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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St. Brigid School students ‘love thy neighbor’ with creativity
A seventh grader project takes on “special importance” during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Memorial Day observances in Arundel, Kennebunk and Kennebunkport
Those who served and died will be remembered.
Posted inSports
In these times, take a lesson in patience from Chris Evert
Sally Jenkins: Just look back at Chris Evert’s game and it still stands up today, plus provides a modern-day example of the power of patience.
Posted inNation & World
VA reports more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths, but actual toll on veterans much higher
The VA’s count does not include veterans who have died at state-run veterans homes.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. stocks rally on hopes for vaccine and economic recovery
Stocks were already headed for a higher opening on Wall Street on Monday when a drug company announced encouraging results in very early testing of an experimental coronavirus vaccine.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Senate bill would deliver more than $2 billion to state and local governments in Maine
The $500 billion proposal would allocate funds to all states and territories based on population, COVID-19 infection rates and lost revenue projections.
Posted inSports
Scottish league cuts season short, names Celtic its champion
Celtic wins its ninth straight title, while last-place Hearts is destined for relegation and plans legal action for what it considers ‘an unjust outcome.’
Posted inSports
Premier League clubs agree to resume non-contact training
With lockdown restrictions in England relaxed a bit last week, the league will now allow up to five players to work together on a pitch.
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Virus gets next year’s NFL prospects pondering threat of a lost season
One top prospect calls losing a season to showcase their talents ‘a nightmare, to be honest with you … That’s time we can never get back.”