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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.
BC SPCA calls for regulation after 34 Bengal cats rescued from Vernon breeder
The cats were kept in cages for extended periods and lived in dangerously dirty conditions. The cleaning and ventilation weren’t sufficient so the amount of ammonia gas was at a dangerous level.
Penticton MLA circumventing city to get residents say on controversial homeless camp
The mayor of Penticton and Penticton-Summerland’s MLA had a bone to pick with each other…
iN NUMBERS: Solid May rainfall in the Okanagan, not so much in Kamloops
The Okanagan had some thrillingly average weather and rainfall, but the clouds in Kamloops have some catching up to do.
New pediatricians hired but not soon enough to reopen closed ward at Kelowna hospital
The 10-bed pediatric ward at Kelowna General Hospital is closed for up to six weeks.
Body pulled from Okanagan Lake at Kelowna’s City Park
A body was found in Okanagan Lake in Kelowna’s City Park Monday morning, but police don’t…
‘Long Island Medium’ Theresa Caputo coming to Kelowna
"The Experience isn’t about believing in mediums. It’s about seeing something life-changing. It’s witnessing first-hand spirit communication.”
RCMP release sketch of Salmon Arm man missing for 23 years
Raymond Kohout has been missing since April 29, 2002.
Vernon RCMP ask for public’s help to find missing man
Vernon RCMP are hoping the public can help locate a missing man. Mark Hoffman, 45,…
Vernon man wins $630,000 playing a lottery slot online
“My first thought was, ‘What the heck just happened?’ I was so excited.”
False alarm in Kelowna after foot race in creek triggers search and rescue effort
Someone saw a teenage girl jump off a bridge over Mission Creek in Kelowna, but…
iN NUMBERS: How buskers are regulated in Okanagan, Kamloops
If a guy playing a bunch of buckets like a drum kit makes you want to call a bylaw officer, please don’t, leave him alone.
Interior Health region now has access to cutting-edge cancer scanning tech
A new and improved method for detecting, tracking and treating prostate cancer is going to…
Kamloops RCMP ask for help to find missing woman
Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public’s help to track down a missing woman. Katherine…
iN NUMBERS: June is a month of celebration in Kamloops, Okanagan
June is a busy month for celebrations in the Okanagan and Kamloops. Not only is…
West Kelowna firefighters douse duplex fire and save a cat
West Kelowna Fire Rescue put out a blaze that engulfed a duplex this morning. Firefighters…
What 400 ostriches in the Kootenay and the freedom convoy have in common
Canada’s politically Conservative voices that rallied behind the so-called freedom convoy during the pandemic, as…
Kamloops man charged with murder in shooting death of Chaneill Satow
A Kamloops man has been charged with second degree murder two years after a woman…
Kamloops RCMP ask for public’s help to find missing woman
Police in Kamloops are searching for a 55-year-old woman who has been missing since last…
Kelowna RCMP hand out 49 traffic tickets in one day
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Kelowna RCMP officers were handing out traffic violation tickets left and right during an enforcement…
iN NUMBERS: Thousands still use libraries in Okanagan, Kamloops
If you don’t have a library card, get one, if for no other reason than…
South Okanagan’s historic Adra Tunnel officially open
The Adra Tunnel is open to the public after years of work restoring the historic…
Controversial restructure of Kelowna tent city reducing homeless: mayor
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A few months after the City of Kelowna’s controversial spring cleanup of the Okanagan Rail…
Local couple donates $1 million to help train doctors in South Okanagan, Similkameen
Medical students in the South Okanagan and Similkameen will be getting a helping hand paying…
Penticton mayor and newly elected MLA in war of words over homeless encampment
Penticton-Summerland Conservative MLA Amelia Boultbee had some harsh words for the City of Penticton over…