Honda Civic tops Canada’s list of most stolen cars

31 December, 2020

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 The 1999 and 2000 year model Honda Civic SiR tops the list of Canada’s most stolen cars. Consumer popularity also assures the cars will be popular with thieves. Its the second year in a row the Honda SiR has topped the list. Rick Dubin Vice President of Investigations for the Insurance […]

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Chemical plant fire decimates Danvers, Massachusetts neighboorhood

31 December, 2020

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 According to outgoing Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, an explosion that was “equivalent to a 2,000 lb. bomb” and registered 0.5 on the Richter scale decimated an area of Danvers and is also a “Thanksgiving miracle.” The explosion occurred around 2:45 am EST, this morning in the Danversport area of Danvers, Massachusetts […]

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Category:February 27, 2008

31 December, 2020

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? February 26, 2008 February 28, 2008 ? February 27 Pages in category “February 27, 2008” Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Category:February_27,_2008&oldid=4402898”

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Glasgow cannabis enthusiasts celebrate ‘green’ on city green

31 December, 2020

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Coinciding with Easter Sunday, Glasgow Cannabis Social Club’s annual 420 event was held on Glasgow Green, under sunny blue skies, and overlooking the river Clyde. Despite the city’s council attempting to revoke permission for the gathering at the last minute, police were happy for it to go-ahead with approximately a dozen […]

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Canada’s Don Valley West (Ward 25) city council candidates speak

31 December, 2020

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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 25). Three candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s candidates include John Blair, Robertson Boyle, Tony Dickins, Cliff Jenkins (incumbent), and […]

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Interview: PRS, the UK’s music royalty collection society

31 December, 2020

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010 PRS for Music is the UK’s music royalty collection society tasked with working on behalf of copyright holders, specifically authors and music publishers. Founded in 1914, the PRS is a non-profit organisation with 350,000 UK businesses holding PRS licenses. The society works in conjunction with PPL which collects fees on behalf […]

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U.S. classifies record number of documents in 2004

31 December, 2020

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Monday, September 5, 2005 OpenTheGovernment.Org, a coalition of conservative and liberal nonprofit groups, released a 2005 report (PDF, 12 pages) saying that all branches of the U.S. Federal Government are being significantly more secretive, and spending significantly more money on document secrecy. In 2004, federal officials classified 15.6 million new documents, which is 81 percent […]

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Apple Corps loses court case against Apple Computer

31 December, 2020

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Monday, May 8, 2006 The Beatles’ label Apple Corps lost its court case against Apple Computer today in the High Court. Apple Corps argued that the iTunes Music Store was a breach of the 1991 settlement reached between the two parties. The 1991 agreement was that Apple Computer would not sell music branded with an […]

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Apple to lower UK iTunes prices

31 December, 2020

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Wednesday, January 9, 2008 The European Commission has forced Apple Inc. to lower its prices for media in its United Kingdom iTunes store, Apple’s online media shop. The change in policy will occur within the next six months, Apple announced this morning. Apple is the producer of the world’s most-sold MP3 Player, the iPod and […]

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2008 YODEX Review: Varied competitions, Vast creations

31 December, 2020

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Monday, May 26, 2008 The 27th Young Designers’ Exhibition 2008, recognized by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) as the largest show of student creations, recently ended Sunday May 18. It was held at the Taipei World Trade Center. Improvements and expansions were seen with 107 academical and industrial units. Different design […]

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