Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Suzanne Fortin is running for the Family Coalition Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Nepean-Carleton riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed her regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews;…
Two people die in bus crash in North Yorkshire
Sunday, September 21, 2008 A British couple have died after their car collided with a bus carrying a group of children. The crash took part on the A64 at Staxton near Scarborough, North Yorkshire on Sunday morning. The bus continued…
CERN says repairs to LHC particle accelerator to cost US$21 million
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Monday that repairing the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will cost up to €16.6 million or US$21 million. The LHC, which is the world’s largest and highest-energy particle…
Second weekend of protests begins in China
Saturday, April 16, 2005 Defying government warnings against further demonstrations, as many as twenty-thousand Chinese protesters turned out for a second weekend of anti-Japan demonstrations in Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Tianjin. In Shanghai, a crowd broke many windows at the Japanese…
Mobile homes exploded as tornado kills eight in North Carolina
Thursday, November 16, 2006 Touching down at 6:30 a.m.(EST) this morning in North Carolina, a tornado has killed eight people. Some mobile homes exploded, while others were moved off their foundations, according to Bob High, a reporter for the News…
Canada’s Beaches—East York (Ward 32) city council candidates speak
This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor.…
House approves Senate amended economic stimulus package
Friday, February 8, 2008 The United States House of Representatives has passed the bipartisan US$152 billion economic stimulus package that gives one-time rebates to United States citizens, US$600 for individuals or US$1,200 for couples plus US$300 for each child. US$300…
Witnesses saw truck “rev up and race” before recent Texas oil refinery blast
Friday, April 1, 2005File:Map of USA highlighting Texas.png Witnesses say a truck was idling near the scene of an explosion at a Texas refinery which killed 15 and injured over 100 others on March 23, according to U.S. Chemical Safety…
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Oxfam produces action plan after revelation of prostitution scandal on Haiti
Monday, February 19, 2018 On Friday, international charity organization Oxfam unveiled an action plan to improve its safeguarding systems and whole internal culture. This follows a news article on February 9 in The Times, describing sexual misbehaviour by some Oxfam members…