Canada is set to receive up to 249,000 doses this month and Canadian officials expect to administer them within days.
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Most Canadians hope for Trump defeat after insults, threats
The unprecedented tone of the president’s attacks on America’s closest ally the last four years left a bitter taste.
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Maine Voices: Canada’s ‘Atlantic Loop’ power grid could bring big value to Maine
Maine should get in on the planning early as the four Atlantic provinces and Quebec weigh a grand proposal for clean energy.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Border Patrol arrests 7 along Maine-Canada border
The arrests stemmed from 3 incidents last weekend even as the border is closed to nonessential traffic during the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. drops tax on Canada’s aluminum, heading off retaliation
Gov. Janet Mills had joined New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu and Vermont Gov. Phil Scott to ask President Trump to eliminate the tariff.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
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.
Posted inNation & World
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.