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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.
Further testing finds variant from the United Kingdom in some B.C. schools
SURREY, B.C. – Students or staff at five public schools in British Columbia have tested…
Drive B.C. travel advisory issued for Coquihalla
A travel advisory is in effect from Hope to Merritt on Highway 5, with heavy…
No charges after Wyoming grizzly feeding investigation
JACKSON, Wyo. – On a Friday afternoon last October, game warden Brian DeBolt and federal…
‘It feels like I’m drowning’: Women-owned businesses hit harder by pandemic
Amanda Munday’s business had just become profitable and hired its ninth staffer when the pandemic…
Disbarred lawyer Seanna McKinley is managing Indigenous youth housing in Kamloops
An Indigenous youth who spent years in government care is sounding an alarm about Seanna…
Isolation and sanitation during COVID-19 may affect human microbiome, scientists say
VANCOUVER – As people around the world remain isolated in their homes, avoiding close contact…
B.C. man wants help, not charges, for woman who took his truck with son inside
QUALICUM BEACH, B.C. – A Vancouver Island man whose truck was stolen while his son…
Italy taps German archaeologist to oversee Pompeii ruins
ROME – A German-born archaeologist has been chosen to be the next director of Pompeii,…
All the jobs lost in 2020 among workers with wages below Canadian average: Report
Canadians who lost their jobs due to the recession sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic all…
Winter storm watch issued for Coquihalla, Trans-Canada Highway
Environment Canada issued a winter storm watch for the Coquihalla Highway and the Trans Canada…
Spain: Peaceful protests for jailed rapper see more clashes
BARCELONA, Spain – A fifth night of peaceful protests to denounce the imprisonment of a…
Biden declares major disaster in Texas as federal aid flows
WASHINGTON – Add Mother Nature to the pile of crises on President Joe Biden's plate.…
Space station launch honours ‘Hidden Figures’ mathematician
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A space station supply ship named after the Black NASA mathematician…
Frozen pipes, electric woes remain as cold snap eases grip
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B.C. teacher penalized for wielding clippers without parental consent
For shaving a student’s head without parental consent, a B.C. teacher was reprimanded and sent…
427 COVID-19 cases in B.C.; 47 in Interior Health
B.C. health officials are reporting 427 new cases of COVID-19 today, including 47 within the…
Questions linger in Coroner’s report of West Kelowna murder-suicide
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1,533 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday in B.C.; 92 in Interior Health
B.C.’s health officials admit they are frustrated by how long it’s taking to get the…
Central Okanagan RCMP officer’s sexual assault trial gets underway
CONTENT ADVISORY The sexual assault trial for Southeast District RCMP Const. Chad Vance got underway…
What those helicopters were doing in Okanagan orchards last week
Compared to last week’s deep freeze, weather in B.C.’s Southern interior will be almost balmy…
Myanmar security forces intensify crackdown on protesters
YANGON, Myanmar – Security forces in Myanmar pointed guns toward anti-coup protesters and attacked them…
Overheated stock market at risk of bubble in a disconnect from economy, experts say
TORONTO – “We’re all in this together” has been a common refrain since the arrival…
No fines issued to organizers of Kelowna’s ‘mega rally’ against COVID-19 restrictions
Organizers of the so-called mega rally for those opposed to COVID-19 restrictions have managed to…
Kamloops murder suspects and victim were known to one another, police say
Kamloops Mounties have now identified the suspects in a Saturday night killing, and say that…