca contest for a houseboat cruise on…
With Greyhound ending service in B.C., will more people turn to ridesharing?
KAMLOOPS – Kris Dennhardt was planning on using a rideshare through a classifieds site to…
North Thompson River Provincial Park closed due to Trans Mountain pipeline protest
CLEARWATER – A gathering at the campgrounds in North Thompson River Provincial Park has led…
UPDATE: Missing Merritt woman found
UPDATE: 3:07 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, 2018 KAMLOOPS – RCMP say a 39-year-old Merritt woman…
Plan your next Kamloops or Vernon adventure around craft breweries
Craft breweries in the Thompson and Shuswap have made it onto the B.C. Ale Trail.…
Lumby man dies in weekend car crash
LUMBY – A 32-year-old man was killed and a woman injured after a pickup crashed…
Robert Lepage says decision to cancel SLAV show a blow to artistic freedom
MONTREAL – Quebec stage director Robert Lepage broke his silence Friday on the abrupt cancellation…
Canadian troops arrive amid heightened tensions, raised hopes over Mali election
OTTAWA – The arrival of Canadian troops in Mali has coincided with raised hopes and…
B.C. fund to help create 22,000 childcare spaces by 2021: minister
COQUITLAM, B.C. – British Columbia's children's minister visited a childcare facility in Coquitlam on Friday…
Bombardier and Canadian canola stand to benefit from Chinese tariffs on U.S.
MONTREAL – Bombardier Inc. stands to gain from Chinese retaliatory duties against U.S. small aircraft,…
Mass held in Lac-Megantic to mark fifth anniversary of tragedy
LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. – A commemorative church service was held in Lac-Megantic on Friday to mark…
Why a Kamloops man was acquitted of sexual interference against a 15-year-old girl
CONTENT ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – He offered a 15-year-old girl a ride home from a party,…