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Pot legalization backlash grows

As activists and individuals  ramp up pressure on politicians to change laws governing the use of marijuana, some citizens are digging in their heels and starting campaigns to keep the current restrictions firmly in place. 


More Mexicans leaving US than arriving

More Mexican immigrants have returned to Mexico from the United States than have migrated there since the end of the Great Recession in June 2009, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of recently made  available government data from both countries.

Mexico first to approve dengue vaccine

Mexican health authorities have approved the first vaccine to gain official acceptance for use against the dengue fever virus.  The vaccine, Dengvaxia, is manufactured by the French-based pharmaceutical firm Sanofi Pasteur.

Canadian envoy reflects on wind of change in Canada

The very fact that Canadian Ambassador to Mexico Pierre Alarie sat down for an interview with the Guadalajara Reporter this week is an example of the huge political culture shift that has rocked Ottawa since Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau took office on November 4.