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

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News briefs:June 12, 2006

The time is 18:00 (UTC) on June 12th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 10 killed in shootout in Kashmir 1.2 35 injured in train crash in Israel 1.3 Blair asked to intervene as British artist faces jail in Turkey for collage 1.4 Large Meteorite strikes in Norway 1.5 […]

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Florida wins BCS National Championship Game over Oklahoma

Friday, January 9, 2009 The Florida Gators defeated the Oklahoma Sooners by a score of 24 to 14 last night’s FedEx BCS National Championship Game to win the Division I title of the National Collegiate Athletic Association‘s American college football league. Florida, ranked Number 1 in the nation, were led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Tim […]

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New Internet addresses tested on World IPv6 Day

Wednesday, June 8, 2011 Online organisations around the world are today testing Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) — a new system of Internet addresses hoped to resolve the issue of the present system being at capacity. World IPv6 Day is checking everything works as planned. The current IPv4 standard was set up in the 1980s; […]

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Steve Kubby, co-author of California Proposition 215, grows dangerously ill in US custody

Tuesday, January 31, 2006 Steve Kubby who was facing extradition from Canada, returned to California, was arrested, and is now in custody in Placer County, California Jail, pending a hearing today. He is a medical cannabis patient who relies on the drug to regulate the symptoms of malignant phenochromocytoma, a cancer of the adrenal gland […]