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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with NDP candidate Sheila White, Scarborough-Rouge River

December 23, 2018

Thursday, September 13, 2007 Having worked as an aide, advisor, and Executive Assistant to municipal and provincial politicians, Sheila White is running for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Scarborough-Rouge River riding. Wikinews’ Nick […]

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Fiddle Legend Vassar Clements dead at 77

December 22, 2018

Wednesday, August 17, 2005 Vassar Clements, age 77, a legendary fiddle player who took bluegrass music from an obscure cultural art form to a mainstream influence, and who played on over 2000 albums, passed away at his Goodlettsville, Tennessee home […]

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South Korean police battle striking workers

December 21, 2018

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 Police raided the SsangYong Motor Company‘s plant in South Korea today, in order to evict workers who have been occupying the plant since May in protest of proposed layoffs. Most of the workers were those who […]

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News briefs:August 14, 2006

December 21, 2018

The time is 19:00 (UTC) on August 14th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 UN sponsored ceasefire in Israel-Lebanon begins 1.2 Tamil Tigers say Sri Lanka’s government bombed orphanage 1.3 Colombo land mine explosion […]

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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green candidate Mark Grenier, Welland

December 21, 2018

Saturday, September 15, 2007 Mark Grenier is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Welland riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Minor alterations not affecting […]

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Saturn moon Enceladus may have salty ocean

December 20, 2018

Thursday, June 23, 2011 NASA’s Cassini–Huygens spacecraft has discovered evidence for a large-scale saltwater reservoir beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The data came from the spacecraft’s direct analysis of salt-rich ice grains close to the jets ejected […]

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Amnesty report’s criticisms rejected by Bush administration

December 19, 2018

Sunday, June 5, 2005 Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, compared the United States detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to a Soviet-era gulag in that it is “entrenching the practice of arbitrary and indefinite detention in violation of international […]

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News briefs:June 10, 2010

December 19, 2018

Wikinews Audio Briefs Credits Produced By Turtlestack Recorded By Turtlestack Written By Turtlestack Listen To This Brief Problems? See our media guide. [edit]

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How To Choose A Retirement Community

December 18, 2018

Submitted by: Andrew Hallinan Generally speaking, retirement communities are classed one of two ways – either ‘age targeted’, or ‘age restricted’. Age restricted retirement communities simply do not allow anyone younger than 55 to purchase a home and may have […]

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Brazilian environmentalists tell residents to urinate in shower to save water

December 18, 2018

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 Environmentalists in Brazil are urging the country’s residents to urinate in the shower while washing themselves, to help conserve water and save the rainforest. Television ads being aired in the country claim that by doing so, […]

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