GM and Chrysler receive Canadian loans amid US restructuring ultimata

Friday, April 3, 2009 General Motors (GM) and Chrysler will receive bridge loans from the government of Canada and the provincial government of Ontario, however no more will be forthcoming from either Canadian or US governments unless the companies can reinvent themselves. “This is a regrettable but necessary step to protect the Canadian economy. We are doing this on the […]

BT Global Services to double US revenues and cut costs

Friday, September 15, 2006 BT Global Services this week laid out its vision for the next three years: its revenues to double in the USA, Japan, India and China, and £400m of annual savings, achieved through offshoring and slashing its procurement costs. £200m of this will come from a reduction in what it spends on technology from vendors on large […]

Interview with Vicky Colbourne, Regional Council candidate for Wards 2 & 6 in Brampton, Canada

Tuesday, September 12, 2006 The upcoming 2006 Brampton municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards in city council or the council of the Peel Region. Wikinews contributor Nick Moreau contacted many of the candidates, including Vicky Colbourne, asking them to answer common questions sent in an email. This ward’s incumbent […]

Food with cancer-causing dye recalled in Britain

Saturday, April 30, 2005 The British Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced a recall of foods containing banned dyes which increase the risk of cancer. The food products were sold at the Tesco, Waitrose, and Somerfield supermarkets. A Bristol company called “Barts Spices” found the illegal Para Red substance in their Barts Ground Paprika, which was sold in 48g and […]

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Click Here To Find Out More About: Sports Betting If you have placed an online sports bet before you will probably know that most bookmakers offer new customers a free bet. This will typically vary between 20 and 100 (or an equivalent in your currency) depending upon which bookie you are looking at. There are so many bookmakers on the […]

American politician, John Kerry, apologizes for Iraq war remark

Thursday, November 2, 2006 John Kerry, former Presidential candidate, U.S. senator from Massachusetts, and decorated war veteran, apologized yesterday for a statement made on Monday at an appearance at Pasadena City College that American students who did not study hard and stay in school would end up “stuck in Iraq.” “You know education,” he said, “if you make the most […]

Will Your Book Sell?

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