Category: Americas
A Hardened Detective and an Angry Rock Star: How a Vast Art Fraud Was Cracked
New York Times Two art fraud rings in a remote Canadian city produced thousands of paintings sold in galleries as works by Norval Morrisseau, Canada’s most celebrated Indigenous artist. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/world/canada/norval-morrisseau-art-fraud.html
Read MoreQuebec’s Ban on Religious Symbols Will Be Tested at the Supreme Court
New York Times Canada’s highest court will decide whether a law that Quebec enacted in 2019, barring public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols, violates their rights. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/world/canada/quebec-religious-symbols-bill-21.html
Read MoreGunfire and Bandits Make School an Impossible Dream for Haitian Children
New York Times Some school buildings are in gang-occupied territory or have become de facto shelters for those forced from their homes, leaving hundreds of thousands with no chance for formal learning. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/world/americas/haiti-children-schools.html
Read MoreIn Response to Trump Tariff Threat, Ontario Premier Calls an Early Election
New York Times Doug Ford, Ontario’s Conservative leader, has recently said that President Trump was “going to try to devastate our country” with a plan to impose tariffs on Canadian exports. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/world/canada/ontario-tariffs-doug-ford-trump.html
Read MoreMexico’s Ambitious Plan to Prepare to Receive Its Citizens Deported From the US
New York Times The plan, called “Mexico Embraces You,” seeks to reassure undocumented migrants facing expulsion. Some experts question if the government is really ready to reabsorb them. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/world/americas/mexico-deportation-trump.html
Read MoreMigrants Left Stranded After Trump Cancels Asylum Claims at Border
New York Times Thousands of migrants are now in limbo at the U.S.-Mexico border after President Trump shut down the main legal channel for asylum seekers to enter the country. Many had waited months for immigration appointments, until the CBP One app was abruptly shut down on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/100000009939641/trump-immigration-border-asylum.html
Read MoreLabeling Mexican Cartels ‘Terrorists’ Could Expose U.S. Companies to Sanctions
New York Times Isolating U.S. companies from cartel activities could be almost impossible given that the criminal groups operate in sectors like agriculture and tourism, leaving some American businesses vulnerable to sanctions. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/world/americas/mexico-cartel-terrorists-trade.html
Read MoreTrump Is Said to Push for Early Reopening of North American Trade Deal
New York Times The president wants to begin renegotiating a U.S. trade deal with Canada and Mexico earlier than a scheduled 2026 review, people familiar with his thinking said. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/business/economy/trump-usmca-trade-deal-mexico-canada-autos.html
Read MoreHow Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect the U.S., Canada and Mexico
New York Times While much about the threatened tariffs is still unclear, experts predict they would be bad news for all three economies, with few winners. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/world/canada/trumps-tariffs-us-canada-mexico.html
Read MoreTrump Closes Border, Leaving Migrants in Mexico With Few Options
New York Times On Monday, President Trump took action to seal the nation’s southern border and terminate the widely used CBP One app, leaving migrants in Mexico feeling desperate and disheartened. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/world/americas/trump-us-mexico-border.html
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