Canada’s Beaches—East York (Ward 32) city council candidates speak

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 Beaches—East York (Ward 32). Four candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests forRead More

Tips To Enhance Web Site Traffic With Article Marketing Strategies}

Here’s An Opinion On: Retail Oasis Brand Strategies Tips to Enhance Web Site Traffic With Article Marketing Strategies by Craig Andrews There are two things in common amongst network marketers, internet marketers and online business owners. The first one is the need to make money online. The second one is that, it needs website trafficRead More

Google starts prefetching top search results for Mozilla and Firefox browsers

Friday, April 1, 2005 Google engineer Reza Behforooz announced in a Google blog entry on March 30 that search engine Google has enabled “link prefetching” for some of their search results. The link prefetching has not been standardized, but it can enable faster page loading of Google search results in Mozilla and Firefox browsers thatRead More

Elizabeth II annuls Fred Goodwin knighthood

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Queen Elizabeth II, the British monarch, has today withdrawn and annulled a knighthood given to Fred Goodwin in 2004, heeding the advice given to her by a forfeiture committee. Goodwin is the former chief executive at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) and was awarded his knighthood by the BritishRead More

Denmark blames al-Qaeda for embassy bombing

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 On Monday, June 2, the Danish embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, was attacked with a car bomb. The bomb went off in the parking lot of the embassy at around 12:10 pm (UTC+5), killing at least six and wounding at least 30 others. One Danish citizen was killed. “I think we canRead More

Dr. Joseph Merlino on sexuality, insanity, Freud, fetishes and apathy

Friday, October 5, 2007 You may not know Joseph Merlino, but he knows about you and what makes you function. He knows what turns you on and he knows whether it is a problem for you. Merlino, who is the psychiatry adviser to the New York Daily News, is one of the more accomplished psychiatristsRead More

Get Away For The Holidays With A Travel Loan

Here’s An Opinion On: Div 7a Loan Agreement Credi By Devora Witts The holiday season is approaching fast. You may be yearning for a special getaway with your significant other, or a sojourn back to your hometown where so many holiday memories were made, but do not have the money on hand to afford it.Read More

Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Saturday, May 16, 2009 Norway has won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held Saturday evening in Moscow, Russia, by the largest margin in the Contest’s history. Alexander Rybak‘s song “Fairytale” received 387 points, 169 points more than the second place entrant, Yohanna, who represented Iceland with the song “Is It True?“ Rybak, 23, was theRead More

Toothpaste fills cavities without drilling

Thursday, February 24, 2005 A paste containing synthetic tooth enamel can seal small cavities without drilling. Kazue Yamagishi and colleagues at the FAP Dental Institute in Tokyo say that the paste can repair small cavities in 15 minutes. Currently, fillers don’t stick to such small cavities so dentists must drill bigger holes. Hydroxyapatite crystals, ofRead More

Theo Walcott deal goes through for Arsenal

Friday, January 20, 2006 Today, Arsenal have confirmed that they will be adding Theo Walcott to their side, after a 12.5 million pound deal was struck, on the premise that he pass rigorous medical examinations. Although the 16-year-old striker cannot sign until he turns 17 on 16 March, Wenger seems to see this only asRead More