by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
In the 1936 Winter Olympics, Canada finished first and second in men’s hockey. At least that was the observation of P.J. Mulqueen, the chairman of the Olympic Committee of the Amateur Athletic Un...
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by Todd Lewys
It’s amazing the difference choice — or a lack of it — can make in a real estate market.
Two or three years ago, when housing inventory was low, sellers could literally put their hom...
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Is it a love story fit for Valentine’s Day, or an act of vengeance perpetrated by a bitter lover from beyond the grave?
One of the more unusual provisions found in a will was made by Emily Margaret Waddell. When Emily die...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 5 of 5)
Manitoba women’s hopes of getting the franchise were rekindled when the Liberal Party association endorsed it as official party policy at its March 1914 convention. The only stipulation was ...
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At the recent WinnipegREALTORS® forecast breakfast, Ken Jones, chair of the association’s Commercial Division, gave a recap of the 2013 commercial real estate market and spoke briefly on his predictions for 2014.
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The following are the kind of lines that provoke the response, “I wish I’d said that!”
Often, they’re tremendously profound and we feel envious of the author’s intellect, or they may be such...
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More than 1,300 Manitoba locations carry aboriginal names. Scores of others are English or French versions of native names. This pattern exists throughout Canada with thousands of native names found from east to west.
Canada is...
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New WinnipegREALTORS® president David Powell said the housing market will “see strong growth” this year, especially condominium sales, which were on an upswing by the end of last year.
“There is a great di...
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Did you know that the footprints and handprints in front of Grauman’s Theatre in Los Angeles started by accident?
Way back in 1927, Sid Grauman escorted Mary Pickford and Norma Talmadge to see his new theatre, which was s...
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The role of the railways in naming Canadian communities cannot be downplayed. Steam-powered locomotives needed frequent stops so water and fuel could be on-loaded. Rail workers named many such places.
Then, as the west became s...
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