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May 10, 2022 at 12:37 pm

Man charged with killing mother at sea to inherit estate VIEW

A man found floating on a raft off the coast of New England in 2016 after his boat sank has been indicted on charges that...

May 4, 2022 at 6:10 am

Vermont F-35s to fly Europe air policing missions

The first overseas deployment of the Vermont Air National Guard's F-35 fighter jets will have the pilots and their aircraft patrolling the skies of Europe...

Trevor Haskins, of Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom, works to run fiber fiber optic cable to a home in Concord, Vt., Thursday Feb. 10, 2022. The nationwide need to connect homes and businesses to high-speed broadband services was highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic and officials say that while there is lots of money available, supply and labor shortages are making the expansion a challenge. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring) RPWR205 RPWR205

April 13, 2022 at 6:10 am

Lots of broadband money, but U.S. expansion finds speed bumps VIEW

Tens of billions of dollars in federal money has been doled out to improve broadband internet service but supply issues and labor shortages slow the...

March 16, 2022 at 2:25 pm

Man in cocaine plot that led to kidnapping gets 63 months

A Montreal man is going to spend just over five years in prison for his role in a plot to smuggle 1,500 kilos of cocaine...

Protesters react as Toronto Police mounted unit move in to disperse them as police take action to put an end to a protest, which started in opposition to mandatory COVID-19 vaccine mandates and grew into a broader anti-government demonstration and occupation, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Ottawa. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) AJW635 AJW635

February 18, 2022 at 4:51 am

Ottawa crackdown: police arrest 100 after 3-week protest WATCH

Police in Canada say they have made more than 100 arrests and progress in clearing out protesting truckers who have paralyzed Ottawa for three weeks.

A man is arrested by police as protesters and supporters gather as a protest against COVID-19 measures that has grown into a broader anti-government protest continues to occupy downtown Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP) CLB116 CLB116

February 17, 2022 at 5:24 am

Canadian police arrest 2 leaders of protesting truckers WATCH

Hundreds of truckers clogging Canada’s capital stood their ground and defiantly blasted their horns Thursday, even as police arrested two protest leaders and threatened to...

A police officer walks between parked trucks as he distributes a notice to protesters, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 in Ottawa. Ottawaâ€™s police chief was ousted Tuesday amid criticism of his inaction against the trucker protests that have paralyzed Canada’s capital for over two weeks, while the number of blockades maintained by demonstrators at the U.S. border dropped to just one. (Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press via AP) ajw116 ajw116

February 16, 2022 at 7:35 am

Tensions mount in Ottawa as police warn truckers to leave WATCH

Police in Canada’s capital are telling protesting truckers who have paralyzed the city for more than two weeks that it’s time to leave.

January 24, 2022 at 8:20 am

More migrants seek asylum through reopened Canadian border

Migrants are once again seeking asylum in Canada after the country lifted a 20-month ban.

December 31, 2021 at 4:08 am

New laws take effect across US on abortion, policing, taxes VIEW

From minimum wage increases to animal protection to police accountability to both cutting and increasing taxes a series of new laws are taking effect across...

FILE – Women’s March ATX rally, Saturday, Oct., 2, 2021, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. An expected decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming year to severely restrict abortion rights or overturn Roe v. Wade entirely is setting off a renewed round of abortion battles in state legislatures. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman, File) NY733 NY733

December 28, 2021 at 5:56 am

State legislatures in US poised to act on abortion rights

State legislatures will be responding to the possibility of seismic change to the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, with GOP-led legislatures...