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Marshall Jones
News is best when it's local, relevant, timely and interesting. That's our focus every day.
We are on the ground in Penticton, Vernon, Kelowna and Kamloops to bring you the stories that matter most.
Marshall may call West Kelowna home, but after 16 years in local news and 14 in the Okanagan, he knows better than to tell readers in other communities what is "news' to them. He relies on resident reporters to reflect their own community priorities and needs. As the newsroom leader, his job is making those reporters better, ensuring accuracy, fairness and meeting the highest standards of journalism.
From trash to showstopper: Budget-savvy, DIY pallet furniture can be big on style
Here's a little secret about building furniture out of pallets, those simple wooden structures used to schlep goods: Not all pallet wood is cheap, rough-cut pine.
Prospect of fixing up or tearing down 24 Sussex captivates renovation expert
OTTAWA – Be it renovated or razed, the resurrection of 24 Sussex Drive should be documented as a showcase of Canadian history and innovation, says an expert in public portrayals of what — and what not — to do with older home projects.
Toilet paper controversy at Ryerson has critics denouncing two-tier system
TORONTO – A controversy over who gets better toilet paper at a Toronto university has critics denouncing what they call a two-tier system, while other Ontario institutions say their bathroom tissue is "equitably distributed."
Was the extra hour worth it this morning?
Did that extra hour of sleep this morning feel good? Great, right? Gotta love Daylight Saving Time, right? Well here's another question for you. Do you remember that morning about six months ago when you lost an hour of sleep? Do you remember how you felt that day? Do YOU?! Let John Oliver explain this...
Captain praying for families of five dead passengers aboard B.C. vessel
VANCOUVER - The captain of a whale-watching vessel that capsized near Tofino, B.C., says passengers and crew were heroic as the vessel went under, killing five people. Wayne Dolby said he's praying for the families and friends of the Britons who died and an Australian man who remains missing in the waters off the west...
B.C. teen kicked off girls’ soccer team over salmon-farm sponsorship spat
VANCOUVER – A soccer club on northern Vancouver Island has red carded a 14-year-old girl, barring her from playing on an elite team in a dispute about a sponsorship deal with a salmon-farming company.
Fans get chance to step inside chaos of ‘The Walking Dead’ show in immersive attraction
ATLANTA – Organizers of a convention devoted to "The Walking Dead" are unveiling an immersive attraction meant to make fans feel like they are in the fictional world of the hit television show.
Kessel returns to Toronto with Penguins for first time since trade from Leafs
TORONTO – Phil Kessel tried to throw his helmet on top of his stall after his first morning skate back at Air Canada Centre with the Pittsburgh Penguins. It took a second attempt, as he had to adjust to a different environment from the Toronto Maple Leafs' locker-room he was used to.
Survivors at deadly nightclub inferno: Singer joked about fire before realizing the danger
BUCHAREST, Romania – Survivors of a deadly nightclub fire and stampede in Romania say the lead singer of the heavy metal band on stage first made a joke about the fire before it engulfed the basement club in downtown Bucharest.
Be careful on the roads, it’s nasty out there
ENVIRONMENT CANADA SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Heavy rain and snow in higher elevations across southern B.C. has Environment Canada warning drivers to be prepared. A special weather statement issued today says a strong fall storm is spreading heavy rain inland from the coast and urges caution on nearly all mountain passes accumulating snow. Rainfalls of...
Egypt says Russian aircraft crashes over Sinai with 224 aboard, no survivors
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – A Russian aircraft carrying 224 people, including 17 children, crashed Saturday in a remote mountainous region in the Sinai Peninsula about 20 minutes after taking off from a Red Sea resort popular with Russian tourists, the Egyptian government said.
Driver injured after rolling car down ditch, into creek near Penticton
PENTICTON - The driver of a car is being treated for unknown injuries after rolling her car down a ditch and into a creek shortly before noon today. Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department chief Darlene Bailey says the woman driving the car, which landed on its roof in a creek, managed to get out herself and...
ELECTON 2015: The morning after; local and national results and reaction
A round up of reactions this morning and last night's election coverage from Infonews.ca and Canadian Press.
ELECTION 2015: We’ve got you covered with the latest results and stories
Infonews.ca has you covered today and tonight for your local, provincial and national election coverage. Results are expected to start coming in from polling stations in eastern Canada around 4 p.m. and you can track those results as they roll in across the country right here. You will also find breaking news and links to...
ELECTION 2015 CO-Similkameen-Nicola: Scott: ‘I was under no pretense when I signed on to do this’
WEST KELOWNA - Conservative Party of Canada candidate Dan Albas was a clear winner in 2011 with 54 per cent of the 53,359 voters in the riding made famous by former party leader Stockwell Day. But will the changes in the boundary realignment make a difference? The Okanagan-Coquihalla riding looks significantly different since boundaries changed...
ELECTION 2015: Are local candidate views real or are they just party puppets? Our questionnaire tests their answers
It’s almost time to vote. You’ve got some tough decisions and we want to help.
ELECTION 2015: Voter’s toolkit
Throughout the campaign, we have been compiling some of our favourite resources for various sources to help you determine who should get your vote. If your local candidate was scored as a puppet, this is where you want to be. First, the party platforms themselves: Liberal Party of Canada Conservative Party of Canada New Democratic...
ELECTION 2015: Are local candidate views real or are they just party puppets? Our questionnaire tests their answers
It’s almost time to vote. You’ve got some tough decisions and we want to help.
Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola: Conservative candidate Dan Albas
We don’t endorse any single candidate. Our comments on these answers are an assessment of whether the candidate gave a candid answer as we asked for (REAL) or relied on party platforms, leadership or attacks on rivals for their answers (PUPPET). To understand this post, please read this first. __________________ OUR TAKE: While Dan Albas...
Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola: NDP candidate Angelique Wood
We don’t endorse any single candidate. Our comments on these answers are an assessment of whether the candidate gave a candid answer as we asked for (REAL) or relied on party platforms, leadership or attacks on rivals for their answers (PUPPET). To understand this post, please read this first. __________________ OUR TAKE: This exercise started...
Kelowna-Lake Country: NDP candidate Norah Bowman
We don’t endorse any single candidate. Our comments on these answers are an assessment of whether the candidate gave a candid answer as we asked for (REAL) or relied on party platforms, leadership or attacks on rivals for their answers (PUPPET). To understand this post, please read this first. __________________ OUR TAKE: Tsk, tsk. Norah...
Kelowna-Lake Country: Conservative candidate Ron Cannan
We don’t endorse any single candidate. Our comments on these answers are an assessment of whether the candidate gave a candid answer as we asked for (REAL) or relied on party platforms, leadership or attacks on rivals for their answers (PUPPET). To understand this post, please read this first. __________________ OUR TAKE: Now and again,...
Kelowna-Lake Country: Liberal candidate Stephen Fuhr
We don’t endorse any single candidate. Our comments on these answers are an assessment of whether the candidate gave a candid answer as we asked for (REAL) or relied on party platforms, leadership or attacks on rivals for their answers (PUPPET). To understand this post, please read this first. __________________ OUR TAKE: By this questionnaire,...
Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola: Green candidate Robert Mellalieu
We don’t endorse any single candidate. Our comments on these answers are an assessment of whether the candidate gave a candid answer as we asked for (REAL) or relied on party platforms, leadership or attacks on rivals for their answers (PUPPET). To understand this post, please read this first. __________________ OUR TAKE: Robert Mellalieu walks...