Canada’s Don Valley West (Ward 25) city council candidates speak

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 Don Valley West (Ward 25). Three candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s candidates include John Blair, Robertson Boyle, Tony Dickins, Cliff Jenkins (incumbent), and…

G20 protests: Inside a labour march

Wikinews accredited reporter Killing Vector traveled to the G-20 2009 summit protests in London with a group of protesters. This is his personal account. Friday, April 3, 2009 London – “Protest”, says Ross Saunders, “is basically theatre”. It’s seven a.m. and I’m on a mini-bus heading east on the M4 motorway from Cardiff toward London.…

North Korea launches missile in ‘military drill’

Tuesday, June 19, 2007 According to the Japanese Defense Ministry, North Korea has fired a short-range missile today into the Sea of Japan. Officials believed it to be part of a regular exercise. “North Korea fired a short-range missile in what appeared to be part of a military drill,” a Japanese Defense Ministry official was…

Appropriate Land Drainage Is Vital

Find Out More About: Street Parking Perth Perth Cbd Parking Appropriate Land Drainage is Vital by Frank DonovanMany home owners are not concerned about garden drainage until they are having issues. Water naturally follows the path of least amount of resistance to lessen elevations and problems come up when original pathways built by the constructor…

United States: Four injured in Los Angeles school shooting

Sunday, February 4, 2018 Thursday morning, at Salvador Castro Middle School in the Westlake District, Los Angeles (L.A.), California, US, four students were injured when a gun went off in a girl’s backpack, according to police. L.A. police took a suspect into custody, a twelve-year-old female student, and recovered the gun at the scene. The…

7.4 magnitude hits Pacific near New Zealand

Tuesday, May 16, 2006Yesterday, at 10:39 p.m. UTC, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the Pacific Ocean about 180 miles southwest of Raoul Island, a member of the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand. Witnesses disagreed on the length of the earthquake, which was felt as far south as Christchurch, New Zealand, although they agreed the quake…