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Sean Mott
After spending most of his life on the East Coast and earning a Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) degree from the University of King's in Halifax, Sean Mott decided to strike out west to start his reporting career in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. He recently moved to Lake Country and he covers everything from crime to local art to everyday absurdities in Kelowna.
iN VIDEO: Fly high with incredible footage of Kamloops to Falkland flight
KAMLOOPS – When traffic gets really bad, don't we all wish we could just rise…
Big storm wallops Enderby on Friday
ENDERBY – Enderby got pretty wet on Friday. The City of Enderby website reported that…
Leonard has 27 points; Raptors headed to NBA Finals for first time in history
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors will play in the NBA Finals, a Canadian basketball success…
Court rules B.C. can’t limit oil shipments in major blow for pipeline fight
VANCOUVER – British Columbia lost the largest tool in its toolbox to halt the Trans…
Police call in armoured vehicle to search Kelowna property
KELOWNA – Kelowna RCMP needed help from the emergency response team and its armoured truck…
‘Buried and destroyed’: Lake Country water main break fixed, but damage assessment continues
LAKE COUNTRY – Crews toiled long into the night yesterday to fix the broken water…
Ogopogo isn’t the only thing making waves on Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA – The Ogopogo is a popular tourist attraction and Canada's answer to the Loch…
Playing for B.C. Lions ‘a dream’ for locals Adam Konar, Sukh Chungh
Playing for B.C. Lions 'a dream' for locals Adam Konar, Sukh ChunghGemma Karstens-Smith BC Lions…
Focus on traumatized boys critical to gender equality, new research shows
TORONTO – Boys in poor urban areas around the world are suffering even more than…
TRENDING NOW: Disc just keeps spinning.
You expect a disc to slow down the longer it spins, but not this one.…
Banff National Park’s Mount Temple a taxing, terrific trek
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. – The summit of Mount Temple — the 3,543-metre peak in Banff…
Diplomat, peacekeeper: Saskatchewan First Nation awaits Poundmaker exoneration
When Milton Tootoosis thinks about the planned exoneration of Chief Poundmaker, he breaks down. A…
DNA test uncovers D-Day love story 75 years later
LUDRES, France – After decades of searching, Andre Gantois had lost hope. The retired French…
More women, few minorities: Docs detail results of Liberal patronage overhaul
OTTAWA – The Liberal government's overhaul of the patronage system has led to gender parity…
Five NDP votes in Labrador to determine status of N.L. Liberal government
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. – The deciding seat in Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberal minority setup came…
Carbon tax, desk-thumping on agenda in upcoming Alberta legislature session
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's government heads to the legislature this week to make…
Canadian retaliatory tariffs lifted as U.S. kills steel aluminum penalties
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Canadian tariffs on U.S. bourbon, playing cards and…
Kawhi Leonard scores 36 points in Raptors’ 118-112 double OT win over Bucks
TORONTO – By the time a wobbly Kawhi Leonard made his final field goal, the…
Money laundering report a wake-up call for Canada, but some provinces skeptical
VANCOUVER – The authors of a report that found $47 billion was laundered across Canada…
Bernie Sanders unveils plan to overhaul public education
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders wants to suspend taxpayer funding of new…
Canadian citizen killed in Honduras plane crash, Global Affairs confirms
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Global Affairs Canada confirms that a Canadian citizen has been killed in…
Sisters of Ste-Anne hold unique garage sale before giving up Montreal convent
MONTREAL – The Montreal-area Sisters of Ste-Anne are hosting a unique garage sale this weekend…
Kelowna crews extinguish suspicious hedge fire
KELOWNA – Fast-acting crews put out a hedge fire in Kelowna earlier today, but now…
Nova Scotia’s harsh winter coast stars in horror film screened at Cannes
Nova Scotia's unforgiving coast has a starring role — alongside Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson…