Wednesday, March 21, 2007 Luckyrajah Paramanatha, known by his nickname “Lucky”, claimed his $18 million Lotto 649 jackpot Tuesday. The previously purchased free play lottery ticket was bought at the Sunny Convenience Store on Eglinton Avenue East in Scarborough, Ontario (a suburb of Toronto). He checked them on March 19, the official draw date. “I’m […]
Read MoreAnnan invites Iraqis to exercise democratic rights
Saturday, January 29, 2005With just days to go before Sunday’s historic poll to choose a new government in Iraq, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has invited the people of Iraq to exercise their democratic rights. The poll, the first free elections in a generation, faces disruption from insurgents who are totally opposed to democracy. Annan […]
Read MoreCanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Michael McMahon running in Prince Edward—Hastings
Friday, September 26, 2008 On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. New Democratic Party candidate Michael McMahon is standing for election in the riding of Prince Edward—Hastings. McMahon moved to Windsor in 1951, getting a degree in education, teaching locally and in Papua New Guinea. He served […]
Read MoreOldest surviving US WWI veteran dies
Saturday, December 22, 2007 J. Russell Coffey, the oldest surviving United States veteran of First World War (WWI), has died. He was 109. Coffey’s death was announced by the Smith-Crates Funeral Home in North Baltimore, Ohio. According to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA), he is the last remaining veteran of the war […]
Read MoreService held in Nova Scotia on tenth anniversary of Swissair crash that killed 229
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 A memorial service has been held in Nova Scotia, Canada to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Swissair Flight 111 disaster. None of the 229 people on board survived the aircraft’s impact with the sea on September 2, 1998. Hundreds of search and rescue personnel and local fishermen were mobilised after […]
Read More1960s Rockabilly music artist Terry Teen dies aged 70
Monday, March 12, 2012 Terry Knutsen, who performed under the name Terry Teen during the 1960s, died on Friday evening after life support systems were removed, according to sources close to the artist. Mr. Knutsen was seriously injured on Wednesday evening, while riding his bicycle along the outskirts of Tyler, Texas, United States. Doctors immediately […]
Read MoreUS Marines change hat style in response to manufacturer’s closure
Saturday, October 26, 2013 Following incorrect statements by media organizations that include Fox News and the New York Post earlier in the week that the US Marine Corps were changing their hats in order to make them more gender neutral, the Corps issued a statement yesterday countering the claim, saying they are only changing the […]
Read MoreNew Zealand dollar hits new high versus the United States dollar
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 File:New Zealand money.jpg The New Zealand dollar (NZD) value rose and, for a short amount of time, was worth US$0.7932, the highest level in New Zealand since the dollar was floated in 1985 — 22 years ago. The value then dropped a little and as of 11.40 a.m. was trading at […]
Read MoreWikinews interviews Jim Hedges, U.S. Prohibition Party presidential candidate
Saturday, January 29, 2011 U.S. Prohibition Party presidential candidate Jim Hedges of Thompson Township, Pennsylvania took some time to answer a few questions about the Prohibition Party and his 2012 presidential campaign. The Prohibition Party is the third oldest existing political party in the United States, having been established in 1869. It reached its height […]
Read MoreGujarat quota protests turn violent
Friday, August 28, 2015 Parts of the Indian state of Gujarat have been under curfew since Tuesday. At least seven are reported dead, with over 100 buses and dozens of police stations burned, after protests over job quotas turned violent in several major cities including Ahmedabad, Surat, and Rajkot. Each and every issue can be […]
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