History

HISTORY – Vasili Arkhipov kept his head and saved us from nuclear destruction

April 5, 2018 // 1 Comment

We owe so much to Vasili Arkhipov, yet he’s not well known. He kept his cool while those around him were losing it during the Cuban Missile Crisis By BRIAN GIESBRECHT [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – How one man helped build a nation at Vimy Ridge

April 8, 2017 // 1 Comment

TOMORROW (April 9, 2017), I’m going down to Merritt to emcee an event honoring a man I’ve admired much of my life, though I never knew him. He was the son of a brother of [Continue]

MURPHY – Easter 1917 marked a First World War turning point

April 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

THANKS TO two specific First World War events, the days surrounding Easter 1917 were momentous. One of these events – the successful Canadian assault on Vimy Ridge – is [Continue]

HISTORY – Explaining the origin of April Fool’s Day: old-time fake news

April 1, 2017 // 1 Comment

By GREG GAZIN Senior Editor Troy Media ON APRIL FOOL’S Day, we’re on red alert for pranks, hoaxes and fake news – and it’s been going on for centuries, from an [Continue]

MURPHY – The Canadian who helped tame America’s Wild West

April 1, 2017 // 1 Comment

IT WAS through the cinema of my childhood that I first heard of Bat Masterson. But it wasn’t until I read Tom Clavin’s new book, Dodge City, that I realized Masterson was [Continue]

Two heritage homes get plaques

February 20, 2015 // 0 Comments

COMMUNITY — Two Kamloops heritage homes have been honoured with plaques in recognition of their heritage value to the community. A home at 190 West Seymour St. owned [Continue]