Canadians are voting in a tight pandemic election that could weaken Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or reward his government’s handling of the pandemic
2021
Posted inNation & World
IS bomb attacks on Taliban raise specter of wider conflict
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a series of deadly bombings targeting Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan.
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Posted inSports
MLB roundup: Blue Jays hold off Rays 4-2 to retain second wild-card spot
Toronto improves tp a major league-best 16 in September.
Posted inSports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Local roundup: Brunswick field hockey blanks Morse
Dragons use first half goals to earn road win.
Posted inNation & World
COVID-19 toll in U.S. surpasses 1918 pandemic deaths
The U.S. has reported 675,446 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to Johns Hopkins University data – more than the 675,000 estimated to have died a century earlier.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Lawyers, father seek to show Augusta jury that shooter acted in self-defense
Gage Dalphonse, 23, of Auburn is on trial for murder in the 2019 shooting death of Jean Fournier, 41, of Turner.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Local roundup: Gardiner field hockey shuts out Waterville
Monmouth/Winthrop girls soccer blanks Boothbay/Wiscasset.
Posted inMaine
Federal judge will decide whether health care workers should get religious exemption to COVID-19 shot
The judge says the key question is whether the Mills administration mandate ‘treats a secular activity more favorably than a comparable activity rooted in the free exercise of religion.’
Posted inBusiness
Fed likely to signal a coming pullback in economic support
Many economists think the Fed will formally announce a pullback in November, in response to a steady recovery from the pandemic recession and an acceleration in inflation.
Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Bruins notebook: A bulked-up Studnicka hoping to stick in Boston
Jack Studnicka spent the offseason in the Boston area and worked on getting bigger and stronger.