The Mark Anthony Group began preserving the facade of the old Kelowna Courier building while demolishing the inside more than two years ago. The project is now at a standstill.

A former notary public and prominent person in the South Asian community, who masterminded a $100-million Ponzi scheme involving at least 200 investors, has been sentenced to six years in jail on Wednesday.

A Crown lawyer says a British Columbia woman who bilked 28 investors out of millions of dollars and potentially compromised the Canadian economy should get a seven- to eight-year prison sentence.