Month: May 2022

Canada’s Scarborough-Agincourt (Ward 39) 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. Among Toronto’s ridings is Scarborough-Agincourt (Ward 39). Two candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an […]

Wikinews’ overview of the year 2007

Monday, December 31, 2007 What would you tell your grandchildren about 2007 if they asked you about it in, let’s say, 20 year’s time? If the answer to a quiz question was 2007, what would the question be? The year that you first signed on to Facebook? The year Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse fell […]

5 Reasons To Visit Lido Key Florida

Read An Opinion On: Retirement Villages In Nsw Submitted by: John Allen Once known primarily as a retirement community, today Lido Key is so much more. An abundance of features attract visitors of all ages to this island paradise. Learn more about a few of the features that make Lido Key such a wonderful place […]

Incomplete data may mislead doctors into overprescribing expensive medicines

Thursday, September 25, 2008 Medical doctors have not been getting the full picture about newly FDA-approved drugs, concludes a research team from the University of California, San Francisco. This is because not all the studies required for FDA approval get published. New drug studies that do see publication tend to be ones where the medicine […]

Leadership Lessons For Sales Managers

Read An Opinion On: Financial Expert Planner Submitted by: Bill Willard Leadership, like class, is hard to define, but easy to spot. Someone once defined management as the effective coordination of the efforts of the individuals in a group to accomplish that stated objectives of the organization. Managers get results by establishing goals and working […]

Hundreds of thousands rally in Australia against IR legislation

Tuesday, November 15, 2005 People rallied in 300 locations across Australia today to protest the Federal Government’s proposed changes to industrial relations laws, WorkChoices. According to police, around 150,000 people congregated in Melbourne, from where speeches were broadcast throughout the country. In Sydney, thirty thousand gathered in Belmore Park and Martin Place to watch the […]

Wikinews interviews Joe Schriner, Independent U.S. presidential candidate

Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 […]

Cosmetic Dentist Most Up To Date Developments

Read An Opinion On: Chatswood Dentistry Cosmetic Dentist – Most up-to-date Developments by Garth White No bridgework is essential for the implant to be profitable. You should be in great wellness and not have any gum disease to be deemed a good applicant for an implant. You may well have one or two tooth changed, […]

Annual rich list shows Ireland now has six billionaires

Sunday, April 3, 2005The annual Sunday Times Rich List published today showed that Ireland now has six euro billionaires, up from four last year. The combined wealth of Irelands 250 wealthiest is €42.3bn. Topping the list was the new entrant Hilary Weston with a fortune estimated at over €7.2bn. Weston was excluded in previous lists […]

South African floods kill at least 300 people

Friday, April 15, 2022 On Wednesday, heavy rains and resulting flooding were confirmed to have killed over 300 people in KwaZulu-Natal province on the eastern coast of South Africa, including the large port city Durban. The flooding delayed rescue efforts by the South African National Defence Force, though it managed to deploy some helicopters and […]