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Visiting scholar looks at Stalin’s great purges as clan wars
Soviet dictator Josef Stalin destroyed much of the Soviet regional elite in the Great Purges of 1937 to 1939. While many explanations have been offered over the years, none has satisfactorily fit the evidence. Applying anthropological methods to new archival material, Prof. Arch Getty, professor of history, University of California, suggests that the Stalinist system...
Value Village workers find large sum of money in pocket of donated pants
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Someone who donated pants forgot a large sum of money in a pocket.
Arsenal of eco-friendly cleaning ingredients as close as homeowner’s cupboard
VICTORIA – When it comes to the cleaning products in Jill Doucette's home she has one basic rule — she should be able to eat or drink all ingredients in small quantities.
District of West Kelowna names new CAO
WEST KELOWNA - The District of West Kelowna has a new Chief Administrator. Mayor Doug Findlater announced fomer Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Administrator Officer Jim Zaffino was appointed by council as the muncipality's new CAO. When Jason Johnson left the position to assume the seat of City Manager for Victoria, Zaffino was appointed...
Former coach and RCMP officer charged with assaulting eight minors
CLEARWATER - A former minor sports coach who was once an RCMP Constable was arrested yesterday in Calgary on eight counts of sexual assault of minors possibly dating back three decades. RCMP Supt. Brendan Fitzpatrick led a news conference out of Vancouver March 7, 2014 saying the police investigation spanning British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan...
US officials pursuing theory that someone caused the disappearance of Malaysia plane
WASHINGTON – A U.S. official says investigators are examining the possibility that someone caused the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jet with 239 people on board, and that it may have been "an act of piracy."
Burning in Four Regional Parks
The Regional District of Central Okanagan advises that controlled burns are underway in four regional parks to dispose of fire hazard fuels. Crews are burning today in Stephens Coyote Ridge, Coldham, Rose Valley and off Brown Road in a portion of Glen Canyon Regional Park. With good air quality and venting conditions open burning is...
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Adam Lane Wallace
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of March 14, 2014. Adam Lane Wallace, 26, is wanted for one count of break and enter. Wallace is described as a non-white male, 5’7” tall and 170 lbs. He has black hair and brown...
City of Vernon Public Notice: Load Restrictions
Pursuant to Section 606 of the City of Vernon Traffic Bylaw #2747, notice is hereby given that load restrictions will be in place, effective 12:01 a.m. Monday, March 17, 2014, on all roadways in the City of Vernon. All roads will be limited to legal axle loading 70 per cent. Overweight permits will not be...
Highlights of the regular Regional Board meeting – March 13, 2014
Mission Creek Greenway Regional Park The Regional Board has approved renewing an agreement between the Regional District and City of Kelowna for Regional District management and operation of Mission Creek Greenway Regional Park. The agreement will run for five years. In addition, the Regional Board supports allowing staff to submit an application to the Province,...
India’s navy, air force, coast guard join search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane
NEW DELHI – India says its navy, air force and coast guard are now looking for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane as the search has expanded to cover an area stretching from the South China Sea to the Andaman Sea.
Americans line up for blocks to attend Denver’s marijuana industry job fair
DENVER – When Tim Cullen was opening his first marijuana business four years ago, the high school biology teacher turned pot entrepreneur struggled to get resumes and references from job applicants.
Mississippi man, 78, dies 2 weeks after being found alive in body bag at funeral home
LEXINGTON, Miss. – A 78-year-old Mississippi man has died two weeks after he woke up in a body bag at a funeral home after being mistakenly pronounced deceased, a coroner said.
Documentary about injured snowboarder slated for special viewing
BrainTrust Canada, in partnership with City of Vernon and BMO, is presenting a one-time-only viewing of the documentary The Crash Reel, the story of U.S. snowboarder Kevin Pearce who sustained traumatic brain injury just weeks prior to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The presentation, which brings awareness to the serious issue of brain injury...
Top teen musicians give free concert
Two Enderby Army Cadets will take to the stage when the 2014 B.C. Cadet Honour Band performs at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre on Tuesday March 22, 2014 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Cadet Sergeants Galen March, and Robert Lewis, both snare drummers, will perform as part of the larger band and also in a...