Gov. Janet Mills had joined New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu and Vermont Gov. Phil Scott to ask President Trump to eliminate the tariff.
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Canada outpaces U.S., recouping 55% of jobs lost to pandemic
The employment gains were largely expected as provinces moved to more aggressively reopen their economies, prompting businesses to rehire workers.
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Police video of aboriginal chief’s arrest shocking, Trudeau says
The violent arrest has received attention in Canada as a backlash against racism grows worldwide in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
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Canada, U.S. extend border closure for nonessential travel
Many Canadians fear a reopening as the U.S. has more confirmed cases and deaths from COVID-19 than any country in the world, though its per capita numbers are well below many other nations.
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Canadian acrobatic jet crashes amid pandemic show; 1 dead
The Snowbirds are Canada’s equivalent of the U.S. Thunderbirds or the Navy’s Blue Angels.
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Neighboring New Brunswick has kept the coronavirus in check. Here’s how.
Maine’s doppelganger neighbor, which acted early and decisively, has had no deaths and no nursing home outbreaks, and is down to just 2 active cases.
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Illegal crossings rise along U.S. northern border, and many are Mexican
In Maine – statistically one of the quietest areas on the border – a defendant apprehended in December admitted making 6 trips to northern Maine in a month to transport about 12 people to New York City.
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Canada bans assault-style weapons after mass shooting
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cites numerous mass shootings in the country, including the rampage that killed 22 in Nova Scotia last month.
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Canada mass shooting started with assault on girlfriend
The weekend rampage ended with 22 people dead in communities across central and northern Nova Scotia.
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Vermont man charged in human smuggling case on Canada border
Six passengers being driven by a Vermont taxi driver admitted they had crossed illegally into the United States from Canada, a court document says.