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.
Posted inNation & World
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.
Posted inNation & World
Canada mass shooting started with assault on girlfriend
The weekend rampage ended with 22 people dead in communities across central and northern Nova Scotia.
Posted inNation & World, New England
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.
Posted inNation & World
Canada-U.S. border won’t reopen soon to nonessential travel, Trudeau says
Nearly 200,000 people cross that border every day in normal times.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. and Canada are closing shared border to nonessential travel
Both countries are eager to choke off the spread of the coronavirus but also maintain their vital economic relationship.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Bill would give Maine companies preference in bidding on state jobs
The measure, which was held over from 2019, would give Maine companies a second shot at bidding if they lose out to out-of-state competitors on state construction or purchasing contracts.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Hiking: Winter fun and games in the glorious Gaspe
After a solid week of Nordic skiing and snowshoeing in Canada’s mountainous national park, our columnist ‘barely scratched the surface of possibilities.’