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2015 Top Stories

2015 TOP STORIES: Politics divided our ridings like never before as Liberals take office

THOMSON-OKANAGAN - Big changes in the political map across Canada translated this year into upheaval for local politicians. Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, seeking a fourth term after nearly ten years in power, dropped the writ on the longest federal election campaign in history, an eleven week marathon largely seen to benefit the incumbents. It...

2015 TOP STORIES: Marijuana goes mainstream as legalization looms

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Marijuana made the news so much in 2015 you could almost smell it wafting across Canada. Supporters could definitely smell change in the air as outright legalization of the drug became part of Justin Trudeau's winning campaign in the 2015 federal election. No sooner was he elected that unions started proposing responsible ways...

2015 TOP STORIES: Major crashes on Interior roads and highways

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Serious traffic collisions rocked communities across the Interior in 2015.  A Vernon mother and nurse's life was changed forever when she was struck in a hit and run last December. Robin Orcherton was left a quadriplegic when, on her way home from work, her car was hit by a blue Jeep at a stop...

2015 TOP STORIES: Lottery winners from the Southern Interior

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Millions of people play the lottery but only a handful of people win millions — and a half dozen of those who won this year live in the Southern Interior. First up was Albert and Margaret Greening of Vernon, who won $5.8 million in the April Fool’s Day Lotto 6/49 draw. Their ticket...

2015 TOP STORIES: Major crimes across the B.C. Interior

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - This year had no shortage of crime stories, with the RCMP launching several major investigations and the courts wrapping up cases from previous years. Here is a summary of some of the top crime stories of 2015. In August, a man was found dead in Vernon’s Polson Park. Police have kept mum on...

2015 TOP STORIES: The locals who put the Okanagan on the map

OKANAGAN – Last year was big one for Okanagan film production with marquee names like Sir Anthony Hopkins and Julia Stiles filming in the area, but this year quite a few locals got their own names out to the world in 2015. Freestyle motocross rider Bruce Cook came back from a terrible accident that left...

Our very best of 2015: Why your news is incomplete without iNFOnews.ca

This has been a big stepping stone year for us at iNFOnews.ca in so many ways. But the only ones that really matter are the ones that hit the page. These are some of my favourite stories from 2015. Every one of them and dozens more make me proud to work with this team. Nearly...

2015 TOP STORIES: Movies and TV shows filmed in the Interior

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The Interior has been featured in dozens of major motion pictures over the years, and 2015 was no different. Go With Me, a full length feature starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles and Ray Liotta was filmed primarily in Enderby but locals across the Okanagan were able to meet the stars and some...