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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by Teresa Boardman
Occasionally, I hear or read that real estate agents are overpaid. Sometimes we are accused of making too much money, and sometimes we are accused of charging too much and doing too little.
There...
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A surge in newly-listed homes ultimately helped improve Manitoba's housing affordability in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the latest Housing Trends and Affordability Report issued by RBC Economics Research.
While...
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Have you ever heard any of the classic stories about how humourless U.S. President Calvin Coolidge was?
Well, consider this.
A man of few words, Coolidge, nicknamed “Silent Cal,” cringed wh...
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A new reader, whose name I missed, commented on the disappearance of careful grammar and spelling in today’s newspapers.
The second Twisty Tongue ever printed (June 12, 1998) discussed the poor pronunciation of radio/TV a...
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