An increase in listings inventory has kept Winnipeg home prices relatively stable in this year’s first quarter when compared to the same period last year, ...
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As you ponder this assortment of miscellany, keep in mind that different sources have different versions of everything.
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Sigrid Fletcher wrote, “I know OK has been around forever. Is it still considered slang? Also, does slang ever become real English?”
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The secret to making wood rings that will not crack in use is to laminate together hardwood turning blanks by alternating grains so that they are at right angles...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 3)
Leslie Montgomery, a Winnipeg ...
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The ongoing Mike Duffy trial, who faces 31 charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust, once again puts the usefulnesss of the Canadian Senate under close scru...
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by Todd Lewys
As recently as three years ago, only one w...
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A new CIBC poll, conducted by Nielsen, finds that 57 per cent of Canadians are opting to lock in their monthly mortgage payments at today’s historically lo...
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Let's have a look at more of the fun, foibles and frustrations of our daily lives. Little things go wrong every day. Things that make you want to laugh one m...
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A March 31 letter to the Sun laments American pronunciations. Blair Tibbles writes, “It has become the norm to speak of ‘prawgress,’ ‘prawcess,’ and ‘prawgram,’ etc.”
Nelson’s Canadi...
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