AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that he will meet later this month with the country's Jewish leaders, who are expressing concerns about anti-Semitism in some state media.

Reuters - Mexican authorities arrested seven suspected drug cartel members believed to have killed 72 migrants heading to the United States, in what is said to be the worst massacre in the country's escalating drug war, the government said on Wednesday.

AP - The massacre of 18 people in a shoe factory in northern Honduras was likely an attempt by the assailants to eliminate sympathizers of a rival gang even though none of the victims had criminal records, authorities said Wednesday.

Reuters - Honduran police said on Wednesday street gangs connected to violent Mexican drug cartels are responsible for the massacre of 17 people in a shoe shop in the industrial city of San Pedro Sula.

Reuters - Drug gangs in Mexico and Central America are morphing into an insurgency like that which gripped Colombia 20 years ago, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday, promising more U.S. help to fight traffickers.

AFP - Floods that have affected almost one million people in the south and east of Mexico will likely worsen after the opening of a dam and predictions of more rain, a state governor said Wednesday.

CANADA FX DEBT-C$ ends almost a penny higher after rate hike

AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that violent Mexican drug cartels were starting to look like an insurgency, in a charge rapidly rejected by Mexico.

AP - Barbados' prime minister has left the Caribbean island again to seek medical attention in the United States, just a week after he returned from receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness.

On August 20, Canada's Privy Council Office issued an order targeting Apple and the company's new Canadian version of the iBookstore. Referred to simply as an "order authorizing a review under the Investment Canada Act of Apple Canada, Inc.’s proposed establishment of a new cultural business carried on by iBookstore in Canada," the order means that Apple's investment in Canada will be ...

AP - A Red Cross volunteer who helped remove the bodies of six women killed in a weekend fire set by robbers at a clothing store has committed suicide, relatives said Wednesday.

AFP - Seven suspected members of Mexico's Zetas drugs gang were detained in Mexico, accused of taking part in the massacre of 72 migrants last month, a government official said Wednesday.

Canada’s AAA credit ratings were affirmed with a stable outlook by Fitch Ratings, which cited the country’s “comparably stronger economic and fiscal performance during the global financial crisis.”

Canada wheat stocks jump 19 pct, surprise trade

Canada's central bank raised a interest rate on Wednesday for the third consecutive time.

Canada now has interest rates of 1%, after raising its key lending benchmark for the third time this year.

CANADA FX DEBT-C$ shoots higher, bonds fall, after rate hike

Canada's central bank raised a interest rate on Wednesday for the third consecutive time. The Bank of Canada increased its benchmark rate by a quarter point to 1 percent. In June, Canada became the first Group of Seven nation to raise interest rates since the... Bank of Canada - Central bank - Canada - Interest rate - Group of Seven

Canada's central bank has raised interest rates for the third consecutive time.

CANADA FX DEBT-C$ trades sideways ahead of BoC rate decision