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Kathy Michaels
Kathy Michaels has been an Okanagan-based journalist for more than a decade, working for community papers along the valley and beyond.
She’s won provincial and national awards in business, news and feature writing and says that her love for telling a good story rivals only her fondness for turning a good phrase.
If you have a story that deserves to be told in a thoughtful and compassionate manner, don’t hesitate to reach out.
To reach Kathy call 250-718-0428 or email kmichaels@infonews.ca.
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KELOWNA – Two men were injured Sunday when the golf cart they were driving flipped.…
Epstein questions deepen after report that jail broke rules
NEW YORK – Jail staff failed to follow protocols leading up to Jeffrey Epstein's death…
Farmers look to capture carbon as warnings of climate shocks grow louder
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Bianca Andreescu wins Rogers Cup, first Canadian to do so in 50 years
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Did you feel that? Small earthquake hits the South Okanagan
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Kamloops Mounties search for suspect in CANCO robbery
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Penticton’s B.C. Beverage Technology Access Centre gets new leadership
PENTICTON – Wes Peterson has a challenging task in front of him. He has been…
Canadian ‘so grateful’ to be back in B.C. after eight-month detention in Syria
VANCOUVER – A Canadian man who spent eight months in Syrian prisons said he wept…
Toronto researcher developing selfie-based blood pressure monitor
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RCMP say gondola cable at tourist attraction may have been cut on purpose
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Mass shootings give rise to bullet-resistant backpacks in the U.S.
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UPDATE: Answers needed in Kamloops motorcycle fatality investigation
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Kelowna Mounties save pug, put positive spin on potentially deadly situation
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RCMP find item that may be connected to McLeod and Schmegelsky investigation
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Sonar expert assists West Kelowna RCMP, body pulled from Okanagan Lake
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Bianca Andreescu advances to Rogers Cup final, first Canadian woman to do so in 50 years
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Photo of firefighters in South Okanagan prompts emotional community response
SOUTH OKANAGAN – It was a simple gesture of thanks and the community has rallied…
Tom Cochrane to perform at tonight’s Rock the Lake in Kelowna
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Refugees in 2015, Syrians now citizens in time for 2019 federal election
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Kelowna man living with chimps witnesses beauty, community and atrocity
KELOWNA – Kevin Langergraber had no idea he’d be spending his summers in a Ugandan…
Toronto shooting survivor offers case for transparency as RCMP continues silence on B.C. murders
VANCOUVER – As the RCMP remains tight-lipped about why two young men may have killed…
Sea to Sky Gondola closes following a ‘major lift incident’
SQUAMISH – The Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish is closed for the foreseeable future…
Kelowna basement fire deemed not suspicious, residents out of home
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