Monday, November 27, 2006 Michael Chong, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of Sport, and MP for the riding of Wellington—Halton Hills, has resigned over Stephen Harper’s Quebec motion. The motion asks MPs if Quebec is a nation “within a united Canada”. Chong opposed the vote saying that it was akin to ethnic nationalism, which he…
Several groups seek to purchase Saturn auto brand
Thursday, May 7, 2009 Penske Automotive Group, Inc., an Ohio based investment group and Telesto Ventures have indicated separately that they are interested in purchasing the Saturn auto brand from General Motors (GM). According to The Wall Street Journal, Nissan–Renault is interested in purchasing Saturn. Bloomberg, however, indicated that Nissan-Renault may be a partner of…
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Australian Manns Mitre 10 hardware store closes after rent dispute
Sunday, January 27, 2013 1 2 3 4 5 Wednesday, an over-90-year-old Manns Mitre 10 hardware store, run by Alex P Mann Pty Ltd, closed until further notice after a rent dispute in Port Adelaide, South Australia. The rent dispute involved $315,060.70 of rent for months of September 2012 to January 2013 unpaid to the…
Semapedia introduced to Africa: Powered by “Made in Ghana” technology
This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation or one of its projects. Please note that Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Semapedia is not associated with the Wikimedia Foundation. Friday, April 7, 2006 Accra — The Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre for Excellence in ICT introduced the Semacode technology and the Semapedia application to a…
Australian rules football: Traralgon to play Moe in Gippsland Football League clash Saturday
Thursday, June 17, 2010 Traralgon will host Moe on Saturday at the Traralgon Recreation Reserve and Showground instead of the originally scheduled Sunday. The contest wil be part of the Gippsland Football League’s tenth round. In an email sent out to media, General Manager Chris Soumilas said, “The round 10 Fixture [sic] of Traralgon Vs…
Security alerts in central London
Friday, July 8, 2005 There have been a series of security alerts in London this morning. Euston, Liverpool Street Station, and Charing Cross train stations have all reopened after they were closed at some point after earlier alerts proved to be false alarms.
Apple cancels NBC Fall TV lineup on iTunes
Monday, September 3, 2007 Due to a standoff between NBC Universal and Apple Inc. regarding pricing of NBC shows on iTunes, Apple Inc. has canceled NBC’s lineup of new shows. Currently, NBC shows can be downloaded for US$1.99. If Apple were to continue having the new season NBC shows available, NBC would require a download…
Pop-artist James Rosenquist dies aged 83
Monday, April 3, 2017 Well-known pop art figure James Rosenquist died on Friday, his family announced, in his New York City home after a long illness, at the age of 83. Mr Rosenquist leaves behind a legacy of involvement in the pop art movement, playing a pivotal role in the movement’s conception in the 1960s….
Effective Use Of Temperature Recorder And Wireless Monitoring At Different Places}
Effective Use of Temperature Recorder and Wireless Monitoring at Different Places by Chris Miller Temperature monitoring system plays very essential role in human’s life because with the help of these we are able to get various temperature values. Among these values, we can find best temperature value for our industry. Well, temperature monitoring is highly…