South America

• Canada seeks free trade pact with South American bloc Mercosur in new talks

  Canada and South American bloc Mercosur will resume negotiations for a free-trade agreement, Brasilia and Ottawa announced on Monday after a meeting in Brazil's capital.

  Economy

  Aug 25, 2025
  
• Venezuelans vote for lawmakers and governors as opposition calls for election boycott

  Venezuelans voted Sunday in low-turnout regional elections, as Maduro’s government faced boycott calls and continued its crackdown on opposition voices.

  World

  May 25, 2025
  
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• Ecuador declares ‘war’ on gangs amid rising violence. How did it get here?

  The rising violence inside the once relatively peaceful Ecuador has stunned longtime observers who are concerned about how the government will respond.

  World

  Jan 11, 2024
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• Bolivian police detain main opposition leader, sparking protests in Santa Cruz

  Luis Fernando Camacho, who is also governor of the Santa Cruz region, was accused of leading what the government characterizes as a coup in 2019, authorities said.

  World

  Dec 28, 2022
• B.C. backpacker stuck in Peru amid civil unrest

  Landon Evans is now trying to make his way to Lima, Peru’s capital, to fly back to B.C., after travelling in South America for roughly three months.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2022
• Trump administration blocks former Colombia warlord’s deportation to Italy, sources say

  Salvatore Mancuso received notification of the surprise reversal on Sunday, according to two people familiar with the matter who discussed the proceedings on condition of anonymity.

  Politics

  Aug 30, 2020
• ‘The cruelty is staggering:’ U.S. deports migrants using coronavirus public health powers

  Many have been swept up by Customs and Border Protection using extraordinary power available during public health emergencies to expel Mexicans and many Central Americans

  World

  Jul 10, 2020
• Trump mulls travel ban for Brazil as country’s coronavirus cases rise to 3rd in world

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro also doubled down on recommending the use of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible remedy, echoing Trump's approval of the drug.

  World

  May 20, 2020
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• Alberta couple stuck in Uruguay during COVID-19 pandemic after reaching Patagonia

  An Albertan couple are stuck in Uruguay during the COVID-19 pandemic after reaching the southernmost part of South America on motorcycle.

  Health

  May 16, 2020
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• Brazil loses second health minister in a month as coronavirus outbreak grows

  Brazil's death toll has risen by more than 800 per day to nearly 15,000 on Friday, as the crisis overwhelms hospitals in several cities and public cemeteries resort to mass graves.

  Health

  May 15, 2020