Wednesday, March 21, 2007 The Lutheran Church of Sweden will perform gay wedding ceremonies if the government legalizes same-sex marriage, according to Claes-Bertil Ytterberg, Bishop for the Swedish Church Assembly that is the decision-making body for the Church of Sweden. Sweden recognized same-sex civil unions in 1995, but full marriage between persons of the same […]
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Monday, July 31, 2006 Tents began sprouting in Mexico’s capital Sunday afternoon after leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel López Obrador called on his supporters to set up camp on the capital until a recount is ordered by the Federal Electoral Tribunal. The encampments are to be placed along a 4.6-mile stretch of the city. As […]
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Keep it Comfy While Riding to the Super Bowl with Pittsburgh Charter Buses by Daniel WILLIAMS With the professional football season in full swing, anticipation of the Super Bowl has begun. Regardless of your favourite team, seeing the event in person is a lifelong ambition. However, weather, cramped spaces, and uncomfortable amenities can be obstacles […]
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Thursday, November 15, 2007 A video showing a man being tasered by police and subsequently dying at the Vancouver International Airport has been released to the media. The cause of his death has not yet been determined. Robert Dziekanski, 40, was immigrating from Pieszyce, Poland to live with his mother, Zofia Cisowski, in Kamloops, British […]
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Sunday, December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean – The death toll continues to grow and millions face a homeless life in the new year as coastal communities in south Asia struggle against continued aftershocks and flooding caused by the largest earthquake to strike the planet in more than a generation. The magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake […]
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