Americas
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Canadian Lawmaker Apologizes for Taking Nude Photo of Colleague
A member of Canada’s House of Commons apologized on Wednesday for having taken a nude photo of one of his…
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Trudeau Was a Global Climate Hero. Now Canada Risks Falling Behind.
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada will arrive for President Biden’s climate summit on Thursday with an outsize…
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Bolsonaro’s Sudden Pledge to Protect the Amazon Met With Skepticism
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network. RIO DE JANEIRO — As the Biden…
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Quebec’s Ban on Public Religious Symbols Largely Upheld
MONTREAL — A Quebec court on Tuesday largely upheld a law barring public sector employees such as schoolteachers, police officers,…
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U.N. Reports Surge of Migrant Children Entering Mexico, Destined for U.S.
MEXICO CITY — The number of migrant children arriving in Mexico and hoping to enter the United States has increased…
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A Cuba Without a Castro? A Country Steps Into the Unknown.
Over the past few years, as the Trump administration imposed stringent sanctions on Cuba and the tourism industry was decimated…
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After ‘Green Rush,’ Canada’s Legal Pot Suppliers Are Stumbling
EXETER, Ontario — The mayor of the largely rural community of South Huron, Ontario, was looking forward to an employment…
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Raúl Castro to Step Down as Head of Cuba’s Communist Party
MEXICO CITY — Raúl Castro announced Friday that he was handing over leadership of Cuba’s ruling Communist Party to a…
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A Week of Discouraging, Frightening and Frustrating Pandemic Developments
I was feeling vaguely guilty this week when heading out to a sports complex in suburban Ottawa for my vaccination.…
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The Carpenter Who Built Tiny Homes for Toronto’s Homeless
TORONTO — On his way to work on a construction site, Khaleel Seivwright surveyed the growing number of tents lining…
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Paraguay’s ‘Life and Death’ Covid Crisis Gives China Diplomatic Opening
RIO DE JANEIRO — Taiwan has built thousands of homes for the poor in Paraguay, upgraded the country’s health care…
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How Many Tyrannosaurus Rexes Ever Lived on Earth? Here’s a New Clue.
Before they were killed off by a meteor that hit Earth 66 million years ago, some 20,000 adults of the…
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Anti-Gay Bias Hindered Toronto Police as Serial Killer Roamed
OTTAWA — A two-and-half-year investigation of the Toronto police found that “systemic discrimination” within the force enabled a serial killer…
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The Only Ones Arrested After a Child’s Rape: The Women Who Helped Her
The assault of a 13-year-old girl in Venezuela and the arrest of her mother and a teacher who helped her…
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Peru Election for the 5th President in 5 Years Goes to Runoff
LIMA, Peru — Peru’s presidential election is headed for a runoff, with Pedro Castillo, a far-left former union activist and…
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In Peru’s Presidential Election, The Most Popular Choice Is No One
LIMA, Peru — Vicenta Escobar, 62, sells fruit from a stand on the streets in Peru’s capital, Lima. In every…
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A Bleak Forecast for Canada’s 600,000 Energy Industry Workers
We don’t know exactly what Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s deputy prime minister and finance minister, will present when she becomes the…
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Caribbean Volcano Erupts, Spewing Ash and Smoke for Miles
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines — A volcano in the southern Caribbean that had been dormant for decades erupted…
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With the U.S. Asylum System Closed to Many, Some Find Sanctuary in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Record numbers of asylum seekers are applying for sanctuary in Mexico — some after arriving at the…
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‘No More Parties’: Mexico’s Piñata Makers Badly Bruised by Pandemic
The piñata industry, dependent on social gatherings, has seen sales plummet. Some artisans, in a creative bid to survive, have…
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