Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Progressive Conservative candidate Penny Lucas, Kenora—Rainy River

Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Penny Lucas is running for the Progressive Conservative in the Ontario provincial election, in the Kenora-Rainy River riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed regarding her values, her experience, and her campaign.
Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive ConRead More…

2007 Ig Nobel Prize winners announced

Friday, October 5, 2007
The winners of the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize have been announced. The awards, given out every early October since 1991 by the Annals of Improbable Research, are a parody of the Nobel Prize, which are awards given out in several fields. The awards are given to achievements that, “first make people laugh, and then make them think.” They were presented at Harvard University’s SandRead More…

Where Are The Best Skate Parks Located?

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People do all sorts of things for entertainment and that includes traveling to find the best skate parks in the world. There are people that live for that challenge and they will go to many different locations to try them out. You may think you have a fabulous skating park in your area but how does it compare with mRead More…

California employees owe state US$13.3 million in unpaid loans

Sunday, April 24, 2011
The California Controller’s office reports that eleven state agencies have given US$13.3 million in pay and travel advances that have not been collected.
Governor Jerry Brown issued an executive order to recover uncollected loans by the agencies. A press release from the governor’s office states, “The Governor’s Executive Order seeks to recover taxpayer dollars by directRead More…

Indian Recipes And Indian Spices: History, Present And Benefits

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For centuries south asian region has been rich. Rich with its spices and food recipes. For years, the region lured various different crusaders to invade the region over centuries. Beginning from the 14th century, the moghuls invaded and ruled, what is today the Indian subcontinent, for over three centuries. And then came the marRead More…

Fake Jackson suicide email hides virus

Saturday, June 11, 2005
An e-mail virus affecting Microsoft Windows is currently making the rounds, trying to ensnare victims by claiming that pop-star Michael Jackson has attempted suicide.
The message itself hopes to catch people’s attention, because of the huge interest in his on-going child abuse trial. The fake message contains a web link that supposedly links to Mr Jackson’s suicide note.
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Looted, possibly contaminated body parts transplanted into USA, Canadian patients

Monday, March 20, 2006
Fears of contaminated bone and skin grafts are being felt by unsuspecting patients following the revelation that funeral homes may have been looting corpses.
Janet Evans of Marion Ohio was told by her surgeon, “The bone grafts you got might have been contaminated”. She reacted with shock, “I was flabbergasted because I didn’t even know what he was talking about. I didn’t kRead More…

Overweight Surgery To Maintain Your Life

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There are many of us out there who don’t have a great looking body and if you are one of them, then you must be waking up every single morning feeling really sad about your looks. And while some of us may even consider exercising, it’s not something that you would like to do for the rest of your life. Even more, some people Read More…

Car bomb ramming attack kills dozens at military base in Maidan Wardak, Afghanistan

Thursday, January 24, 2019
A car bomb was on Monday rammed into a military base in Maidan Shahr in the centre of Afghanistan’s Maidan Wardak province. Dozens died in the attack, reportedly conducted by the Taliban. The training centre belongs to the National Directorate for Security; it was targeted with a captured Humvee military car packed with explosives, followed by two gunmen. Some estimatRead More…

Yoga For Back Pain}

Read An Opinion On: Teaching Yoga Online Yoga for Back Pain by Chandra Yoga InternationalOne of the most common physical complaints, especially from those living in the western world, is lower back pain. It commonly stems from a sedentary lifestyle, as many people work a 9-5 job sitting down, and spend a lot of time in the car commuting as well. Then after a long day of work, many people Read More…