Monday, January 2, 2006 Anyone riding the OC Transpo Ottawa municipal bus service’s express bus routes this morning and this afternoon, in the Ottawa area, was probably greeted with an empty bus, and inherently, a “fast and efficient” ride. This is in part because most government workers where off from work still celebrating their Christmas […]
Read MoreThursday, October 4, 2007 Glenn Crowe is running for the NDP in the Ontario provincial election, in the Bramalea-Gore-Malton riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Crowe did not reply to various questions asked. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will […]
Read MoreWednesday, March 18, 2009 United States President Barack Obama stated Monday that insurance giant AIG is in financial trouble due to “recklessness and greed,” and called for legal action to stop the company from giving out millions of dollars in bonuses to its executives. “It’s hard to understand how derivative traders at AIG warranted any […]
Read MoreMonday, October 29, 2012 The Bremer Freimarkt (Free Fair) — historically one of the oldest fairs in Germany — has its greatest event with the Free Fair Procession “Freimarktsumzug”; this year’s Freimarktsumzug took place Saturday. The procession started Saturday morning on the opposite side of the river Weser in the “Neustadt” and passed the city […]
Read MoreApril 7, 2005 A bus service successfully crossed the disputed region of Kashmir today despite coming under attack early on in its journey. It is believed Islamic separatists launched grenades at the Indian run bus minutes after it left a station in Srinagar, although the coach continued on to Muzaffarabad after it survived without damage. […]
Read MoreTuesday, August 26, 2008 Large herd animals may have the ability to detect earth’s magnetic field, concluded scientists in Germany in a report published in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences after performing studies of cattle and deer grazing and sleeping patterns. The animals tended to face north-south oriented toward the earth’s […]
Read MoreMonday, November 21, 2005 Possible under reporting of bird flu infections in China and other Southeast Asian countries may be promoting an illusory sense that human infections are very limited. Common press reports only describe fewer than 130 people as infected with H5N1 avian flu and that fewer than 70 have died worldwide. Yet, there […]
Read MoreSee the discussion page for instructions on adding schools to this list and for an alphabetically arranged listing of schools. Due to the damage by Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding, a number of colleges and universities in the New Orleans metropolitan area will not be able to hold classes for the fall 2005 semester. It […]
Read MoreA compilation of brief news reports for Thursday, November 13, 2008. Contents 1 Study shows that carrying excess fat around waist increases risk of early death 2 EU abolishes rules banning oddly-shaped fruit 3 Vase bought for £1 sells for £32,450 4 Blackwater may pay financial penalties for improper arms shipments Contribute to Wikinews by expanding […]
Read MoreMonday, June 4, 2012 Wikinews Audio Briefs Dateline Monday, June 4, 2012 Listen to this brief Problems? See our media guide. Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=News_briefs:_June_4,_2012&oldid=1525962”
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