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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Manitobans are asking themselves, “When is this blasted winter ever going to end?” It will eventually end, but the third coldest winter, since temperatures were first recorded over 100 years ago, is still lingering and testing t...
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Are you among the thousands of Manitobans who pay rent each and every month, knowing that you’ll never see that money again?
For many, this need not be the case. Why not take income lost forever to rent and build it into ...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 3)
In a February 18 Associated Press (AP) article, Gustavus T. Kirby, treasurer of the United States Olympic Committee, said Great Britain showed a “lack of sportsmanship” by using Canadian-tr...
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by Todd Lewys
On February 28, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced that mortgage insurance premiums will increase by 15 per cent effective May 1.
According to the press release issued by t...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
Percy Nicklin had coached the two-time Allan Cup winning Moncton Hawks and was lured to England to coach not only the Richmond Hawks of the top English hockey league, but the British Olympic team at Ga...
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Yes, it’s Oscar time again. This year’s broadcast is on March 2. So, let’s fire up the old movie-trivia-machine and test your Tinsel Town knowledge of the Academy Awards with this little quiz (answers follow). ...
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Long-time reader, Lynn Francis, once asked about “Da” as used for “Daddy” in Britain and Ireland. That query inspired the column, “Baby Talk! Who’d have known it?” printed October 18, 2002.
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Last year, prairie farmers harvested a grain crop that defied expectations. The grain harvest was 40 per cent above the five-year average. With the delays in getting the crop to ports, the price of wheat has accordingly declined.
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