Tourist destination with a dark side
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Mexico is a tourist mecca for Canadians. Almost 1.5 million Canucks visited the country's sandy beaches and sunny vistas in 2010, according to the Mexican Embassy in Canada. But behind the tourist-friendly veneer there can be some dangers. With a violent drug war raging across the country, Canadians have been caught in the crossfire of shootouts and targeted by thieves and armed robbers.
Follow the gallery to see some of the stories of Canadians who became victims.
One person is dead and 2 are missing after a lobster boat went aground and capsized off the coast of New Brunswick
Date 5 hrs ago, Duration 1:45, Views 2709
Video by: CBC - Top Stories
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Tragedy for fishing community
Date 2 hrs ago 1:45Tooltip Information:
Tragedy for fishing communityVideo by:Description: One person is dead and 2 are missing after a lobster boat went aground and capsized off the coast of New BrunswickRating: 4Views: 202 -
Ducklings Saved by Cellphone
Date 13-05-16 1:41Tooltip Information:
Ducklings Saved by CellphoneVideo by:Description: A quick thinking Windsor resident used a cellphone app to help save some baby ducks trapped in a storm sewer.Rating: 4Views: 4242
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Strip club planned for condo basement
Date 8 hrs ago 1:41Tooltip Information:
Strip club planned for condo basementVideo by:Description: Residents of the Cambridge Lofts are alarmed potential new tenantRating: 4Views: 1129 -
Lobster boat runs aground
Date 7 hrs ago 1:58Tooltip Information:
Lobster boat runs agroundVideo by:Description: Body of 1 fisherman found, at least 2 still missingRating: 4Views: 750
