Mennonites seek refuge from Mexico’s drug violence
Tom Ramstack – AHN News Legal Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Drug-related violence in Mexico is turning thousands of the country’s Mennonites into refugees after they have become victims of kidnapping, armed robberies and carjackings. The Mennonites emigrated to Mexico 90 years ago from Canada to escape what they called religious persecution. Now [...]
NH committee to hear about eminent domain bill
A New Hampshire Senate committee is taking a look at a bill that would slow down a project to carry hydroelectric power from Canada to New England.The Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing testimony on the bill Thursday, which would prevent public utilities from taking private land to build a plant or transmission facility. The House [...]
Canadian Liberals promise permanent tax credit for ‘green’ home redos
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Gatineau, Quebec, Canada (AHN) – Canadian Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff promised voters on Thursday to make permanent the green renovation tax credit in order to create a new industry focused on green home renovations. To make more Canadian homes more energy efficient, Ignatieff proposed a $400-million fund that would [...]
How cricket saved Sri Lanka
As co-host of the current World Cup, Sri Lankans are relishing their moment on the sport’s biggest stage. And no wonder. For them, cricket is much more than a game. After years of civil war, the tsunami and floods, it’s still the only thing holding their chaotic country together The wicket is taller than the [...]
Banks concerned about TMX merger: report
Four of Canada’s big six banks are about to issue a public letter raising concerns about the proposed merger of the Toronto and London stock exchanges, the Globe and Mail reported Wednesday. View full post on All Stories
Solar financing in U.S. going strong for now, but 2012 question hangs
Government incentives and a rich pool of investors will make this a good year for solar projects, but one big question lingers — what will happen in 2012? “There’s a tremendous pool of capital out there … a deep and liquid capital market for renewable projects,” solar developer Recurrent Energy’s CEO Arno Harris told VentureBeat [...]
IMF: Libya has $110 billion in foreign reserves
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Tripoli, Libya (AHN) – Despite the freezing of Libyan assets by at least three western nations, the strife-torn nation has enough in its war chest to fund operations. According to the International Monetary Fund, the Central Bank of Libya holds at least $110 billion in foreign reserves. The IMF cautioned [...]
Ottawa provides charter flights for Canadians in Egypt
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – Canadians in Egypt could start leaving the embattled Middle Eastern nation Monday through Air Canada charter flights arranged by Ottawa. Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon announced Sunday that Canadians in Egypt would be flown to Europe to assure their safety as the peace and order [...]
Painful affairs of child adoption in Nepal
Anil Giri – AHN News Correspondent Feature Story, Nepal (AHN) – Last September, American couple Haydn Hilling and his wife Edvige desperately wanted to take home their adopted Nepali child, Kailash. Though the American couple that hails from Louisiana spent more than one-and-a-half years getting the necessary paperwork required for the adoption, the process has [...]
Minister Day Resumes Cross Country Economic Roundtables
Kitchener – The Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia‑Pacific Gateway, today resumed a series of roundtables launched last summer on Canada’s economic future. He met with representatives of small businesses and local organizations from Markham and Kitchener to discuss ways to build on Canada’s strong financial position and [...]
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