This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Monday, October 30, 2006 On November 13, Torontoians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Etobicoke Centre (Ward 3). One candidate responded to Wikinews’ requests for […]
Read MoreACLU, EFF challenging US ‘secret’ court orders seeking Twitter data
Thursday, April 7, 2011 Late last month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed objections to the United States Government’s ‘secret’ attempts to obtain Twitter account information relating to WikiLeaks. The ACLU and EFF cite First and Fourth amendment issues as overriding reasons to overturn government attempts to keep their […]
Read MoreChoosing Vg Based Nicotine
Read An Opinion On: Council Project Murals Architect Project Murals Sydney byadmin VG based nicotine is one of the most commonly sought-after types of products on the market today. If you are a product manufacturer and you need a high-quality source of nicotine, you may want to consider this specific type. You will find that […]
Read MoreCleveland, Ohio clinic performs US’s first face transplant
Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth globally, on a woman so horribly disfigured due to trauma, that cost her an eye. […]
Read MorePolice officer killed as car bomb explodes in Omagh, Northern Ireland
Saturday, April 2, 2011 A bomb positioned below the car of a police officer in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom has exploded, killing him. The unidentified 25-year-old officer, recently employed by the Police Service of Northern Ireland after graduating from a college of police training three weeks prior, was directly involved in the incident as he […]
Read MoreNigerian “free puppy” scam revealed on the internet
Thursday, September 20, 2007 A Nigerian “free puppy” scam has been circling the internet for months without any reports on television or on the radio. Just yesterday the Toronto Star reported about a Mississauga, Ontario, Canada woman, on September 10, who was scammed by a Nigerian man (Paul) claiming to be a Christian missionary who […]
Read More38 killed after US helicopter crashes in Afghanistan
Sunday, August 7, 2011 38 people were killed on Saturday when a US Chinook helicopter crashed west of Kabul, Afghanistan, with the Taliban claiming responsibility for the crash. Thirty Americans were killed in the crash, including at least seventeen members of SEAL Team 6, Air Force members, the helicopter’s crew, a dog handler and a […]
Read MoreTobacco manufacturers and retailers fined over UK price fixing
Saturday, April 17, 2010 Several tobacco manufacturers and retailers in the United Kingdom have been fined a total of £225 million for price fixing. The fines were imposed by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) following an investigation lasting seven years. It is the largest penalty ever issued by the OFT for breaches of the […]
Read MoreTeen accused of Anzac Day terror plot applies for bail
Friday, May 8, 2015 An 18-year-old Victorian teen accused of plotting a terrorist attack on Anzac Day applied for bail at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. It is alleged that Harun Causevic and his associate, Sedvdet Besim, also 18, planned to run down and behead a police officer before stealing his gun to harm others […]
Read MoreUK government stops compulsory testing of fourteen-year-olds
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 The UK Government has stated that children in Britain will no longer be required to take compulsory, externally marked tests at the age of fourteen. The change takes effect immediately, meaning that children who were due to take the test this year no longer have to do so. Secretary of State […]
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