Tuesday, October 2, 2007 Tad Brudzinski is running for the Family Coalition Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Newmarket-Aurora riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. He did not answer the question “Of the decisions made by Ontario’s 38th Legislative Assembly, which was the most beneficial to your electoral district? To the province as a whole? Which was least beneficial, or even harmful, to your riding? To the province as a whole?” Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every…
Metal press crushes Illinois worker
Friday, April 1, 2005 A resident of Schaumburg, Illinois in the (U.S.) was severely injured by an industrial punch press machine on Monday. He died an hour later. Elk Grove Village police said William Naras, 48, was operating the machine at a local metal manufacturing plant when he became pinned by an I-beam, or metal arm, about 4 p.m. He was transported to Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village where medics pronounced him dead at 4:51 p.m. The death was ruled an industrial accident and reported to the…
SBC teams with Scientific-Atlanta for cable TV rollout in 13 US states
Saturday, April 2, 2005 Regional U.S. telephone giant SBC Communications is one step closer to offering cable television to the 18 million households in its 13 state coverage area. The company announced a $195 million contract with Scientific-Atlanta Thursday to provide a video operations center and regional hubs for the new service. Under the brand name, U-verse, the SBC’s television rollout is set to launch in 2006 after field trials begin later this year. The company is seeking the so-called “triple play,” where a telecommunications company offers voice, data and…
What To Expect From A Car Shipping Service}
What to Expect from a Car Shipping Service by sylverEspecially if you have never invested in Car shipping before, you do not really know what to expect from a Florida auto transport company that promises to take your vehicle from one place to another and offer you some pretty great advantages in the process. Well, the truth is that there are countless situations in which you might want to consider benefiting from the services that such a company has to offer. Sometimes, it is just better to have professionals take…
Airbus launches world’s largest passenger plane
Tuesday, January 18, 2005 Toulouse, FRANCE – In a ceremony attended by several European political leaders and 5,000 VIP guests, Airbus unveiled plans for the A380, a twin-deck aircraft that can carry up to 840 people in all-economy class (550 for a Boeing 747), or 555 people in typical three mixed classes layout. The new aircraft will take the world’s-largest title away from rival Boeing’s 747. Boeing’s upcoming new design, the 7e7, does not attempt to compete directly with the A380 but instead is aimed at a more efficient and…
New edition of Canada’s Food Guide released
Thursday, February 8, 2007 A new version of Canada’s Food Guide was announced by Canadian Health Minister Tony Clement on Feb. 5, 2007. The guide has helped Canadians with healthy eating habits since 1942 but was last updated in 1992. It is the Canadian government’s most-requested publication after income tax forms. Changes to the Food Guide include: a first-time recommendation to include a small amount of unsaturated fat in regular diets; physical activity to complement healthy eating; advice for some people to take vitamin supplements; an advisory to limit foods…
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This is the category for Health. See also the Health Portal. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 25 January 2018: Healthy cloned monkeys born in Shanghai 17 January 2018: British surfers catch more than waves: Scientists find antibiotic-resistant bacteria 15 December 2017: England: Baby born with heart outside body operated on; surviving, three weeks after birth 20 October 2017: Arrangement of light receptors in the eye may cause dyslexia, scientists say 27 July 2017: Publisher withdraws book about Nelson Mandela’s final days after family complaint 28 April 2017:…
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Thirteen people died in London bus bombing
Friday, July 8, 2005 The Commissioner of London’s Metropolitan Police, Sir Ian Blair, has announced that thirteen people died when a bomb exploded on a bus in Tavistock Square. Initially, only two people were thought to have been killed. All bodies have now been removed from the wrecked bus. The rear of the bus and the roof of the upper deck was torn off in the blast. The bomb was either on the floor or resting on a seat at the rear of the upper deck when it detonated. It…
Wikinews Shorts: March 2, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Friday, March 2, 2007. United States fast-food chain Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits has filed a $20 million dollar lawsuit against competitor Church’s Chicken. Popeyes Chicken says fast-food chain Church’s Chicken was trying to steal customers. AFC owned both companies for 12 years, till it sold Church’s in 2004. AFC claims that Church bought all 10 Popeyes restaurants owned by franchisee CVI. Popeyes Chicken says the sale of the 10 restaurants violated its franchise agreement with CVI. The sudden buy-out in December 2006 led the…