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S. and Mexico are entering ‘rapid track’ NAFTA talks Story continues below advertisement Mexico and the United States will meet this week for the second time in one-on-one talks on North American free trade without Canada as the Trump administration makes a push for a deal. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has told Robert Lighthizer, the United States Trade Representative, that she is ready to head to Washington if necessary. But the Americans have said they need to focus on Mexico right now. The reason for the new push for a deal is that the window of timing to get a deal done with Mexico is closing. Legislation requires the U.S. administration to give Congress 90 days notice of an agreement before it can be signed. With the new Lopez Obrador Mexican administration taking office on Dec. 1, the United States has until the end of August to reach a deal with the outgoing Peña Nieto administration that has represented Mexico in the talks for the past year (for subscribers). This is the daily Morning Update newsletter. If you’re reading this on the web, or if someone forwarded this e-mail to you, you can sign up for Morning Update and all Globe newsletters here. As Toronto says goodbye to shooting victims, Trudeau says Ottawa will study a handgun ban Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government remains open to enacting a handgun ban and other measures to combat Toronto’s gun violence. He said his government will study approaches to gun violence in other jurisdictions before deciding on a policy direction. Last week, a senior official told The Globe and Mail that Trudeau will decide in mid-August whether to pursue a ban on handguns as part of a new legislative agenda he would outline in a fall Throne Speech. Earlier in the day, Trudeau attended the funeral for 18-year-old Reese Fallon, who died in a gunman’s rampage on Jul. 22 along Danforth Avenue that also killed 10-year-old Julianna Kozis and injured 13 others. Toronto council is considering challenging...