Echolalia is an obscure linguistic term used when referring to the automatic repetition of what has just been said. Although this usage is found only in conversation, it can, and does, occur in every sentence classification....
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Five years of steady population growth would have been hard to grasp a number of years ago, when Manitoba was more noted for the export of its citizens to other provinces. But now there is a renewed confidence in Manitoba &m...
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Manitoba drivers are not putting down their hand-held devices, according to a recent Manitoba Public Insurance survey.
In an effort to reduce distracted-driving collisions, Manitoba Public Insurance ...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
George J.Cameron dreamed about the day when curling would have its own national men’s championship. In 1924, the Winnipeg curler discussed his idea of east meeting west in the &ld...
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Favourable weather has been a great benefit to local home builders, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
“The favourable weather has allowed single detached home builders to maintai...
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After a disaster or burglary would you be able to replace everything, all at once?
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) reminds homeowners and tenants to make sure their insurance policies are up to date.
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If it’s February, so we must be halfway through winter. Well, maybe.
Somehow, it always seems like we're winning the battle with winter when February comes along. Now it’s “downhill t...
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The Brothers Grimm are renowned for their collection of tales, 211 in all. Although we call them “fairy tales,” they aren’t about fairies. The Grimms themselves labeled them Hausmärchen (house, or nurs...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2 of 2)
When Charles Stewart initiated the meeting on March 5, 1885, to discuss and vote on a resolution to take Manitoba out of the Canadian Confederation, he certainly had his supporters, but by choosin...
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I’m always amazed at how new ideas are actually old ideas in a similar form. Whether or not the Friends of Upper Fort Garry were aware of this tidbit of historical information, their heritage park and interpretive cent...
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