The crime rate in Mexico is not good. While this may not be new information, the already high homicide rate has increased by another 16% in 2018, bringing it to the highest point since 1997. This trend towards violence has proven the need for drastic change in the country, and this very well may be seen through Mexico’s new president, Andres… Read more »
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador used his first full day in office Sunday to double down on promises to deploy Mexico’s military for public security to address a key concern: stemming rampant violence and rising murders. Speaking before rows of generals at a sun-drenched military installation in one of Mexico City’s toniest neighborhoods, Lopez Obrador said the retooling of the… Read more »
Hours before the inauguration of Mexico’s new president in Mexico City, two grenades were thrown at the US consulate in Guadalajara, the country’s second-biggest city and home to one of the largest US expatriate communities in the world. A little before 11 p.m. local time on November 30, an unidentified person was caught on film throwing two grenades into the… Read more »
MONTREAL, Canada – A business group warned on Tuesday that a labor shortage in Canada is deepening, with more than 430,000 jobs at small and medium-sized firms remaining unfilled for at least 4 months. The job vacancy rate has risen to 3.3 percent, from 2.9 percent a year ago, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) said in a report…. Read more »
VANCOUVER—Chinese officials are demanding that Canada release Huawei Technologies’ chief financial officer, who was arrested in Vancouver over the weekend and faces possible extradition to the United States. Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters Thursday that the Chinese government also wants Canadian officials to reveal the reasoning behind Meng Wanzhou’s arrest Saturday. A profile of Huawei’s chief financial officer… Read more »