A burned vehicle used as barricade by organized crime members, following a series of arrests by federal forces, stands in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Feb. 22, 2026. Michelle Freyria/Reuters
A day after a surge of violence in Mexico followed the military killing of a drug kingpin—prompting shelter-in-place orders—Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says thousands of Canadians in Mexico have registered with her department.
Anand said that more than 26,000 Canadians in Mexico had registered with Global Affairs Canada as of the morning of Feb. 23, an increase of nearly 8,000 from the previous day
