by Bruce Cherney
March is more or less a transitional month — not quite signalling the end of winter and not quite the arrival of spring. It can be a relatively warm month or it can be plagued by a spate of cold weather o...
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by Todd Lewys
It would appear — for the time being, at least — that winter’s icy (and seemingly endless) grip has done more than chill Winnipeg residents to the bone.
Turns out, the wicked winter ...
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Irish trivia, anyone?
Sure, and it must be time for some assorted trivia about the Emerald Isle, don’t you think? Since St. Patrick is the topic of the week, here’s a shot of Irish-this-and-that from Dublin to Donny...
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M’s latest letter arrived too late for a beginning-of-Lent column. Let’s deal with it anyway.
Faithful reader M, wrote, “I’m a Jew but I enjoy the Pancake Supper at a nearby Anglican Church every winter....
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For one day a year, Manitobans of all backgrounds can attire themselves in green and proclaim they are “friends of the Irish.” At the same time, many in this province can claim direct descent from Emerald Isle immigrants. In fac...
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WinnipegREALTORS® is always monitoring the ebbs and flow of the real estate market and what may be ahead to give us a better gauge of where we expect things to go. As an example, CMHC recently increased its mortgage insurance premiums b...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 4)
But with the Canadian protest removed and the IHF giving the two men the green light to play in the Olympic competition, the British had every right to add Foster and Archer to their roster. What did t...
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As far as budgets go, it is hard to argue with major investments in core infrastructure including the likes of continued and needed flood protection, Winnipeg street upgrades and new investments in CentrePort Canada Way. A $5.5 billion five...
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So after a long wait, we’ve finally reached the month of geese, shamrocks, swallows, the vernal equinox, and slightly warmer days. March is the month when we realize that the worst of winter is over, while not forgetting that Mother N...
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An eponym is a word which comes to us from a proper noun — often arriving unchanged as boycott did.
Boycott is far from the only eponym in the English language. We don’t have to look far to find others. Here are a f...
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