More than 2,000 soldiers and 500 police officers surrounded a populous neighborhood on the outskirts of El Salvador’s capital on Monday in an effort to quash the remnants of gangs the president said were trying to set up shop in the area. CBC | World News
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Canada’s women’s soccer team blows out El Salvador in Gold Cup opener
Adriana Leon had two goals and Cloé Lacasse scored one and set up two more as Canada cruised to a 6-0 over El Salvador at the inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup on Thursday in Houston. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Nayib Bukele poised to lead for years in El Salvador after brushing aside term limits
Nayib Bukele manouevred to run for a second term in El Salvador, and voters fatigued and concerned about violent crime rewarded the president despite a measure that was considered by many to be unconstitutional. CBC | World News
Read More »More than 130 migrants killed after U.S. deports them to El Salvador, human rights group says
More than 130 Salvadorans have been killed after being deported from the United States since 2013, the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday, as it stressed the danger migrants face under the Trump administration’s hardening immigration policy. CBC | World News
Read More »Hundreds of dead sea turtles found off El Salvador
A team of investigators headed out to waters off the coast of El Salvador after hundreds of endangered sea turtles were found dead under mysterious circumstances. CBC | World News
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