Provincial News
by Contributor on Wednesday Apr 15 2009
Over fifteen students from Selkirk College's Recreation, Fish & Wildlife, Community Support Worker and Nursing programs will fulfill their course requirements internationally this year. Selkirk College has an ongoing partnership with an environmental institute in Santiago which has sent many Chilean students to study in the Renewable Resources program at Selkirk.
by Contributor on Wednesday Apr 15 2009
Over fifteen students from Selkirk College's Recreation, Fish & Wildlife, Community Support Worker and Nursing programs will fulfill their course requirements internationally this year. Selkirk College has an ongoing partnership with an environmental institute in Santiago which has sent many Chilean students to study in the Renewable Resources program at Selkirk.
by Anonymous on Tuesday Apr 14 2009
Online bookseller Amazon.com blamed technical problems after lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual (LGBT) themed works disappeared from searches on the site over the weekend.
by Anonymous on Monday Apr 06 2009
The European Space Agency (ESA) reported on Friday that the Wilkins Shelf, an enormous Antarctic ice shelf half the size of Scotland, could break away from the continent very soon.
According to reports, only a thin strip of ice connects it to the Charcot Island, and cracks are expanding rapidly.
by Anonymous on Thursday Apr 02 2009
General Motors Corporation (GM) announced on Wednesday that it saw a 45% drop in United States vehicle sales for its cars in March.
by Anonymous on Monday Mar 30 2009
A Spanish court is considering opening a criminal investigation into whether six former George W. Bush administration officials gave legal cover for torture at Guantanamo Bay.
Baltasar Garzón, a Spanish judge with an international reputation for bringing cases against high-profile alleged human rights violators, sent the case to the prosecutor's office to review whether it has any merit.
by Anonymous on Tuesday Mar 24 2009
The world's least expensive car, the Tata Nano, has been launched in India. It will go on sale in April, and will start delivery in July.
by Anonymous on Monday Mar 16 2009
Mohamed Nasheed, the leader of the Maldives, has announced that the country will become carbon-neutral within a decade by completely switching to renewable energy sources.
"We aim to become carbon-neutral in a decade," he said.
"Climate change threatens us all. Countries need to pull together to de-carbonize the world economy.
by Anonymous on Monday Mar 09 2009
After discovery by a blogger, Microsoft has announced that on their next operating system, Windows 7, users will have the ability to remove Internet Explorer and other select Microsoft programs.
by Anonymous on Wednesday Mar 04 2009
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands has ordered the arrest of the president of the African country of Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
