Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Publication Date: February 23, 2026 - 20:31
Stay informed
Violence subsides in Puerto Vallarta after death of cartel leader
February 23, 2026
Some tourists say the streets of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, are quiet a day after fire and violence engulfed the popular tourist destination following the death of the notorious leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. One visitor, a dialysis patient, said transit shutdowns left her scrambling to get treatment.
Unpublished Newswire
COMPTON, CA — On a quiet street in the notorious Los Angeles district of Compton, Calif., the first man ever to come to bat for Toronto’s newborn baseball franchise grants his first interview in nearly half a century: Go back to Thursday, April 7, 1977, and here is John Henry Scott snowshoeing to home plate in his superfly sideburns and his virgin white No. 11 on a
frosty and historic afternoon.
Now, in Scott’s bungalow on the eve of the...
March 19, 2026 - 07:00 | Allen Abel | National Post
A Kurdish immigrant convicted of smuggling $35 million worth of opium into Canada has been sentenced to 16 years in prison and is at risk of being deported to Iran for his crimes.
Sohrab Hanareh-Mafarani, 53, a permanent resident of Canada who came here in 2010, was found guilty in Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice of importing opium, possession of opium for the purpose of trafficking, conspiracy to import opium and conspiracy to possess opium for the purpose of trafficking.
“Mr. Hanareh-Mafarani, along with several other individuals, was involved in the shipment of over 500...
March 19, 2026 - 07:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
Alberta doctors will be explicitly banned from raising assisted death with a patient without the person first bringing it up, according to
a new bill tabled in the province
on Wednesday.
The goal is to ensure the potentially life-ending decisions are “initiated and driven” by people...
March 19, 2026 - 07:00 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post
Comments
Be the first to comment