Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
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.
UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman located
UPDATE: April 11, 2024 RCMP say a missing 33-year-old Vernon woman has been located, and…
‘Landmark’ heavy duty truck facility coming to Kelowna airport
A new “state-of-the-art” truck service facility is coming to Kelowna. Velocity Truck Centres is building…
Pair of WWII-era hand grenades turned into Vernon RCMP
A member of the public walked into the Vernon RCMP detachment with a pair of…
TRENDING NOW: Momma cat adopts human baby
Normally humans adopt cats, this time it's the other way around. This baby just wanted…
Tk’emlúps RCMP recover vehicles stolen in Oliver, Vernon and Kamloops
Tk’emlúps RCMP found six stolen cars from different towns around the Thompson-Okanagan region at a…
New $15 million truck facility at Kelowna airport to focus on zero emission vehicles
A new $15-million long haul truck sales, rental and service facility is breaking ground in…
TRENDING NOW: Otter cures road rage
This otter is fixing road rage, one grumpy driver at a time. Traffic would be…
$1.5 million donation to build new cancer therapy suite in Kelowna
The BC Cancer Foundation received a $1.5 million donation to build a new therapy suite…
Overdoses prompt B.C. First Nation to declare state of emergency
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations…
B.C. rescue team regroups after little orca thwarts capture in remote lagoon
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – The team attempting to rescue an orphaned killer whale trapped in a…
TRU hosting anti-racism, white privilege conference
Thompson Rivers University is organizing a conference on equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism. The Unearthed…
Man faces two murder charges after shooting at remote B.C. First Nation
TSAY KEH DENE, B.C. – Police say a man has been charged with two counts…
iN PHOTOS: Kelowna’s vintage fair had art, collectibles and oddities
Kelowna’s vintage connoisseurs gathered for the Okanagan Vintage Fair today. The fair was at the…
Project to shore up Pompeii yields stunning black banquet hall, with frescoes of Trojan War figures
ROME (AP) — Archaeologists excavating new sites in Pompeii have uncovered a sumptuous banquet hall…
TRENDING NOW: Bird rocking a raincoat
If pirates came from BC all their parrots would have Columbia brand raincoats. This bird…
Biden meeting with his national security team as US pledges ‘support’ for Israel against Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden cut short a weekend stay at his Delaware beach…
Vancouver Police investigating after body of 24-year-old found Friday
Vancouver police say they're investigating a suspected overnight homicide in the city's south end. Police…
‘Everybody should be in Love’: Saskatchewan village embraces name with new chapel
LOVE, SASK. – A small Saskatchewan village is looking to put Love on the map…
AI-generated fashion models could bring more diversity to the industry – or leave it with less
CHICAGO (AP) — London-based model Alexsandrah has a twin, but not in the way you’d…
G7 countries to convene to discuss Iran’s attack on Israel
OTTAWA – Canada and other G7 countries were expected to hold a meeting Sunday to…
iN VIDEO: Stray tire makes for wheeley weird morning in West Kelowna
A stray tire bounced its way down Highway 97 in West Kelowna this morning but…
‘The root cause of my debt’: Sales are tempting. How to avoid falling for offers
TORONTO – The drawers were overflowing with skin care products and makeup — three different…
Eight years since B.C. declared public health emergency, toxic drug crisis rages on
VANCOUVER – Eight years to the day after British Columbia declared a public health emergency,…
TRENDING NOW: Man stuck in bike rack can’t stop laughing
Some people would panic if they got themselves stuck in a bike rack, not this…