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Canada’s Don Valley West (Ward 26) city council candidates speak

20 January, 2021

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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 Don Valley West (Ward 26). Four candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests […]

Vestas protesters sacked with immediate effect

20 January, 2021

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Thursday, July 30, 2009 Eleven of the 25 workers at the Vestas factory in Newport, Isle of Wight, England who have been carrying out a sit-in since Monday July 20 have been sacked with immediate effect. According to one of the protesters known as “Mike”, the occupiers were given their dismissal notices concealed under slices […]

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Green Party candidate Torbjorn Zetterlund, Willowdale

20 January, 2021

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Saturday, October 6, 2007 Torbjorn Zetterlund is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Willowdale riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from […]

VI Congress of Mayors and Councilors of the O’Higgins Region takes place in Pichilemu, Chile

20 January, 2021

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Saturday, May 15, 2010 The VI Congress of Mayors and Councilors of the O’Higgins Region, as part of the program of annual activities of the Chilean Association of Municipalities, is taking place in Pichilemu, Chile. It began last Thursday and will end today. The congress is discussing the main topic, regional reconstruction, as well as […]

Category:April 29, 2010

20 January, 2021

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? April 28, 2010 April 30, 2010 ? April 29 Pages in category “April 29, 2010” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:April_29,_2010&oldid=1924898”

Avro Vulcan returns to the air after restoration

20 January, 2021

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Thursday, October 18, 2007 For the first time in 14 years, an Avro Vulcan heavy bomber has taken to the skies over England. The newly-restored aircraft took off from Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, Leicestershire. The craft flew for about 25 minutes in the first of three planned test flights from Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, meant to prove that the […]

Amazon.com to acquire Whole Foods at US$42 per share

20 January, 2021

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Saturday, June 17, 2017 Yesterday, e-commerce giant Amazon.com announced they are to acquire Texas based retail grocery store chain Whole Foods Market at US$42 per share. According to the deal worth US$13.7 billion (£10.7 billion) the retail grocery store chain is to keep the Whole Foods Market brand name and John Mackey is reportedly to […]

ACLU, EFF challenging US ‘secret’ court orders seeking Twitter data

20 January, 2021

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Thursday, April 7, 2011 Late last month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed objections to the United States Government’s ‘secret’ attempts to obtain Twitter account information relating to WikiLeaks. The ACLU and EFF cite First and Fourth amendment issues as overriding reasons to overturn government attempts to keep their […]

Wikinews international report: “Anonymous” holds anti-Scientology protests worldwide

20 January, 2021

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Sunday, February 10, 2008 The Internet group Project Chanology today held protests critical of the Church of Scientology. The protests marked what would have been the 49th birthday of Lisa McPherson, who is claimed to be a victim of the Church of Scientology’s practices. Lisa died in 1995 during a running of what Scientologists refer […]

Michael Moore’s new film ‘Sicko’ leaked via P2P

20 January, 2021

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Thursday, June 14, 2007 A number of reports confirm that Michael Moore’s forthcoming documentary has been leaked onto Peer-to-peer networks. This is the second pre-release leak in a month of a film from Lionsgate Studios. The movie, SiCKO contrasts the U.S. healthcare system with that of several other countries and includes a trip to Cuba […]