Owning a home for the first time did something amazing for Manitoba Tipi Mitawa family Katina and Kris Cochrane that they weren’t expecting.
“It was weird, but when we moved into the house, it validated our little f...
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We often get our thoughts jumbled. Whether it’s because we’re in a hurry or we’re upset, what we say or write just doesn't make any sense — sometimes. This failure to communicate effectively is embarrassing...
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A surprising number of commonplace words began in military usage.
Ambulance is an example. It comes from the French phrase, hôpital ambulant (walking hospital). This moving hospital followed the army to provide the wounde...
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Modern English, the language of international trade, commerce and diplomacy, didn’t descend from Old English, the language of the Anglo-Saxons, according to new research by two linguistic professors. In fact, they claim English was a ...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
At 9:10 a.m., a Fokker Super Universal monoplane piloted by W.J. Buchanan, lifted off from the Western Canada Airways (WCA) field in Winnipeg. The airplane carried four bags that held a first-of-its-ki...
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The $500,000-and-above upper tier of the Winnipeg residential real estate market had an exceptional November, with sales increasing by 25 per cent when compared to the same month in 2011.
For only the second time in the city&rs...
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A pooling of resources in a joint effort between the public and private sectors is required to resolve Manitoba’s severe rental housing shortage, according to a new report prepared by a provincially-appointed roundtabl...
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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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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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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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