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Amid 'summer of the gun,' Canada sees US firearms debate creeping northFor most of the world when it comes to gun control, Canada is America's responsible neighbor. But as high-profile shootings and gun deaths rise in Canada, the gun debate there is increasingly resembling the US one.
In a poor Brazilian state, flood of Venezuelans tests limits of compassion
In Canada's spat with Saudi Arabia, signs of a trickier road for democraciesWith the United States under President Trump retreating from the role of global human-rights champion, Canada is stepping into the breach. But it is finding its advocacy under fire by those it criticizes and its own citizens.
Argentina rejects legalizing abortion, but flings open once-taboo topicLatin America could seem a surprising place to debate abortion laws: strongly Catholic, with a growing evangelical population, and increasingly conservative governments. But franker conversations are adding nuance to the discussion.
Will rising summer temperatures raise world鈥檚 climate change concern?It鈥檚 been an extraordinarily hot summer 鈥� with deadly effect 鈥� all across the Northern Hemisphere. Has the heat been changing how people think about climate change?
The ExplainerAs Venezuela鈥檚 crises intensify, so do its neighbors鈥�As Venezuela's political and economic crises continue to spiral, refugees are pouring into nearby countries. Several are helping, but struggling to manage the influx amid their own domestic challenges.
First LookUN asks neighboring countries to accept fleeing Nicaraguans
First LookVenezuela's last independent newspaper struggles to continue publishingVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government regularly singles out El Nacional's coverage for public criticism. A fine imposed in one government official's defamation lawsuit could lead to the closure of the resource-strapped paper.
First LookVenezuelan migrants bring Trinidad's flawed refugee policy to lightThe small Caribbean island nation hosts large numbers of Venezuelan migrants, but聽despite signing onto the 2000 UN Refugee Convention, Trinidad hasn't yet adopted an asylum law, making it nearly impossible for migrants to stay.
How Canada helped make 鈥楳ister Rogers鈥� Neighborhood鈥�The appreciatory renaissance of 鈥楳ister Rogers鈥� Neighborhood鈥� is well under way. But viewers of the recent documentary may not realize that Fred Rogers's career may not have happened without Canadian influence.
Riled by Trump's tariffs, Canadians get behind 'buy domestic' movementAmid all the consternation far from American shores over US trade tariffs, it's easy to forget the effect they are having just north of the border. Canadians are not rolling over for what they see as Trump's bullying.
First LookFamilies reunited, then deported to GuatemalaThe tumultuous journey of several reunited families, who had been separated after they crossed the United States border illegally, ended where it started 鈥� in their homeland of Guatemala, where they must try to start anew or return to their lives prior to fleeing.
With election of new president, often-cynical Mexicans opting for hopePolitics is rarely a source of optimism in Mexico. But the election of leftist Andr茅s Manuel L贸pez Obrador to the presidency on Sunday has brought hope to Mexicans 鈥� and perhaps a new way of looking at voting.
First LookMexico's L贸pez Obrador will dominate Congress, with record female contingentMexico's President-elect Andr茅s Manuel L贸pez Obrador aims to radically re-shape Mexico. His party's dominance in聽Congress will help him deliver on his pledge but it lacks the聽two-thirds majority needed to make changes to the country's constitution.聽
First LookCuba releases environmental activist on parole after hunger strikeCubans and the international community rallied for the release of environmental activist聽Ariel Ruiz Urquiola 鈥� an unusually聽broad act of dissent that eventually led to his release. Mr. Ruiz Urquiola聽was on a hunger strike to protest his arrest after he criticized forest rangers.
How laughter brought more voters to the polls in ColombiaPolitics in Colombia have become particularly polarized in recent years, with the introduction of a historic peace agreement ending more than 50 years of conflict and presidential candidates on ideological extremes. But the rise of online political satire helped spark the interest of a new generation of voters 鈥� and got them to the polls.
First LookMexico elects leftist L贸pez Obrador as presidentAfter campaigning on vows to end "mafia" control of Mexico, leftist Andr茅s Manuel L贸pez Obrador聽rode widespread voter discontent with the long-time governing party to his presidential election win.聽
Mexico's man of the people 鈥� with an egoThe hot-button issues between the US and Mexico 鈥� immigration, trade, the border wall 鈥� will shift when a new president is elected July 1. Front-runner Andr茅s Manuel L贸pez Obrador is leading with a 'Mexico first' approach. 聽
Colombia's 'lord of the books' saves tomes from the trashWhen Jos茅 Alberto Gutierrez began working as a garbage collector in 1997, he thought it was a waste that so many books were being thrown away. So he decided to save them. Now known as聽the 鈥渓ord of the books," Mr. Gutierrez has donated thousands of books across Colombia.聽
First LookCuba loosens grip on media, allows for more independent reportingNewly named Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel is allowing the media to have a bit more freedom with their reporting. Journalists can now聽publish news of important events without government聽approval and accept advertising from Cuba's small private sector.聽
