Canada Gives U.S. Arms Makers the Cold Shoulder on Military Spending
Canada plans to unveil a new strategy that will shift its current reliance on American companies to Canadian military suppliers. Source link
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Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil and Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan Win Olympic Gold Medals
A Brazilian skier secured South America’s maiden medal at a Winter Games the day after a Kazakh figure skater won his nation’s first gold in 32 years. Source link
After Mass Shooting, the Town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia Is Forever Changed
The mass shooting in the remote British Columbia mining town has shocked and saddened the nation. Source link
Brazil, the World’s Largest Catholic Nation, Embraces Polyamory
More people in a still largely conservative and religious nation are rejecting monogamy as they seek new definitions of romance, and of family. Source link
Judge Orders U.S. to Facilitate Return of College Student Who Was Deported in Error
A federal prosecutor said last month that ICE had made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras. Source link
U.N. Condemns U.S. Measures Halting Oil Deliveries to Cuba
The measures were installed last month by the Trump administration after the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro and seized control of Venezuela’s oil industry. Source link
Venezuela’s Natural Gas, Not Oil, Might Be a Big Early Prize
The South American country has natural gas that could be extracted and exported quickly, but geopolitical challenges have stymied development. Source link
Venezuelan Politician Living in Exile in the US is Detained by ICE
Carlos Roberto García, an ex-mayor opposed to the Maduro regime, fled Venezuela in 2017. He faces deportation to a country with a long history of punishing political dissidents. Source link
Canada School Shooter’s Online Life Showed Interest in Violent Extremism
The suspect in the British Columbia shooting had long been posting about mental health problems, substance abuse and a fascination with weapons and online violence. Source link
Ontario Lifts Tuition Freeze at Public Universities
The move will allow the schools to raise tuition for the first time since 2019 as part of a broader plan to boost funding for higher education in the Canadian province. Source link