The Americas - Page 778

July 25, 2016

British Columbia proposes real estate tax on foreign buyers

Foreign nationals who buy real estate in Metro Vancouver would pay an additional property transfer tax of 15 percent under legislation being proposed by the British Columbia government.

July 25, 2016

Canadian woman charged for shooting at Pokemon Go players

Police have charged a Canadian woman they allege shot a pellet gun at a group of people playing Pokemon Go north of Toronto.

July 25, 2016

New Zealand athlete: I was kidnapped in Rio by men in police uniforms

A New Zealand athlete says he was kidnapped and forced to withdraw cash from ATMs by men dressed in police uniforms in Rio de Janeiro.

July 25, 2016

Human rights body applauds removal of Salvadoran amnesty law

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has applauded the decision by El Salvador's Supreme Court to scrap a blanket amnesty for those who participated in the country's 12-year civil war.

July 25, 2016

Canada to ban rail cars involved in fiery crash

Canada's transport minister says the rail car model involved in a fiery crash that killed 47 people in Quebec three years ago will no longer be allowed to transport oil in Canada as of Nov. 1.

July 25, 2016

Brazil police arrest last suspect in Olympics terror case

Brazilian police say they have arrested the last suspect who was sought in the case of a group that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State on social media and shared ideas about attacking the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

July 25, 2016

Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes Chile

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has struck Chile's north-central region but authorities say no injuries or damage were reported and discounted the possibility of a tsunami.

July 25, 2016

Kerry meets SEAsia ministers after Chinese diplomatic win

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with his counterparts from South East Asia after they were unable to agree on a statement criticizing China for territorially expansion in the South China Sea.

July 25, 2016

Mexican mayor gunned down, second one in 2 days

The mayor of a town in one of Mexico's most violent drug corridors was shot to death, the second mayor killed in Mexico in two days.

July 25, 2016

Punishing strike by resident doctors grinds on in Haiti

Empty halls buzz with flies.