Canada Setting Up Sovereign Wealth Fund
Canada’s sovereign wealth fund will be far smaller than ones in other oil-producing nations like Norway and the Middle East. Source link
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Canada’s New Route to Citizenship Has Thousands of Americans Lining Up to Apply
Canada has opened a route to citizenship for people who can prove they have a Canada-born ancestor. Millions could qualify, and Americans are already lining up to apply. Source link
Canada Is a World Leader on Clean Gold, if You Don’t Look Too Closely
The Royal Canadian Mint says its gold is North American and impeccably sourced. So why is some of it from a Colombian drug cartel? Source link
U.S. Military Strikes Another Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 3
The United States has carried out dozens of boat strikes since September against people the Trump administration accuses of smuggling drugs. Source link
How Drug Cartel Gold Ends Up at the U.S. Mint
new video loaded: How Drug Cartel Gold Ends Up at the U.S. Mint The U.S. Mint is legally required to sell only legal, domestic gold. Instead, it is the last link in a chain that launders foreign gold for an insatiable market. Our reporter Justin Scheck traced one such supply chain: from an illegal mine…
What Happened After The New York Times Found a Cartel Mine on a Colombian Military Base
Officers denied that an illegal, large-scale gold operation was underway within earshot of their posts. But we had seen it with our own eyes. Source link
U.S. Mint Buys Drug Cartel Gold and Sells It as ‘American’
As prices for the precious metal soar, the industry’s guardrails have broken down. Source link
2 C.I.A. Officers Killed in Mexico Crash Lacked Proper Authorization
The two Americans were killed on Sunday when their vehicle crashed while returning from an antidrug operation led by Mexico’s armed forces in the state of Chihuahua. Source link
The Challenges Facing Canada as It Inches Toward Trade Talks
An international trade economist in Washington warns that negotiations will take place in an “incredibly difficult” environment. Source link
U.S. Says Venezuelan Government Can Pay for Nicolás Maduro’s Defense
The issue had been hanging over the former Venezuelan leader’s federal criminal case for weeks. Last month, a judge indicated that he was skeptical of the U.S. government’s rationale for blocking the funds. Source link