Archive : November 2013

St. Andrew appeared to Angus in a vision

  Tomorrow, November 30, Scots celebrate their patron, St. Andrew. Andrew, St. Peter’s brother, was the first apostle Jesus selected. Some sources say he was older than Peter. Some say he was younger. ...

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Happenings on the December calendar

December goes by in a blur. It’s a month that disappears in record time.  Where does December go, anyway?  One minute we’re just starting to think about Christmas shopping, and the next minute it’s New Year&rsquo...

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Motion to abolish Canadian Senate

Manitoba’s NDP government is joining the Saskatchewan Party government in calling upon Ottawa to abolish the scandal-plagued Canadian Senate. Manitoba Attorney General Andrew Swan introduced the motion in the provincial legislature ur...

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Terminal case of vocabularic obfuscation

  Today’s business world is teeming with convoluted and confusing language.  The world of government is even worse, suffering from a terminal case of this vocabularic obfuscation. Eh? This flood of bureaucratic &ldq...

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Moonlighting on the Rideau Canal

  Adam Dodek of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, wrote about senators earning money outside their Senate jobs. Dodek commented, “Such ‘moonighting’ should either be banned outright or severely...

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First western team to win Grey Cup

  Manitobans can be forgiven for being envious of our neighbours to the west. After all, Regina is not only hosting the 101st Grey Cup, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders will represent the West in the national football final ag...

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Three new neighbourhoods around Winnipeg

  by Todd Lewys When people think of new neighbourhoods in and around Winnipeg, they tend to think of two or three key areas. Those areas would be Bridgwater Forest, South Pointe and Sage Creek. Each ...

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