News Items tag as: 2016 Year in Review

YEAR IN REVIEW: Film, movie, TV show and documentary makers focused the lens all over B.C.'s interior in 2016
January 01, 2017 - 4:30 PM

As Hollywood continues to rake in billions of dollars and independent films become easier to make, the region saw a fair number of productions using the Thompson or Okanagan regions as a film set.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Homelessness in the Interior
January 01, 2017 - 1:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – One of the hottest topics across the Interior this past year has been homelessness and how various municipalities have chosen to address it.
YEAR IN REVIEW: A year's worth of odd crimes that just didn't pay
January 01, 2017 - 10:30 AM

Cities in the Thompson and Okanagan regions had no shortage of oddball crimes in 2016.
YEAR IN REVIEW: iNFOnews.ca investigations exposed issues, brought more understanding to local stories
January 01, 2017 - 8:30 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Sometimes it takes days, weeks or even months to really dig into a topic. Our team at iNFOnews.ca strives to go beyond the day to day headlines to bring you original news stories that expose issues, ask hard questions and bring a deeper understanding to matters of importance in the communities we serve.
YEAR IN REVIEW: How public health made headlines across the Thompson-Okanagan this year
January 01, 2017 - 6:00 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - From the difficulties of finding a family doctor in the Thompson-Okanagan to tainted drinking water, this year has been filled with controversial public health stories.
YEAR IN REVIEW: The people we saw, spoke to and lost this year in B.C.'s interior
December 31, 2016 - 8:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - While B.C.’s interior is defined by boundaries in a literal sense, it’s really the people who live here make the Thompson and Okanagan communities.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Major crimes of 2016
December 31, 2016 - 4:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - One of our goals as a news outlet is to understand crime, whether it's on the ground for breaking news or in court covering weeks of trial, iNFOnews wants residents to be informed.
YEAR IN REVIEW: 'Glamazon' flowers, WWII naval bunkers and a radio telescope among the cool places we visited this year
December 31, 2016 - 1:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - You may see them everyday, or have never heard of them before, but these are the places that we went and saw this year.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Fentanyl's devastating impact on the Thompson-Okanagan
December 31, 2016 - 10:30 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - More than 700 people in B.C. have died this year from illicit drug overdoses, many of which can be attributed to fentanyl, making the drug crisis one of the most talked about issues in the province.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Eye catching photos from 2016
December 30, 2016 - 9:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Sometimes a photo is worth a thousand words. Day in and day out, our reporters are in the field, looking for stories that matter to you.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

CBC to stop paying individual bonuses after controversy
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Opposition slams Liberals for not tabling budget before summer
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Penticton RCMP officers lie in court, evidence tossed in prolific offender case
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Traffic cops caught 48 drivers speeding in Kelowna school zones in one day
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