by Jeffrey Thorsteinson
The Public Safety Building, Pan Am Pool, the Manitoba Teacher’s Society headquarters and other buildings in Winnipeg have something in common. Heavy looking, clad in bare concrete o...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 5)
When the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) decided to erect its station at Regina, the company claimed its own chunk of land, leaving the acreage owned by the North West Territories’ Lieutenant-Gove...
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Affordability is driving a recent surge in condominium sales, according to WinnipegREALTORS®.
The association reported that condo sales in October jumped 42 per cent when compared to the same month last year.
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Raining frogs? We’ve all heard about “raining cats and dogs,” but frogs? Pretty farfetched concept, right?
But, read on ...
Scientists who study such things expl...
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The most compelling part of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Ottawa takes place once all the formalities are over and done with. It is then that people lay their poppies on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It is heart-stopping ...
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At 1:50 a.m., Winnipeggers and Manitobans first received news that the “war to end all wars” was actually about to end on the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, 1918. The news was flashed over the telegraph wires that ...
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There’s some question about whether local and provincial politicians appreciate and understand how important the housing sector is to the overall health of the Manitoba economy. For example, Winnipeg city council is looking at a signi...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 4)
A correspondent for the (Emerson, Manitoba) Gateway Express, who was part of the Canadian Press Association tour of Winnipeg in 1882, commented that, despite the “chilling wind and mud,” wh...
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by Todd Lewys
After experiencing eight record-breaking years for new home starts in Manitoba, it was bound to happen.
According to the recently-released Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC...
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Here’s a few items you may not have known about
November.
Did you know that the namesake of the sandwich was born on November 3, 1718? That was John Montague, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich. He also happened to ...
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