Santa a woman? It’s an interesting premise. Down through the years, it had never even crossed my mind. We get programmed by tradition — jolly, rotund, pipe, beard, etc., Santa was just always a guy, right?
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English, having spread worldwide, is the next thing to a universal language. This might seem good since numerous benefits accrue to a common tongue. But not everyone likes the idea of English taking over the world.
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A jig-jagging ramp rising upward between floors made of near-translucent alabaster meant to invoke a pathway of light through the darkness. A brown-coloured poured-concrete floor that mimics the muddy bottom of a river. Volc...
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by Todd Lewys
Over the past five to 10 years, many new neighbourhoods have been created inside and outside city limits.
The creation of those neighbourhoods has been critical with Winnipeg in growth...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
Following the end of the Manitoba Professional Hockey League (MPHL) regular season, the Brandon Wheat Cities were scheduled to face the Kenora Thistles in a play-off series to determine...
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The first time that the local real estate market had $1 billion in MLS® sales activity was 2002, and it reached $2 billion in sales in 2007.
In 2011, MLS® transactions broke the $3 billion mark for...
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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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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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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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by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
Decades before the Jets returned to Winnipeg, professional hockey was played in Manitoba, although only over a brief timeframe. From the very beginning of the league in 1907, teams strove to attract hi...
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