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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.
Traffic cops will be on high alert in B.C. this Victoria Day long weekend
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BC Highway Patrol is going to make a push to keep roads safe this Victoria…
8-year-old Kelowna actor plays reality TV star Honey Boo Boo in biopic
Some kids take karate lessons after school, play hockey on the weekends or take music…
BC Conservatives attack MLA Tara Armstrong and fellow Independents
The BC Conservatives are out for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong and two other MLAs formerly on…
Conservative MP pushing for a stay of execution for flock of ostriches in Kootenays
Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee Conservative MP Scott Anderson is officially pushing for a stay of execution for…
iN NUMBERS: Building permit values plummet in Kamloops, steady in Okanagan
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It’s easy to end up in a panic about the housing crisis, especially if you…
RCMP make arrest in late night shooting in Vernon
An assault led to a shooting in Vernon Wednesday night, and police have a suspect…
Kelowna man fined $13,000 for hunting bighorn ram
A Kelowna man has been fined and temporarily banned from hunting after he lied about…
Sicamous bridge blockade lifted after talks between First Nations and construction companies
iNwheels
A Trans-Canada Highway bridge blockade by Splatsin First Nation earlier this week has been lifted…
Kelowna MP revamping how Canada buys things for national defence
Kelowna Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr was sitting in front of a stack of binders Wednesday…
Traffic cops caught 48 drivers speeding in Kelowna school zones in one day
iNwheels
Kelowna RCMP went on an enforcement campaign earlier this week and handed out dozens of…
City, band working with the province to deal with Penticton homeless camp
iNhome
A homeless encampment in Penticton sits on provincial land which makes it difficult for local…
Kelowna MP gets supporting role in new Liberal government cabinet
Kelowna MP Stephen Fuhr wrested the riding from the Conservatives and now he has a…
Controversial Okanagan MLA doubles down on anti-Indigenous stance
The Penticton Indian Band was outraged when an Okanagan MLA called the First Nation a…
First Nations blockade Trans-Canada bridge in Sicamous claiming broken promises
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Splatsin First Nation said broken promises to include Indigenous workers in the project to rebuild…
Roadwork to avoid in the Southern Interior this summer
iNwheels
Tourists aren’t going to be the only thing adding to traffic congestion this summer as…
iN NUMBERS: Kamloops, Okanagan real estate figures that may surprise you
iNhome
The housing market has been outrageous for years so you might be numb to prices…
Fatal motorcycle crash in Enderby
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Vernon RCMP are looking into a fatal motorcycle crash that happened Thursday. Police were called…
Unemployment continues to rise in Kelowna, Kamloops
The unemployment rate in Canada rose slightly in April, but in Kelowna and Kamloops it’s…
Vernon RCMP ask for public’s help to find missing woman
Vernon RCMP are asking for people to be on the lookout for a missing 37-year-old…
South Okanagan endangered plant vandal scandal a misunderstanding
It’s looking like a scandal over the fate of an endangered species of plant on…
Kelowna woman scores $675,000 lottery win
Vanessa Mina of Kelowna got lucky when she bought a scratcher at a Kelowna grocery…
Woman in hospital after stabbing in Kamloops
Police are asking the public for information about a stabbing this past weekend that sent…
Kamloops woman scratched with a needle during a fight
A woman was taken to hospital after she was scratched with the needle on a…
Kamloops RCMP hope to identify suspects after teen hospitalized in assault
Kamloops RCMP have released images of suspects in a North Shore assault in March that sent…