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Jesse Tomas
Jesse Tomas is a reporter from Toronto who joined iNFOnews.ca in 2023. He graduated with a Bachelor in Journalism from Carleton University in 2022.
Kamloops RCMP ask for help to find missing woman
Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public’s help to track down a missing woman. Katherine…
iN NUMBERS: June is a month of celebration in Kamloops, Okanagan
June is a busy month for celebrations in the Okanagan and Kamloops. Not only is…
West Kelowna firefighters douse duplex fire and save a cat
West Kelowna Fire Rescue put out a blaze that engulfed a duplex this morning. Firefighters…
What 400 ostriches in the Kootenay and the freedom convoy have in common
Canada’s politically Conservative voices that rallied behind the so-called freedom convoy during the pandemic, as…
Kamloops man charged with murder in shooting death of Chaneill Satow
A Kamloops man has been charged with second degree murder two years after a woman…
Kamloops RCMP ask for public’s help to find missing woman
Police in Kamloops are searching for a 55-year-old woman who has been missing since last…
Kelowna RCMP hand out 49 traffic tickets in one day
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Kelowna RCMP officers were handing out traffic violation tickets left and right during an enforcement…
iN NUMBERS: Thousands still use libraries in Okanagan, Kamloops
If you don’t have a library card, get one, if for no other reason than…
South Okanagan’s historic Adra Tunnel officially open
The Adra Tunnel is open to the public after years of work restoring the historic…
Controversial restructure of Kelowna tent city reducing homeless: mayor
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A few months after the City of Kelowna’s controversial spring cleanup of the Okanagan Rail…
Local couple donates $1 million to help train doctors in South Okanagan, Similkameen
Medical students in the South Okanagan and Similkameen will be getting a helping hand paying…
Penticton mayor and newly elected MLA in war of words over homeless encampment
Penticton-Summerland Conservative MLA Amelia Boultbee had some harsh words for the City of Penticton over…
Okanagan MLA calls school board’s support for Indigenous sovereignty ‘propaganda’
After taking heat from her former party, the Penticton Indian Band, some of her own…
iN NUMBERS: Tourism in Kamloops, Okanagan heading into summer
Maybe you’re thinking about a trip to Kamloops or the Okanagan this summer, or maybe…
Okanagan school board latest to take aim at MLA Tara Armstrong
Independent Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong continues to fight against Indigenous sovereignty, but the Central…
Penticton Vees VP talks social media, fans and consent heading into WHL spotlight
Seventeen-year-olds don’t have a reputation for great judgement so when young hockey players are thrust…
iN NUMBERS: The planned CFIA ostrich cull in Edgewood
Do you think you could take an ostrich in a fight? Some Canadian Food Inspection…
iN PHOTOS: Kelowna art exhibit uses LEGO to tell a story about medieval Africa
You’re probably familiar with LEGO bricks, but not like this. Ghanian Canadian artist Ekow Nimako’s…
iN PHOTOS: A peek behind the curtain at Cirque du Soleil show in Kelowna
Everyone had a different demeanour warming up on the ice for the Cirque du Soleil…
Poilievre names Kamloops and Okanagan Conservative MPs to ‘shadow cabinet’
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has named 73 MPs to fill critics roles including two from…
Controversial FortisBC policy to turn off power during extreme wildfire risk under review
FortisBC’s controversial policy to turn off power when extreme weather presents a serious wildfire risk…
Kamloops cops make one arrest and seize more than a dozen guns
Kamloops RCMP made one arrest and seized guns, vehicles and drugs in a raid in…
iN NUMBERS: The dreary bits of the May long weekend in Okanagan, Kamloops
You might have planned some fun in the sun, cold drinks or maybe even a…
West Kelowna resident demands financial review of controversial water treatment plant
People in West Kelowna who get water from the Rose Valley water treatment plant have…