Canadians have recently been receiving a crash course on economics, especially during the federal election when party leaders making the economy their No. 1 priority. Of course, not all that was said was placed in its proper context a...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1 of 2)
Forty years ago, thousands of people watched in horror as flames consumed a beloved St. Boniface landmark.
“For me it’s my whole life,” a 70-year-old Sister of the Order of the ...
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The Bank of Canada has lowered its trend-setting rate to 2.5 per cent.
“Slowing global economic growth continues to reduce demand and prices for energy and other commodities,“ said Canadian Real Estate Association chief e...
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The Bank of Canada, along with the U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and others, announced an interest rate cut of 50 basis points last Wednesday. The Bank of Canada’s benchmark lending rate now stands at 2.5 per cent.
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Stephen Harper took a gamble and lost. Stéphane Dion took a gamble and lost. Jack Layton took a gamble and lost. Elizabeth May took a gamble and lost.
So, who won?
Certainly not Canadian voters who could be facing...
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by Bruce Cherney
A defining moment in Canadian history occurred when the North American Boundary Commission marked the western border between the United States and Canada.
The demarcation of the border is commemorated by a pla...
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The best September on record shows the resilience of the Winnipeg real estate market in the face of downturns occurring in other Canadian markets.
Winnipeg is bucking the trend of a retreating market now in existence in Western Canad...
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At the federal election all-party forum hosted by WinnipegREALTORS® and the Manitoba Real Estate Association, the sponsors put forward a question on an issue they consider very important in helping Manitobans and Winnipeggers deal effec...
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“If the money market is tight here, it is the same all over the world.”
“Brokers rushed here and there in an effort to unload, and thousands of shares were dumped on the market in less time than the telling of it ta...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2 of 2)
The morning after the attack on the Manitoba jailhouse, Ontario constables Boston O’Brien, Albert Mulligan and J. McKay were arrested by the MPP for participating in the jail-break and quietly tra...
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