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Canada’s Etobicoke Centre (Ward 3) city council candidates speak

10 January, 2021

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This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Monday, October 30, 2006 On November 13, Torontoians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Etobicoke Centre (Ward 3). One candidate responded to Wikinews’ requests for […]

On the campaign trail, April 2012

10 January, 2021

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Saturday, May 5, 2012 The following is the sixth in a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after a brief mention of some of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail, a candidate that ended his presidential campaign speaks […]

Palestinians, Israelis clash in Jerusalem over construction at Temple Mount

10 January, 2021

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Friday, February 9, 2007 Violent clashes have broken out between Palestinians and Israeli police near the al-Aqsa Mosque and Temple Mount in Jerusalem, from controversy over Israeli construction near the site, which is holy to both Muslims and Jews. The construction work reportedly is to repair a pedestrian bridge that leads to the Mugrabi Gate, […]

Manitoba volunteers go to war against Red River flooding

10 January, 2021

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Monday, April 6, 2009 Over 1,600 volunteers registered to help build approximately 65,000 of the 500,000 sandbags to create dikes 20.5 feet (6.2 meters) high to protect the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba in the war against the Red River of the North flood. 700 volunteers answered at the rural municipality of St. Andrews alone. Once sandbags are […]

Deadly fire below US President’s Trump Tower residence

10 January, 2021

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018 On Saturday, the Trump Tower, in Midtown, New York City, caught fire shortly before 18:00 EST (2200 UTC) on the 50th floor, claiming the life of a 67-year-old resident, Todd Brassner, who lived in apartment 50C. All other residents were evacuated without incident. During the fire, six firefighters received non-life-threatening burns […]

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

10 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 […]

Controversial Queensland Premier of 19 years dies at 94

10 January, 2021

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Saturday, April 23, 2005Queensland Australia’s Sir Joh Bjelke Petersen, a controversial figure who served as the State’s Premier for 19 years and reigned over the government that later became the subject of the Fitzgerald Inquiry, has died in hospital at Kingaroy, aged 94. “By any measurement, Sir Joh was an exceptional state builder who will […]

U.S. Congress passes CAFTA with 2 vote House margin

10 January, 2021

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Thursday, July 28, 2005 The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) early morning Thursday, with a narrow vote of 217 in favor, 215 against. Voting was held open for an hour, 45 minutes past the House’s 15-minute voting rule as the President along with other supporters lobbied into the […]

Bolivia’s Evo Morales wins referendum on a new leftist constitution

10 January, 2021

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Monday, January 26, 2009 File:Schafik handal con fidel.jpg The Bolivian President, Evo Morales, 49, has claimed victory after voters ratified a new leftist constitution, granting more power to the country’s indigenous majority. “The indigenous farmers, the most marginalized sector throughout the history of the republic, are now recognized as people with the same rights as […]

News briefs:August 02, 2010

10 January, 2021

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