Haiti votes in presidential runoff

Monday, March 21, 2011 Voters in Haiti are going to the polls today to vote for the country’s next president. The election follows months of political turmoil after the corrupt first round election in November caused a crisis requiring international intervention. Haiti is still struggling to recover from the devastating January 2010 earthquake, with about one million people remaining in […]

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See More About: 20ft Shipping Containers Getting A Deal On Xbox Merchandise by Meg Ryan During these time of economic downturn, people are tightening their belts and cutting down on their spending. There is one thing however, that people are still willing to spend their cash on, and that is entertainment. One of the most popular forms of entertainment is […]

Bell Canada Enterprises might be taken private

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE), one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies, announced Tuesday that it is in talks with a consortium of Canadian pension funds to explore the possible sale of the company. If successful in their bid, the consortium would take the publicly-traded company private, which would mean an end to the trading of BCE shares […]

Economics take over Canadian leaders’ talking points

Canadian Federal Elections 2008 Day Stories from the 2008 Canadian Federal Elections 13 October 2008: CanadaVOTES: Libertarian John Kittridge in St. Paul’s 13 October 2008: Canadian scientists protest Harper’s attacks on science 10 October 2008: CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Paul Arbour in Carleton—Mississippi Mills 10 October 2008: CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate Jo-Anne Boulding in Parry Sound—Muskoka 10 October 2008: CanadaVOTES: NDP candidate […]

British Parliament bans smoking in pubs, workplaces and clubs

Friday, February 17, 2006 MPs at the British Parliament have voted by large majority of 200 to bring in legislation banning smoking in all pubs, clubs and workplaces in a landmark free vote. The ban is expected to come into force from summer 2007. The originally proposed fine of £200 was raised to £2500 for failing to stop people smoking […]

Woman sells name on eBay

Wednesday, March 30, 2005 A Knoxville, USA woman has sold her name on eBay and received an offer. Terri Iligan, age 33, will legally be named “goldenpalace.com” after the required legal work is complete. The casino owning the website paid $15,199 over the eBay auction service. She said that she got the idea when trying to find how much it […]

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. Among Toronto’s ridings is Beaches—East York (Ward 32). Four candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s candidates […]