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Put Your City on the Map in WWF’s 2014 Global Earth Hour City Challenge
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 05/03/13 — WWF-Canada invites Canadian municipalities to join cities in 14 countries around the world in their bid to be the world’s next Earth Hour Capital. C… Continue reading
Oil drilling concerns to be addressed says environment minister
Oil and gas drilling companies hoping to drill near municipalities could be restricted by new rules being considered by Quebec’s government. Continue reading
Karadzic acquitted of one count of genocide
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Judges in The Hague acquitted Radovan Karadzic of one count of genocide on Thursday, but left 10 other war crimes and genocide charges standing against the former Bosnian Serb leader. Judges ruled that there was not enough evidence to show that killings carried out by Bosnian Serb forces in the municipalities of Bosnia in 1992 were committed with genocidal intent. But they rejected defense motions to dismiss 10 other charges that included the 1995 killing of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica, Europe's worst massacre since World War II. Continue reading
Karadzic acquitted of one count of genocide
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Judges in The Hague acquitted Radovan Karadzic of one count of genocide on Thursday, but left 10 other war crimes and genocide charges standing against the former Bosnian Serb leader. Judges ruled that there was not enough evidence to show that killings carried out by Bosnian Serb forces in the municipalities of Bosnia in 1992 were committed with genocidal intent. Continue reading
In Natural Gas Bust, Boom Town Teaches Drillers a Lesson
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Robert Glass has been through his share of oil and gas booms and busts, and the historic slide in natural gas pricing to near-$2 and a 10-year low, which has brought gas drilling to a halt in Louisiana, doesn’t faze him. Before becoming director of public works for Louisiana’s Caddo Parish, which includes the city of Shreveport, Glass clocked 18 years in the oil and gas business. Continue reading
Budget move on old age security will cost provinces
Changes to Canada’s Old Age Security program expected to be outlined in this week’s federal budget will mean higher costs for the provinces, territories and municipalities, analysts warn. Continue reading
Rental housing construction needs boost
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is calling on the federal government to give a boost to the stagnant rental housing market, which would create jobs and more affordable housing. Continue reading
