Category: Mexico

California Shootings: Who Died in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay Attacks?

Back-to-back mass shootings in California have claimed the lives of people who loved to dance at a studio in Monterey Park and farm workers in the coastal community of Half Moon Bay. Monterey Park Victims Eleven people were killed when a 72-year-old gunman opened fire late Saturday during a celebration of the Lunar New Year…


Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery; A Booming Global Business

UNICEF reports “human trafficking, modern slavery” is the second largest criminal industry in the world, raking in over $32 billion a year. Hundreds of thousands are coming through the open U.S.-Mexico border. Children are abandoned, used as drug mules, and trafficked. In China, religious minorities are jailed and tortured, used as forced labor, and robbed…


Drug Trial Starts for Mexico’s Former Top Security Official

MEXICO CITY—The man who was once Mexico’s top security official and in charge of fighting the drug cartels went on trial Tuesday on charges he accepted millions of dollars in bribes in exchange for helping the powerful Sinaloa Cartel move drugs and its members avoid capture. Genaro García Luna was best known as the mumbling,…


Mexico City Mayor Deploys National Guard to Metro After Accidents

MEXICO CITY—Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Thursday the deployment of over 6,000 National Guard members to stations and “other facilities” of the capital’s metro system after a series of incidents she described as unusual. Sheinbaum, considered a top contender for the ruling Morena party ahead of Mexico’s 2024 presidential election, said that she…


Trudeau Says Canada Is Poised to be ‘Reliable Supplier of Clean Energy’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is poised to be a “reliable” source of clean energy and technology for the world, emphasizing that the industry will also create a number of middle-class jobs within the country. “One thing is certain: Canada is ready to be the reliable supplier of clean energy and technology a net-zero world…


Trudeau, Biden Have Bilateral Meeting as North American Summit Begins in Earnest

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden are meeting face to face this morning as the North American Leaders’ Summit begins in earnest. It’s the first formal bilateral for Biden and Trudeau—two-thirds of the so-called “Three Amigos”—since the Summit of the Americas in June. Much like last year’s gathering of hemispheric leaders, Biden’s…


Biden, López Obrador Open Mexico Meetings With Brusque Talk

MEXICO CITY—Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador challenged U.S. President Joe Biden to end an attitude of “abandonment” and “disdain” for Latin America and the Caribbean as the two leaders met on Monday, making for a brusque opening to a summit of North American leaders. The comments were a stark contrast to the public display…


5 Dismembered Bodies Found in Bags in Southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY—Prosecutors in southern Mexico said Monday they found the bodies of five men in a village north of the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco. Prosecutors in southern Guerrero state did not give details on the killings, but local media reported the bodies had been hacked up and left in plastic bags. Acapulco has been…


Trudeau in Mexico for Leaders Summit to Discuss Trade, ‘Diversity and Inclusion’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a delegation are visiting Mexico this week to take part in the North American Leaders’ Summit, and the focus will be on trade and progressive issues such as “diversity and inclusion” and climate change, according to Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and its U.S. and Mexican counterparts. “The priorities for the…


Mazatlán Mayor Reassures Canadians and Other Visitors Following Cartel Violence

The mayor of a Mexican city caught up in a wave of drug cartel violence last week wasted little time reassuring Canadians and other foreign visitors that his city is safe for travellers. Edgar Gonzalez, in a video posted online by the City of Mazatlán, strolled through his city’s historic centre on Friday, shaking hands…