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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.
City council gives new vision for Kelowna Tolko mill site unanimous approval
Kelowna city council has unanimously approved going ahead with the new vision for the redevelopment…
Huge amount of cocaine seized during traffic stop on Trans-Canada in Shuswap
Traffic cops pulled over a Surrey man on the Trans-Canada near Sicamous earlier this month…
MATCHMAKING SERVICE: Young Agrarians hook up wannabe farmers with land in Okanagan
An organization that matches young, aspiring farmers to landholders has noticed fewer people are investing…
Thousands of votes still to be tallied along with Kelowna Centre’s partial recount
Kelowna Centre’s partial recount won’t trigger a full recount, but there could still be more…
RCMP search for truck related to suspicious deaths in 2022 near Summerland
RCMP are seeking information about a truck it believes is related to two suspicious deaths…
Kamloops RCMP officer charged with mischief and uttering threats
The BC Prosecution Service has approved criminal charges against a Kamloops RCMP officer. Const. Adrian…
Kelowna medical clinic’s paid memberships could be a ‘legal grey zone’
A Canadian healthcare advocacy group is warning patients that a Kelowna medical clinic offering paid…
Elections BC approves partial vote recount in Kelowna Centre
With the BC Conservatives and BC NDP neck and neck in the election, Kelowna Centre…
Facebook hackers foil Kalamalka Rotary auction promotion
The Kalamalka Rotary Club’s annual charity auction is going ahead despite hackers getting into the…
Four arrests as Penticton RCMP seize cash, drugs and guns in raid
RCMP executed a search warrant Wednesday at a Penticton home seizing drugs, cash and guns.…
RCMP officer shot and killed a suspect in Penticton
The B.C. civilian police watchdog is investigating an incident where an RCMP officer shot and…
Kelowna trailer park residents face ‘demoviction’ from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen…
Low voter turnout in Okanagan, Kamloops symptom of disinterested electorate
More British Columbians voted in this past weekend’s provincial election than any other in history,…
No one wounded in exchange of gunfire near Kamloops home
There was an exchange of gunfire Saturday night between two suspect vehicles near a Kamloops…
iN PHOTOS: Retiring Kelowna ballerina has one last dance
After a lifetime of commitment to ballet, a professional dancer is taking herself in a…
BC Conservative Kristina Loewen is Kelowna Centre’s first MLA
BC Conservative candidate Kristina Loewen will be in the Kelowna Centre MLA seat in Victoria…
BC Conservative Gavin Dew is Kelowna-Mission’s new MLA
BC Conservative Gavin Dew has won the Kelowna-Mission riding and will be heading to Victoria…
BC Conservative Tara Armstrong is the new MLA for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream
BC Conservative Tara Armstrong is taking over the Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream riding after BC Liberal Norm…
iN VIDEO: Parents of Kelowna man missing for 18 years plead for tips
The parents of a man who went missing 18 years ago are renewing their call for…
Tethered dog survives being dragged by truck in Merritt
A young dog is recovering after a vehicle dragged him for 200 metres in Merritt…
Kelowna builder proposing two projects with total of 335 new rental units
A Kelowna developer is proposing two new housing projects with a total of 335 rental…
BC Election 2024: Kelowna’s new riding shifts voting landscape
Candidates and voters are testing uncharted waters in Kelowna since the electoral district boundaries have…
Independent Okanagan candidates, once BC Conservative hopefuls, now denounce party
Several Independent candidates in Central Okanagan ridings, who once considered joining the BC Conservatives, are…
Okanagan artist uses paint made from foraged ingredients
An artist from Kelowna forages through the mountains looking for gemstones, berries, clay and anything…