Sunday, October 7, 2007 Lloyd Helferty is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Thornhill riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from…
Uncategorized
70,000 General Motors employees go on strike
Monday, September 24, 2007 73,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) union members launched a nationwide strike today against General Motors (GM), the largest auto manufacturer in the United States. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said GM would need to meet pay, health care, and job security issues. Gettelfinge said, “This is nothing we wanted…No one benefits in…
Choossing The Right Tool For The Right Job}
Get More Information Here: Air Compressor For Sale New Zealand Choossing the Right Tool for the Right Job by [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7GVHPEfpU4[/youtube] redwriter You would not try to split a 10 inch diameter log with a hatchet instead of an ax. By the same token you would not want to try to drill a 3/4 inch hole…
Uncategorized
FAA orders review of Boeing 787 Dreamliners following week of incidents
Sunday, January 13, 2013 The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a review Friday into the design and manufacture of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, following five incidents in five days involving the aircraft and two Japanese airlines. On Monday, an electrical fire broke out aboard a Japan Airlines 787 at Boston’s Logan International Airport,…
Uncategorized
Rapper Kanye West denounces Bush response, American media at hurricane relief telethon
Saturday, September 3, 2005 Grammy award-winning rapper/producer Kanye West appeared on a live on-air telethon simulcast on NBC, MSNBC, CNBC and PAX for Hurricane Katrina victims. Live on air, West said “George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” after saying “America is set up to help the poor, the black people, the less well-off as…
Uncategorized
Mundine beats Green in super-middleweight WBA eliminator
Wednesday, May 17, 2006 Former world champion boxer Anthony Mundine has beaten long-time rival Danny Green on a unanimous points decision in a non-title World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight bout. Mundine, an ex-rugby league star promoted the much-anticipated fight that attracted around 40,000 spectators and a national record for a pay-per-view television event. “Who’s…
Advantages And Disadvantages Of Beech Furniture
Get More Information Here: Best Luxury Outdoor Furniture La Advantages And Disadvantages of Beech Furniture by tony steven When buying new furniture, have you considered buying the beech furniture? As is known to all, the beech is considered as the downfallen noble because the hardness of beech furniture is the same as the rosewood and…
Uncategorized
Seven youths shot in Detroit, Michigan
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Gunmen shot seven teenagers at a bus stop in Detroit, Michigan, United States at about 2:15 PM EDT (1915 UTC) today. Three of the seven wounded are in critical condition. The victims were one block away from their school, Cody High School, at a bus stop in Detroit’s west side. The…
Uncategorized
10,000 refuse to pay U.S. taxes to protest Iraq war
Sunday, April 16, 2006 An estimated 10,000 conscientious objectors chose to withhold some or all of their U.S. income taxes due Monday, April 17, in protest to the use of US military power in Iraq. Some plan to instead donate their required tax to charity. The Internal Revenue Service does not distinguish tax resistors from…
Uncategorized
5 reporters hurt in conflict over ex-President’s monument in Taiwan
Saturday, December 8, 2007 Before the Ministry of Education removed the title the “Gate of Great Centrality and Perfect Uprightness” along the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, members of the public and politicians from Pan-Greens and Pan-Blues battled and demonstrated there, but 5 reporters were hit by a truck near the National Central Library when they…