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Marshall Jones
News is best when it's local, relevant, timely and interesting. That's our focus every day.
We are on the ground in Penticton, Vernon, Kelowna and Kamloops to bring you the stories that matter most.
Marshall may call West Kelowna home, but after 16 years in local news and 14 in the Okanagan, he knows better than to tell readers in other communities what is "news' to them. He relies on resident reporters to reflect their own community priorities and needs. As the newsroom leader, his job is making those reporters better, ensuring accuracy, fairness and meeting the highest standards of journalism.
Liberal Steve Thomson of Kelowna B.C.’s new Speaker in likely short-lived government
VICTORIA – A former Liberal cabinet minister is British Columbia's new Speaker of the legislature…
Forecast for food inflation lowered, but meat prices to jump in 2017: report
TORONTO – The researchers behind Canada's annual food price report say that while they expect…
B.C. Liberals won’t ‘prop up’ NDP government with a Speaker: De Jong
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Liberal House Leader Mike de Jong says it is not his…
Committee calls for taxation, online advertising changes to help media industry
OTTAWA – A parliamentary committee is releasing a long-awaited report with 20 recommendations aimed at…
B.C. SPCA investigating ‘absolutely sickening’ alleged abuse of chickens
CONTENT ADVISORY VANCOUVER – Animal advocates say they have opened an investigation into "absolutely sickening"…
Obesity rising in nations rich and poor, especially in kids
NEW YORK – The world's weight problem is growing in countries rich and poor, and…
Hotel surveillance footage shows chaotic scene in Kelowna murder trial
KELOWNA, B.C. – Surveillance footage played in a Kelowna, B.C., court Thursday showed two shooters…
Flooding west of Revelstoke closes Highway 1 for at least two days, says RCMP
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Flooding has closed Highway 1 just west of Revelstoke, British Columbia. RCMP…
B.C. premier sticking to rules, isn’t going anywhere as legislature takes shape
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier Christy Clark says its likely her minority government will be…
Woman dies in single vehicle motorcycle crash
KAMLOOPS – A woman is dead after a motorcycle crash near the Home Depot on…
Roadside drug-testing devices worked well in pilot project, Public Safety says
OTTAWA – The federal government says new pilot-project results suggest roadside testing devices can be…
Premier warns NDP, Greens that delaying Site C dam in B.C. could cost $600M
VANCOUVER – Premier Christy Clark is warning the NDP and Greens that delaying work on…
Almost 2,500 Canadians died from opioid-related overdoses last year: data
OTTAWA – New data suggests almost 2,500 Canadians died from opioid-related overdoses in 2016 —…
Condolences pour in for Canadian victim of London terror attack
Messages of sorrow and condolence have been pouring in following the death of a Canadian…
West Kelowna Grizzli Winery owners’ arrest a warning for Canadians doing business in China: daughter
OTTAWA – The daughter of two Canadian winery owners being held by Chinese authorities over…
An NDP minority government in B.C. may have to water down its ambitions: experts
VANCOUVER – An NDP minority government in British Columbia would be hard pressed to make…
Canadian economy grows at 3.7% in Q1, fuelled by household spending and business investment
OTTAWA – The economy picked up steam in the first three months of this year,…
Three accused of murdering B.C. gangster plead not guilty in fatal shooting
KELOWNA, B.C. – Three men accused in the brazen shooting death of gangster Jonathan Bacon…
Red Cross official says fentanyl a risk; first-aiders can say no to CPR
A Canadian Red Cross official says he sympathizes with a Manitoba postal worker who refused…
City costs for Vancouver 4-20 marijuana protest more than $245,000
VANCOUVER – This year's 4-20 marijuana day of protest in Vancouver cost the city more…
Strong winds cause multiple power blackouts across B.C.
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro was reporting more than 74,000 homes and businesses without electricity late…
Did you see this pedestrian get hit by a vehicle in Westbank?
WEST KELOWNA – Police are looking for witnesses to a pedestrian-involved collision Monday night in…
Roger Moore, star of 7 James Bond films, dies at 89
LONDON – Roger Moore, the suavely insouciant star of seven James Bond films, has died…
Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell dies at age 52 in Detroit
Rocker Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and…