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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.
Looking for forever home: Vernon SPCA pet of the week
VERNON – This sweet girl is looking for a new place to call home. Addie…
iN PHOTOS: Dream Rally burns rubber down Highway 97
KELOWNA – Brad Jinjoe is passionate about sports cars. He's had his red Lamborghini Diablo…
Mount Polley mine disaster five years later; emotions, accountability unresolved
VICTORIA – People are swimming and fishing in Quesnel Lake five years after the largest…
Kelowna Fire Department rescues injured climber in Angel Falls
KELOWNA – The Kelowna Fire Department rescued a woman who fell onto a rock face…
Surf’s Up! Teenager Mathea Olin wins Canada’s first-ever Pan Am surfing medal
PUNTA ROCAS, Peru – Surfer Mathea Olin floated on her longboard Sunday off the Punta…
TRENDING NOW: Reddit justice
Reddit can be a fun place, but it can also be pretty cutthroat, as this…
Government lifts speed restrictions after spotting no whales in shipping lanes
OTTAWA – Transport Canada says it's lifting speed restrictions for cargo ships in the Gulf…
Freed from Swedish jail, rapper A$AP Rocky lands in US
LOS ANGELES – Nearly a month after he was arrested in Sweden, rapper A$AP Rocky…
Trudeau given glimpse of life in the Far North during tour of Arctic Bay
ARCTIC BAY, Nunavut – Sitting on a bed next to the oldest Inuit woman in…
Woman has Okanagan fire chief harassment conviction overturned
OKANAGAN – A woman who was found guilty of harassing an Okanagan volunteer fire chief…
Forced to resign as top Montreal cop, Pichet hired in subarctic mining town
Montreal's former police chief, who was forced out of the job following allegations officers fabricated…
‘Shocked,’ ‘heartbroken’: Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai, 69, dead of cancer
Calgary MP Deepak Obhrai, a beloved character on Parliament Hill, dean and mentor of the…
Police: Deaths, injuries in Texas shopping complex shooting
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Multiple people were killed and injured and at least one…
‘Nowhere to go.’ Iqaluit homeless stay in shacks, old boats amid housing crisis
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Nushupiq Kilabuk wakes up every day in a shack on the shores…
Pricey Vernon development project hits wall
VERNON – A pricey housing development in Vernon worth tens of millions of dollars has…
Conservatives, if elected, would work to restore ties with Saudi Arabia
OTTAWA – A Conservative government, if elected this fall, would work to fix Canada's relationship…
Two rescues in one day for COSAR
KELOWNA – The long weekend has barely begun, but Central Okanagan Search and Rescue is…
Evacuation of Alberta hamlet rescinded after CPR train derailment
IRVINE, Alta. – Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a train derailment in…
Lake Country mom advances in Ms Health and Fitness competition
LAKE COUNTRY – A Lake Country mom has one more shot at a life-changing cash…
You can help monitor Okanagan lakes for invasive mussels with this program
SUMMERLAND – If you have a dock on a lake in the Okanagan, a local…
Slow down on Lake Country’s Pelmewash Parkway
LAKE COUNTRY – Jamie Odland loves to see pedestrians and bikers using the Pelmewash Parkway…
Freedom Mobile opens in Kelowna, more shops planned for Interior
KELOWNA – Freedom Mobile is setting up shop in Kelowna tomorrow, kicking off a summer…
Drugs, guns and cash seized from West Kelowna property
WEST KELOWNA – Three suspects are in custody after police uncovered a large cache of…
High-powered luxury cars revved up for Okanagan Dream Rally
KELOWNA – Get ready to rev your engines; the Okanagan Dream Rally is back in…