GMTV ends broadcasting in UK after 17 years

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Saturday, September 4, 2010 GMTV, a breakfast television programme broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom, finished broadcasting on Friday after broadcasting on the TV station since 1993. Andrew Castle and Emma Crosby were the hosts of the final programme, with Richard Arnold — a television critic — and weather presenter Clare Nasir also present. […]

Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Libertarian candidate Aaron Parent, Essex

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Sunday, October 7, 2007 Aaron Parent is running for the Libertarian in the Ontario provincial election, in the Essex riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, […]

Train derails in South Africa; at least two dead

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Thursday, April 22, 2010 A luxury train derailed in South Africa outside the capitol of Pretoria yesterday, killing at least two people and leaving 25 injured. The train had been entering a station in Pretoria when seventeen cars derailed, apparently during a switch between steam and electric locomotives, although the exact cause is not known. […]

Transgender woman dies after beating in Harlem, New York

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Saturday, August 24, 2013 A transgender woman attacked in Harlem, New York last week died on Thursday after being declared brain dead and taken off life support. Police are treating the death of Islan Nettles, 21, as a hate crime. They were called faggots, they were called he-shes, she-males, things of that nature Nettles was […]

Protests in Greece over proposed budget cuts

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Monday, May 3, 2010 Widespread protests occurred Saturday against measures being enacted by the Greek government to reduce spending in order to reduce a severe debt crisis. The capital of Athens was filled with an estimated 17,000 protesters at gatherings called by three separate political groups. During the protests, small groups of youth broke windows […]

Category:Cannabis

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This is the category for cannabis, a drug with recreational and medicinal uses. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 16 February 2018: United States: Berkeley, California declares itself a sanctuary city for recreational cannabis 16 April 2017: Canada to legalise marijuana to ‘make it more difficult for kids to access’ 20 January 2017: […]