Laws that make the world go around
Great laws of our time:
• The Law of Generalities: Most general statements are false, including this one.
• The Law of Economics: It’s always better to tighten your belt ...
Real Estate News
Search issues by word/phrase…
Or browse issues by year/month…
Archive : 2012
Superstitions — claims of good luck or bad luck depends entirely on your point of view about the world
You probably think that superstitions are a lot of “bunk.” On the other hand, maybe you wouldn’t dare challenge the world of the “unknown”— just in case.
Well, keep in m...
Last Supper was a Passover Seder
Easter Sunday, the Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus, falls on April 8 this year.
Passover begins after sunset on April 6. Passover is the Jewish commemoration of the Israelites’ escape fr...
Camp Hughes to Vimy Ridge
Established in 1909 as Camp Sewell, the military training grounds were renamed Camp Hughes in honour of Canada’s Minister of Militia and Defence, Maj.-Gen. Sam Hughes, in 1915. Mostly forgotten, the camp, located...
No reason to restrict mortgage access
Another federal budget has come and gone with little within its pages that directly affects the housing market other than outlining the direction for legislative amendments to strengthen oversight of Canada Mortgage and Hous...
Invasion of Canada — at noon the Stars and Stripes was hoisted and a national salute was fired
by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
On the orders of United States Secretary of War, John C. Calhoun, an invasion of Canada was launched in 1823, the first since the War of 1812. While successive invasions of Canada had been repulsed dur...
First-time home buyers say they’re in good financial shape
First-time home buyers and people intending to buy a home in the next two years lead the pack when it comes to financial fitness and confidence, according to a new survey.
The national survey, conducted by Genworth Financ...
Happenings on the April calendar — a potpourri of events from the past and still occurring
This April potpourri ranges from warmer weather, gardening and golf to dreaded thoughts of annual income-tax-stress.
A great weather sage summed it up nicely, when he said, “Occasionally a spring day...
Is there a Tory in the House?
What with Vickileaks, robocalls, Bill C-10, and the usual Ottawa shenanigans, the Tories have been much in the news of late.
I thought of all this when a Conservative friend complained that the current governmen...
The drama continues
It was a brief, but greatly anticipated, message received in Winnipeg: “Mother and three girls are well, Charlie and father missing — signed Ethel Fortune.”
Unfortunately, the only two males of...