Wikinews’ overview of the year 2008

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Also try the 2008 World News Quiz of the year. What would you tell your grandchildren about 2008 if they asked you about it in, let’s say, 20 years’ time? If the answer to a quiz question was 2008, what would the question be? The year that markets collapsed, or perhaps…

Vancouver will run out of office space in 5 years

Tuesday, February 13, 2007 In Vancouver, a 20-year urban success story may yet have a sad ending. The city’s downtown population has doubled to 80,000 in the last 20 years thanks to Vancouver’s “Living First” policy – a planning strategy that favors residential development over commercial. And planners are expecting the population to reach more…

Jawbone found in Aruba is not Natalee Holloway’s

Thursday, November 25, 2010 A jawbone found in Aruba is not that of missing American Natalee Holloway, who was a recent high school-graduate at the time of her disappearance. Officials confirmed the news after Dutch scientists completed tests on the bone. The jawbone, which also had a wisdom tooth with it, was found by an…

NHL: Sharks defeat Predators, take 1-0 lead in series

Wednesday, April 11, 2007 Sharks lead series 1-0. (Best of Seven) San Jose Sharks 5 4 Nashville Predators Contents 1 Game Recap 2 Scoring Summary 3 Goaltending 4 Three Stars of the Game 5 External links 6 Sources Retrieved from “https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=NHL:_Sharks_defeat_Predators,_take_1-0_lead_in_series&oldid=4576323”

New London police commissioner blames middle-class cocaine users for violence in Colombia and on British housing estates

Sunday, February 6, 2005 LONDON,United Kingdom —The new London police commissioner Sir Ian Blair has warned middle class dinner party users of cocaine that he is out to get them. In contrast, he is relaxed about cannabis smokers, saying he does not wish to waste police time pursuing them. He has been quoted as saying:…