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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.
Gasoline companies to speak at public inquiry into B.C. pump prices Wednesday
VANCOUVER – An industry expert says a public inquiry into British Columbia's record-breaking gasoline prices…
Suspicious fire ravages vacant Oliver house
OLIVER – Oliver fire crews saved an abandoned house from a complete fiery destruction last…
Concerns mount over ‘criminalization’ of detained migrants in Canada
OTTAWA – Canada's border-security agency will soon require all border-security officers working with detained migrants…
Loved ones of Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh mourn after terrorist attack
TORONTO – Family and friends of Hodan Nalayeh are remembering the Somali-Canadian journalist killed in…
Looking for forever home;Vernon SPCA pet of the week
VERNON – A long-term SPCA resident is looking for a new home. Jade is a…
Kelowna thieves break into sea-can to steal dirt bike
KELOWNA – Motorbikes aren't safe even when locked in sea-cans, it would seem. Central Okanagan…
Trudeau stresses balancing economy, environment during brief Stampede visit
CALGARY – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told Liberal supporters their party is best positioned…
Search resumes for helicopter carrying missing Quebec businessman, teenage son
MONTREAL – The search for a missing well-known businessman and his teenage son who failed…
Canadian citizen has been detained in China, Global Affairs confirms
OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada says a Canadian citizen has been detained in Yantai, China.…
TRENDING NOW: Fish swallows shark whole
Sharks might be near the top of the food chain, but they're not invicible. Sometimes…
Military looks to guard satellites from ‘natural and artificial threats’
OTTAWA – Canadian satellites need to be protected from "natural and artificial threats" in space,…
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest to help Canada secure UN Security Council seat
OTTAWA – The federal government has named former Quebec premier Jean Charest as a special…
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard to stand trial in sex assault case
TORONTO – Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for the Canadian rock band Hedley, will stand trial…
Semi fire on Coquihalla south of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A semi-truck fire is currently raging on the Coquihalla Highway south of Kamloops.…
Canada to compensate 718 gay-purge victims in class-action settlement
OTTAWA – A lawyer says some victims of the federal government's gay purge were so…
Canadian Julia Budd scores TKO win for third straight Bellator title defence
THACKERSVILLE, Okla. – Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd successfully defended her Bellator featherweight title for…
Manitoba grand chief on leave, denies pursuing intimate relationship
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba Indigenous leader is taking a leave of absence after being accused…
Water quality advisory issued for West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – If you're in West Kelowna, check the water before you drink it.…
Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh dies in Somalia extremist attack
At least 26 people have been killed in an extremist attack in Somalia including a…
Elijah Beauregard to finally be laid to rest
KELOWNA – Thanks to social media pressure, Elijah Beauregard will finally be laid to rest.…
Third horse dies at Stampede chuckwagon races; driver fined, disqualified
CALGARY – A chuckwagon driver has been barred indefinitely from competing at the Calgary Stampede…
B.C. rock slide blocking salmon spawning prompts new fisheries restrictions
CLINTON, B.C. – A major rock slide in British Columbia's Fraser River has prompted new…
Alberta, Quebec seek to intervene in B.C. appeal to Supreme Court on pipelines
EDMONTON – Alberta and Quebec want to have their say when British Columbia goes to…
Officials warned China, India could use communities in Canada to advance agendas
OTTAWA – Some of the federal government's top bureaucrats have been warned about China and…