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- Continuity not change for Argentina's voters on election dayPresident Kirchner has presided over a slowing economy and a rocky relationship with foreign creditors. But her party's candidate for president is in the lead ahead of Sunday's poll.Â
- FocusFor first time, Canada's indigenous flex their electoral muscles in a big wayFor decades, many of Canada's Aboriginals have viewed voting in federal elections as something foreign. But that changed this year, as a newly galvanized community made their voices heard.
- Canine killings rattle heart of Mexico City's doggie cultureAbout 18 dogs have been reported poisoned in recent weeks in the upscale neighborhood of Condesa. The dog population has burgeoned in recent years along with Mexico's middle class.
- Buoyed by election, Canadians roll out welcome mat to Syrian refugeesWith Prime Minister-designate Trudeau promising Canada will take in tens of thousands of Syrians before January, activists – many former emigrés themselves – are eager to help.
- In Trudeau, Canadians seek to reclaim liberal stance on world stageThe prime minister-designate wasted no time in announcing a withdrawal from the US-led air campaign against the Islamic State. Trudeau's goal: a return to Canada as a humanitarian soft power.
- Guatemala: Anti-corruption spirit ebbs ahead of elections. Can it be revived?The massive anti-corruption protests earlier this year succesfully forced former President Molina from office. But as the election looms closer, the leaderless movement is split on how to move forward amid a new political awakening.
- Trudeau wins big as Canada votes resoundingly for a leftward shiftJustin Trudeau and his Liberal Party swept Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper from office in a major upset in Monday's vote.
- Who is Canada new liberal leader, Justin Trudeau?Canada's Liberals received 39.5 percent of the overall vote compared to 32 percent for the Conservatives and 19.6 for the New Democrats.Â
- For many Canadians, election was about one thing: Stephen HarperJustin Trudeau's Liberal Party rode to an overwhelming victory Monday, ousting Mr. Harper who has been prime minister since 2006, and has shifted overall Canadian politics to the right.
- Soldiers as police? In Mexico, a push to get them back to the barracks.A trial related to an Army patrol's massacre of 22 people last year underscores both progress being made in holding soldiers accountable – and the tough challenges that lie ahead.
- Is it the economy, stupid? Canadians think so as they head to polls.Canada holds a tightly contested national election on Monday in which recent economic woes threaten to oust the longstanding Conservative government.
- To stay or go? Migrant women weigh risk of border crossingA network of female volunteers in Honduras is helping women who are planning to make the perilous trek north – and counseling those who have returned.
- 'Sons of Trump' run amok in Mexico – and the joke's on himThe satirical play, running for six weeks in Mexico City, takes the GOP presidential candidate to task for his anti-Mexican and anti-Hispanic comments.
- The ExplainerHot-button topics in the Great White North: Canada preps for the pollsAfter almost ten years in power, Canada's Conservative party is locked in a tight three-way race with the centrist Liberals and the center-left New Democratic Party.
- Cover StoryCubans brace for the American invasionThey await the arrival of America's capitalist masses with both desire and dread. Can the world's most committed egalitarian experiment hold?
- Mudslide leaves 26 dead in Guatemala CityA rain-sodden hillside collapsed on the outskirts of Guatemala City, killing at least 26 people and burying homes under several feet of mud.
- Spike in Mexico murder rate poses major test for embattled Peña NietoThe Mexican government had touted the effectiveness of its security initiatives. But homicides have climbed since January, with a particularly sharp spike in Mexico City.
- Obama, Castro meet on sidelines of UN General AssemblyThe leaders of Cuba and the United States met for the second time this year.
- Mexico's missing students: Search for justice reveals changing societyLast September, 43 college students went missing after a brazen attack on the buses they were riding in southern Mexico. Their families hold out hope that justice will eventually prevail.Â
- Two men charged in Canada train terror get life in prisonChiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser were sentenced for life for plotting to derail a passenger train in Canada with support from al-Qaida.