Canada Stocks-TSX slips as energy stocks weigh, Stella-Jones falls

Jan 16 Canada’s main stock index slipped in early trade on Monday, with energy stocks lower as investors fret about oversupply, while lumber company Stella-Jones Inc plunged on price target cuts after warning of lower profit and revenue. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was down 8.34 points, or 0.05 percent, at 15,488.94.

Mexico again says there is a no waya it will pay for Trump wall

Mexico’s new Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said on Tuesday there is no way his country will pay for the wall that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to build on the United States’ southern border to keep out illegal immigrants. “There are no circumstancesnot even the best possible trade deal, investments, support which would justify taking a step that would violate the dignity of Mexicans to such an extent.”

Red Christmas in Mexico: decapitations and a mass slaying

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: MEXICO CITY – Western Mexico’s plague of violence continued on Christmas Day with the discovery of six decapitated heads in one state and the slaying of seven people in another. The Michoacan state prosecutor’s office said the six heads were found in Jiquilpan, a municipality near the state of Jalisco in a region that has been a battleground between competing drug gangs in recent years.

Mexico fireworks market explosion leaves 33 dead

At least 22 people were killed Tuesday, December 20, 2016 in an explosion at a fireworks market in Tultepec, Mexico, according to local authorities with firsthand knowledge of the search-and-rescue effort. At least 22 people were killed Tuesday, December 20, 2016 in an explosion at a fireworks market in Tultepec, Mexico, according to local authorities with firsthand knowledge of the search-and-rescue effort.

Reports: Kids injured in deadly Mexico blast sent to Galveston…

This image made from video recorded from a passing car shows an explosion ripping through the San Pablito fireworks’ market in Tultepec, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Sirens wailed and a heavy scent of gunpowder lingered in the air after the afternoon blast at the market, where most of the fireworks stalls were completely leveled.

26 killed in Mexico fireworks market blast

Mexico City, Dec 21 : At least 26 people were killed in a fireworks market explosion near Mexico City, an official said. [NK World] Mexico State Prosecutor Alejandro Gomez raised the toll of the Tuesday’s blast from the previous nine deaths, Xinhua news agency reported citing a local television.