Other demonstrators abandoned their sole remaining truck blockade along the U.S. border, opening all crossings for the first time in 2 weeks.
Carol Semple
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Ottawa’s police chief ousted as a result of COVID-19 truck protest in Canada
Elsewhere in Canada, vehicles rolled out of a southern Alberta town and ended a blockade that paralyzed a United States border crossing into Montana for more than 2 weeks.
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Woman pleads guilty in killing of New Hampshire couple buried on Texas beach
James and Michelle Butler were traveling through Texas on their way to Florida, where they planned to sell Christmas trees, when they were killed.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Jury rejects Sarah Palin’s libel claim against New York Times
The former Alaska governor loses her libel lawsuit against The New York Times, with both jurors and the presiding judge rejecting her claim.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Russia makes moves to ease Ukraine tensions; West still skeptical
Despite glimmers of hope, President Biden said 150,000 Russian forces are now massed near Ukraine and in neighboring Belarus.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Sara Gideon donates more leftover campaign money to nonprofits
Gideon, a Democrat, lost to Republican Sen. Susan Collins in 2020 in a race that broke state fundraising records.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Sandy Hook families settle case against gun maker for $73 million
The families and a survivor of the elementary school massacre sued Remington in 2015, saying the company should have never sold such a dangerous weapon to the public.
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Trump’s accountant says his financial statements aren’t reliable, severs ties
The former president had given a yearly snapshot of his holdings to banks to secure hundreds of millions of dollars worth of loans on properties such as a Wall Street office building and a Florida golf course.
Posted inLocal & State
More ticks testing positive for Lyme disease in Maine
The rate of infection for Lyme disease grew by almost 6% last year.
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Metallurgist gets 2½ years for faking tests on submarine parts
For decades, she falsified the results of strength and toughness tests for about half the steel the foundry in Washington state produced for the Navy.