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Mexico is positioned to become the world’s largest legal marijuana market in the world. On March 11, 2020, the lower house of Mexico’s Congress passed a bill legalizing recreational marijuana. This bill would “let users with a permit carry up to 28g and grow as many as eight plants at home for personal use,” according to BBC News. Currently, it is illegal to carry more than five grams in Mexico. This promising bill does not come without warning though, as it fails to address the violent history of Mexico’s cartel-led market.

February 2021 2021 World International News Americas

February 22, 2021 Marie Diawatan

Canada to Take Vaccines from COVAX

Canada is defending its decision to accept coronavirus vaccines from COVAX, a program developed to help low- and middle- income countries with the vaccination process. According to The Washington Post, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland stated that the Canadian government “will never apologize” for doing what they can to vaccinate Canadians alongside the rest of the world.

International News Americas 2019

October 28, 2019 Isha Ayesha

Canada’s Close Election: Trudeau Still In Office

Justin Trudeau won Canada’s federal election on October 21, securing a second term as the country’s Prime Minister.

March 2019 Americas

March 11, 2019 Luisa Chainferber

Justin Trudeau Faces His Largest Scandal Yet Amid Calls for Resignation

On Thursday February 7, Jody Wilson-Raybould, Canada’s former attorney general, accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of pressuring for a settlement in a criminal case involving a Quebec-based construction company.

January 2019 Americas Asia

February 4, 2019 Samuel Stolle

Canada’s Ambassador to China Resigns Following a Series of Diplomatic Missteps

The Canadian Ambassador to China resigned on January 25 after comments concerning an ongoing extradition case with China spilled into the political media.

International News U.S.Americas 2018

October 5, 2018 Catherine Doolan

Trump Administration Scores New NAFTA Deal with Canada and Mexico

President Trump announced that a new trade pact with Canada and Mexico has been successfully negotiated to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. The trade pact comes after a year of hard-fought negotiations between the three nations.

February 2018 International News Americas 2018

February 14, 2018

Sexual Misconduct Rocks Canada’s political scene

Following damning sexual allegations, Ontario’s Opposition leader, Patrick Brown, resigned months before a pivotal election in the populous province.

2017 International News Middle East

October 23, 2017 Vincent Verdile

Pakistani Military Rescues Family from Taliban

Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman, along with their three children, were recently rescued from the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network by Pakistani forces.

2017 International News Americas

October 9, 2017