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Ashley Legassic
Ashley was born and raised in B.C., and recently moved to Kamloops from Vancouver. She pursued her diploma in journalism at Langara College and graduated in 2015. She got her start as an overnight writer for the Morning News on Global B.C. After spending a year there, she decided to follow her passion and joined iNFOnews.ca as a reporter covering court, cops and crime in Kamloops. If you have a story you think people should know about, email her at alegassic@infonews.ca.
Ashley Legassic's Stories
Second rainiest Canada Day on record for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – If you thought Kamloops got an abnormal amount of rain for Canada Day…
This grassroots needle program in Kamloops is aiming to clean up the streets
KAMLOOPS – Two Kamloops volunteers have banded together to create a new incentive to try…
VIDEO: How this Kamloops artist finds the beauty in life among loss
KAMLOOPS – Who is the one person from your past who has made an impact…
B.C. man gets peace bond reduced after fighting lacrosse coach at kid’s game
PORT COQUITLAM – A wrong look led to a heated argument and fight at a…
Here’s why RCMP won’t be a part of the Kamloops Pride Parade this year
KAMLOOPS – This year marks the second annual Kamloops Pride Parade and despite conversations between…
Get ready for a Canada Day long weekend packed with events in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Beer, music, art, and food are among some of the biggest highlights for…
Kamloops RCMP make the rounds to ensure your vehicles are locked up
KAMLOOPS – Next month, Kamloops RCMP and auxiliary officers will be helping to lock out…
Dan Mangan, Bedouin Soundclash headlining summer concert at Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS – A two-day music festival coming to Sun Peaks Resort will feature two…
WILD WEDNESDAY: Watch how wild animals live together in a B.C. forest
The forests in B.C. may have a lot of space, but the animals that live…
100 Mile House girl recovering in hospital after science project explosion
100 MILE HOUSE – A science project gone wrong has landed an 11-year-old girl from…
Country star Brett Kissel coming to Kelowna and Kamloops this year
The Canadian Country Music Association's male artist of the year has announced the second part…
VIDEO: Kamloops Fire Rescue had ‘all hands on deck’ for Batchelor Heights wildfire
KAMLOOPS – "Absolutely thrilled with the response, absolutely thrilled.” Robb Schoular is the assistant chief…
$37 million student housing project announced for TRU
KAMLOOPS – The provincial government has announced more affordable on-campus housing for TRU students, including…
Fake police arrest and force woman to deposit cash in latest Canada Revenue scam
Vancouver police say there's a new twist on a Canada Revenue Agency scam they've been…
Cherry Creek evacuees allowed home after service station fire
KAMLOOPS – It was a scary morning for some residents in the Cherry Creek area,…
Assault rifle, silencer seized during Kamloops traffic stop
KAMLOOPS – Multiple people have been arrested and firearms have been seized after a traffic…
Canada faces mounting pressure to end safe third country agreement with U.S.
OTTAWA – The Canadian government is facing mounting pressure to suspend its Safe Third Country…
300 academics urge Trudeau to condemn Israeli violence against Gazans
OTTAWA – About 300 university academics from around the country have signed an open letter…
First Nations and federal government collaborate on B.C. north coast protections
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – A new federal framework giving Indigenous communities a partnership in protecting…
What makes a beer a beer? Feds brew changes to national beer standards
OTTAWA – Your beer is about to undergo a government makeover. Federal officials are proposing…
Confusion and uncertainty at the border after Trump acts
MCALLEN, Texas – The federal government wrestled with the fallout Thursday over President Donald Trump's…
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning ended in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The threat of a severe thunderstorm is over for the South Thompson. The…
Don’t tell scamming ‘delivery company’ when you’ll be out of the house: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops resident has alerted the police to a scam that involves a…
UPDATE: Over 100 new wildfires spark across B.C.
Lightning from thunderstorms are suspected to be behind more than 100 new wildfires sparked across…