Archive : November 2012

It’s all nonsense

  A brief mention in the 1966 book, The Maya, by Yale University anthropologist Michael Coe, is allegedly responsible for the plethora of end-of-the-world prophesies associated with December 21, 2012. Coe wrote that in the May...

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A road map to home buying

  As much as organized real estate is committed to helping buyers make one of the most important investments of their life when they acquire a home, they also work closely with all levels of government to ensure these new owne...

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Don’t get capernoited this holiday season

  Humans have been indulging in alcoholic concoctions for at least as long as written records exist. We find mentions in folklore and music. Who can forget the wonderful “Drink! Drink! Drink!” scene in Sigmund Romb...

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Who falls on a sword today?

  Both print and electronic media have devoted time and space to the recent turmoil within the BBC. London correspondent, Eric Reguly, writing on November 12, told Globe and Mail readers, “Mr. Entwistle, who...

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Stampeder fan invasion

  Nineteen eighty-four was a  watershed year for the Grey Cup. It was then that the Calgary Stampeders and their fans invaded Toronto. After this invasion, it was no longer just a Grey Cup game, it was Grey Cup Week, and ...

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