Tag Archives: Canada

World Cup 2026 Three Months Away. What About Security?

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Allan Wall

The 2026 World Cup is three months away, scheduled for June 11th to July 19th. For the first time ever, the World Cup is to be hosted by three countries: the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The games are to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Sports | Tagged Canada, CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), FIFA, Gianni Infantino, Guadalajara, Nemesio Ruben "el Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, The U.S.A., World Cup, Zapopan | Leave a comment

So How was Ryan Wedding Actually Taken Into Custody?

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Allan Wall

In a recent article I reported the case of Ryan Wedding, a Canadian snowboarder in the 2002 Winter Olympics who is now in U.S. custody, accused of being a major drug trafficker with the Sinaloa Cartel. From the Toronto Star: … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged California, Canada, Claudia Sheinbaum, FBI, Kash Patel, Omar Garcia Harfuch, Ronald D. Johnson, Ryan Wedding, Sinaloa Cartel, The U.S.A., U.S. Embassy in Mexico | Leave a comment

Canadian Snowboarder Turned Cocaine Kingpin Surrenders at U.S. Embassy in Mexico City

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Allan Wall

Here’s a bizarre story, of a former Olympic snowboarder from Canada who allegedly became a drug lord in Mexico and is now in U.S. custody. Ryan Wedding is a Canadian Olympic snowboarder allegedly turned drug kingpin, but his crime career … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Sports | Tagged California, Canada, Cocaine, Colombia, Drug cartels, Drug Smuggling, FBI, Kash Patel, Los Angeles, Omar Garcia Harfuch, Ontario, Ontario in California, Ronald D. Johnson, Ryan James Wedding, Sinaloa Cartel, Snowboarding, U.S. Embassy in Mexico, Winter Olympics | Leave a comment

Trump and Sheinbaum Finally Meet in Person, at the World Cup Drawing

Posted on December 6, 2025 by Allan Wall

Until December 5th, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump had never met in person, though they had conversed by telephone. On December 5th, 2025, the two met in person for the first time. The occasion was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Sports | Tagged Canada, Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump Mark Carney, Soccer, The United States, Washington D.C., World Cup | Leave a comment

Tourism to Mexico Going Up, Tourism to the U.S. Going Down

Posted on September 21, 2025 by Allan Wall

Tourism to Mexico is going up, tourism to the U.S. is going down. That’s what recent stats show. On September 19th, Newsweek published an article entitled Mexico Sees Tourism Boom as US Sees Sharp Decline. Here’s how the article begins: … Continue reading →

Posted in Tourism and Travel | Tagged Canada, Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Josefina Rodriguez Zamora, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Canadian Prime Minister Carney Visits Mexico; How Much Trade Do Canada and Mexico Have Anyway?

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Allan Wall

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney paid a visit to Mexico where he consulted with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. As reported by the New York Times, “The leaders of Canada and Mexico, the United States’ two largest trading partners, met in … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Foreign Policy | Tagged Canada, Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Grupo Bimbo, Mark Carney, Mexico City, Palacio Nacional, Tariffs, The U.S.A., USMCA | Leave a comment

World Cup 2026 To Be Hosted by Mexico, U.S. and Canada

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Allan Wall

The World Cup is the international soccer championship in which national teams compete. It’s held every 4 years. The 2026 World Cup, next year’s, is scheduled to be held June 11th to July 19th, 2026. For the first time ever, … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged Canada, Guadalajara, Guadalupe in Nuevo Leon, Mexico City, Monterrey, Soccer, The U.S.A., World Cup, Zapopan | Leave a comment

Grupo Bimbo in Canada

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Allan Wall

I recently visited Canada. We stopped in a convenience store in Quebec, the French-speaking province. A snack item purchased there was this product called “Ah Caramel!”. I looked at the back side of the package and saw something interesting. Look … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy | Tagged Canada, Grupo Bimbo, Russia, The U.S.A, Ukraine | Leave a comment

Trump Slaps Tariffs on the World; Canada and Mexico Exempt from this Round (but not the Automotive Tariffs Set for April 3rd)

Posted on April 3, 2025 by Allan Wall

On April 2nd, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the U.S. was applying tariffs on the world. Trump called it “Liberation Day”. Trump explained the tariffs with the help of a chart: First, a baseline of 10% tariff is being … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Foreign Policy | Tagged Canada, Donald Trump, Tariffs, U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Trump: “They’ve Stepped It Up a Lot, Mexico and Canada”

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Allan Wall

U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Mexico is Ron Johnson. Not to be confused with Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, this Ron Johnson is a former ambassador to the Central American nation of El Salvador, from … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy | Tagged Canada, Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, El Salvador (Central American nation), Ronald D. Johnson, U.S.A. | Leave a comment