Canada
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PublishedJune 12, 2020
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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PublishedMay 19, 2020
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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PublishedMay 18, 2020
Coronavirus ruthlessly whips through long-term care facilities in Canada
The toll the virus is taking on the nation's most vulnerable residents prompts calls for public inquiries, the deployment of military troops to hard-hit homes in Ontario and Quebec and an admission from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that Canada is 'failing' its elderly.
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PublishedMay 9, 2020
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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PublishedMay 7, 2020
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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PublishedMay 1, 2020
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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PublishedApril 25, 2020
Maine Voices: COVID serves as dress rehearsal for dealing with climate crisis
Comparing the response to the virus by Canada and by the U.S. is illuminating and instructive.
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PublishedApril 24, 2020
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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PublishedApril 17, 2020
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.
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PublishedApril 16, 2020
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.
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