Secret to making attractive wood rings
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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Archive : 2015
WECo robbery — bandits ditch getaway car in garage behind house
by Bruce Cherney (part 3)
Leslie Montgomery, a Winnipeg ...
Mike Duffy and the Senate
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...
Buyers needn’t be intimidated by market, while sellers have to be prepared to compete
by Todd Lewys
As recently as three years ago, only one w...
Majority of Canadians choose fixed-rate mortgages
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...
Life is full of little everyday frustrations
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...
Distressed by word pronounciation
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...
WECo robbery — bandits fled from crime scene in stolen car
by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
After receiving the phone call...
Paywalls and newspapers
Bob Cox, the publisher of the Winnipeg Free Press, announced that the newspaper will soon be charging readers to access digital content (a cost per article) &mda...
Low mortgage rates helped contribute to a March home sales increase over last year
Historically low interest rates were among the factors that contributed to an MLS® sales upswing in March, according to a recent statistical market report i...