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Dominican Republic tourist deaths spark concern, questions about resortsA spate of U.S. tourist fatalities in the Dominican Republic have led to canceled trips and questions about justice and equality.
First LookCuba restores its oldest Jewish cemeteryAs the city's 500th anniversary approaches, Havana is renovating long-forgotten historic sites. Many of the Jews buried in Cuba escaped fascism in Europe during World War II and were the founders of the present-day Jewish community on the Island.
‘Fly less’ movement: Can forgoing flights help save the planet?For those looking to reduce their carbon footprint, air travel is often the biggest problem. That’s why the ‘fly less’ movement began.
First LookMexico's Senate approves trade bill with U.S. and CanadaMexico's upper chamber of its Senate overwhelmingly approved a new United States-Mexico-Canada trade bill. The bill still needs approval from the U.S. and Canada.
Guatemala election: What campaign chaos has to do with migration northGuatemala voted Sunday, after a campaign season in which five of more than 20 candidates were disqualified. A final election is expected in August.
Why Cuba’s zip lines and B&B’s have fallen on hard timesMany tourism businesses have struggled over the past year in the face of President Trump’s vows to restrict U.S. travel to Cuba.
Want to live in the city? Try buying a house with five friends.Six millennials pooled their finances to buy a home in Toronto's pricey market – an alternative approach to city living and its intrinsic loneliness.
Canada’s indigenous seek to break vicious cycle tearing families apartCanada’s indigenous groups are using new means to stop ‘child apprehensions,’ in which the government takes children from their mothers.
In today’s Cuba, can churches and LGBTQ rights each find path forward?Cuba isn’t known for tolerating much public religion, or public dissent. What does it look like when the two come together?
A new indigenous environmental strategy: Buying the pipelineA Canada pipeline expansion has drawn protests from the First Nations. But an indigenous project is proposing buying the pipeline for the community.
For Toronto immigrants, Raptors’ rise to NBA Finals is personalFor the heavily immigrant and minority fanbase, the Toronto Raptors’ rise to the NBA Finals already carries an air of victory.
Difference MakerHow to help Mexican migrants? Publish news they can use.Patricia Mercado Sánchez left a lucrative job to found a news site for Mexican migrants, which she says brings her “closer to the people.”
Reporting in Mexico isn’t easy. Under AMLO, it may get harder.President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s daily press conferences give journalists unprecedented access, but are also a platform to discredit media.
‘Crisis of masculinity’: How opioid epidemic hits men harderMen are dying from opioid overdoses at a much higher rate than women. Officials around Vancouver are treating it as a ‘crisis of masculinity.’
The ExplainerAhead of elections, Guatemala’s strides and setbacks in justiceGuatemala has attempted to bolster accountability, tackling old civil war atrocities and recent corruption. But some ask if its gains are slipping.
When does birthright citizenship become citizenship for sale?Birthright citizenship in the US is usually about illegal immigration. But in Canada, it’s a matter of birth tourism and “bought” citizenship.
Russia’s Venezuela motives: It’s about the US, not Maduro.Russia is involved in Venezuela not because of interest in Nicolás Maduro, but because it wants to curb what it sees as ‘meddling’ by the US.
FocusSeparation and sacrifice: 'Pedro Pans' who fled Cuba see echoes todayOperation Peter Pan brought 14,000 children to the U.S. after the Cuban Revolution. Families hoped to be reunited quickly, but geopolitics intervened.
Desperate for change, Venezuelans weigh risks of protestMilitary support is key to Juan Guaidó’s bid to replace Venezuelan President Maduro. But so is continued support in the streets.
The ExplainerA note to readers: What's going on in Venezuela?Scenes of mayhem in the streets prompted us to highlight a few key points from our recent coverage. A Venezuela cheat sheet.
