Sean Mott
After spending most of his life on the East Coast and earning a Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) degree from the University of King's in Halifax, Sean Mott decided to strike out west to start his reporting career in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. He recently moved to Lake Country and he covers everything from crime to local art to everyday absurdities in Kelowna.
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest to help Canada secure UN Security Council seat
OTTAWA – The federal government has named former Quebec premier Jean Charest as a special…
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard to stand trial in sex assault case
TORONTO – Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for the Canadian rock band Hedley, will stand trial…
Manitoba grand chief on leave, denies pursuing intimate relationship
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba Indigenous leader is taking a leave of absence after being accused…
Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh dies in Somalia extremist attack
At least 26 people have been killed in an extremist attack in Somalia including a…
Canadian Julia Budd scores TKO win for third straight Bellator title defence
THACKERSVILLE, Okla. – Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd successfully defended her Bellator featherweight title for…
Canada to compensate 718 gay-purge victims in class-action settlement
OTTAWA – A lawyer says some victims of the federal government's gay purge were so…
Third horse dies at Stampede chuckwagon races; driver fined, disqualified
CALGARY – A chuckwagon driver has been barred indefinitely from competing at the Calgary Stampede…
B.C. rock slide blocking salmon spawning prompts new fisheries restrictions
CLINTON, B.C. – A major rock slide in British Columbia's Fraser River has prompted new…
Alberta, Quebec seek to intervene in B.C. appeal to Supreme Court on pipelines
EDMONTON – Alberta and Quebec want to have their say when British Columbia goes to…
Chilliwack police seek more information after man charged with numerous child sex offences
CHILLIWACK – A year-long RCMP investigation has led to the arrest of a Chilliwack man…
Starbuds in Lake Country becomes first provincially-approved pot shop in Central Okanagan
LAKE COUNTRY – It's taken far longer than anyone expected, but the first provincially-approved cannabis…
Shakespeare Kelowna brings Twelfth Night to life with jazz
KELOWNA – Shakespeare might summon up bad memories of struggling through essays on the immortal…
Flood-decimated docks in Lake Country getting much-needed repairs
LAKE COUNTRY – While several Lake Country docks are finally being repaired after flood damage,…
Anti-abortion film ‘Unplanned’ screening in Kelowna despite Landmark cancellation
KELOWNA – Despite protests and an official cancellation by a theatre chain, the controversial film…
UPDATE: Vernon police identify fraud suspect
UPDATE – RCMP have identified a man caught on surveillance camera suspected of using a…