If it appears to be too good to be true, it probably is — a lesson some people have learned when they shopped the Internet for anything from a car to an apartment or house to rent. There are plenty of legitimate sellers on the Interne...
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Manitoba avoided the worst of the world-wide recession caused by the mortgage meltdown in the United States due to its balanced economy, a financial expert recently told a Winnipeg morning radio talk show host
Speaking to...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
When lawyer Joseph Dubuc stepped outside the courthouse on Main Street near Upper Fort Garry, he didn’t expect to be a victim of violence arising from animosity that had contributed to a riot dur...
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Manitoba avoided the worst of the world-wide recession caused by the mortgage meltdown in the United States due to its balanced economy, a financial expert recently told a Winnipeg morning radio talk show host
Speaking to...
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It’s appropriate that Manitoba’s new lieutenant-governor has been appointed in the year of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Winnipeg’s Chinatown and amid the two-week celebration of the city’s cultural ...
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When you get involved in any sort of campaign as a volunteer, you want it to be successful. It is a matter of conviction, pride and self-interest. You can do your part, but it does require a team effort and a lot of hard work. This has cert...
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by Bruce Cherney
According to many financial market commentators, the worst of the recession is now over in Canada, and the economy is now poised for recovery. Even in the United States, the heartland of the recession, the news appea...
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July not only set a new dollar volume sales record, but the month edged out May this year for total sales which is a rare occurrence, according to WinnipegREALTORS®.
“We have now had two really solid back-to-back mont...
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What can be learned from Winnipeg’s early history is that municipal ownership did not at first deliver clean potable water to its residents as promised, nor did the private sector which originally developed the city’s water supp...
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by Toby Welch
In the 1990s, homeowners wanted a large, cozy kitchen and a gigantic master bedroom. When the millennium rolled through, houses came equipped with wine cellars, super-sized bathrooms, and laundry rooms rivaling the luxu...
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