During Steamboats on the Red: A Story of Buccaneers and Robber Barons, which aired on November 8 (to be rebroadcast on Prairie Public TV, Channel 3, on Monday, November 21, at 9:30 p.m.), I referred to the trio of Donald Smi...
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Tara St. Laurent firmly believes in what she terms “affirmative thinking.” Before the eventual winner of the myPad contest was announced, she kept repeating to herself, over and over again, “I’m going...
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Incongruous, inconsistent and paradoxical — that's English! Naturally, we take our language for granted, but imagine the difficulty in trying to learn it.
As proof that our language can be a headache, ...
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A Calgary bar, The Roadhouse, is reaping some pretty negative publicity following its decision to promote the Remembrance Day weekend as a party opportunity.
In a radio commercial, the Roadhouse asked, “Wh...
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First Turkey surrendered unconditionally on October 30, and then Austria bowed out on November 3, 1918. It was at this stage of the Great War that Canadians came to realize that an armistice ending hosilities was possible af...
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The continuation of low interest rates has given our local real estate market a real shot in the arm with record sales in September for that month and the second best October on record.
WinnipegREALTORS&re...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
The unexpected death of Manitoba-born William “Billy” George Barker, as a result of a plane crash in Ottawa while flying a new aircraft, sent Canadian military officials scrambling to organ...
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Ten months into 2011, year-to-date dollar volume sales reached $2.67 billion, the highest level with two months to go for any year in the 108-year history of WinnipegREALTORS®.
The 10-months of dollar ...
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As we chug on toward the end of the year, let’s pause and consider some of the events that have appeared on the historical calendar for November:
November 1, 1914 — The bra was patented.
November 2, 172...
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“Standing in the prow watching the Welsh coast getting nearer, John whistled a cheerful tune — to the dismay of the crew. The captain, sharing their anxiety, tactfully suggested that king and bishop (go below and...
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